Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps

Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that will spike temperatures in a way that the National Weather Service calls “significant and dangerous.”

Wildfire devastates southern Spain, killing at least 12 with 23 missing

MADRID (AP) – A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities said Friday. Eight people were injured and 23 missing, Andalusia’s regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said.

Residents in eastern Congo cling to hope as a new Ebola treatment trial begins

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Residents at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are pinning their hopes on experimental treatments after researchers began a highly anticipated study in early July of two possible Ebola treatments in hopes of fighting the still-growing outbreak.

Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but it's a bad idea

Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea

Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least 500 people have died out of over 1,500 confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, authorities said, as frontline workers threatened to go on strike on Monday over unpaid benefits and poor working conditions.

Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year

NEW YORK (AP) – States across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that provides the first complete 50-state breakdown of sharp enrollment declines following the January expiration of enhanced subsidies.

Is AI ready to take over your prescriptions? Doctors are wary

WASHINGTON (AP) – A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?

Wildfire forces Tour de France to ban fans from stage finale

MADRID (AP) – A large wildfire in the south of France prompted Tour de France organizers to ban fans on Monday from attending the finale of the third stage of the cycling showpiece race.

2,000 year old gold rings found during dig at Thailand archaeological site

BANGKOK (AP) – Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western Thailand, officials said.