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By CAROLINE SPIEZIO, Associated Press | Updated: 37 minutes ago

LONDON (AP) — A British court on Monday gave the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment.Judge Nicholas Francis gave the couple until Wednesday afternoon to present the evidence and set a new hearing for Thursday.The decision came after an emotionally charged hearing in which Gard's mother wept in frustration and his father yelled at a lawyer.The re-opening of the case at London's High Court may allow Charlie to receive the therapy treatment at his current hospital or abroad.

Associated Press | Updated: 52 minutes ago

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the case of Charlie Gard, a baby who is at the center of a legal dispute over his care in London (all times local):4:15 p.m.A British court is giving the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment.The decision came after an emotionally charged hearing Monday in which Gard's mother wept in frustration and his father yelled at a lawyer.Judge Nicholas Francis gave the couple until Wednesday afternoon to present the evidence and set a new hearing for Thursday.

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LONDON (AP) — British judge sets another hearing on experimental treatment for terminally ill baby Charlie Gard.

By Robert Ashley, M.D. | Updated: 1 hour ago

I'm 75 years old and have bruising on my hands, seemingly when anything touches them.

BY JIM MILLER For The Oklahoman | Updated: 1 hour ago

My husband and I are interested in getting a couple of bicycles for leisurely exercise and fun, and would like to get your recommendation. We’re both approaching 60 and are a little overweight, and it’s been a while since we rode.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Zoo officials say a struggling baby giraffe has had a second plasma transfusion and is continuing to receive around-the-clock intensive care.News outlets report Julius underwent the procedure Sunday with a donation from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. The 3-week-old calf received an earlier plasma transfusion three days after he was born from a giraffe at an Ohio zoo.Officials say Julius has been prevented from getting essential antibodies from his mother as he has had trouble nursing since he was born June 15. The zoo's website says veterinary teams worked with Julius on bottle feeding Sunday afternoon.Julius was 6 feet tall (1.

By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press | Updated: 1 hour ago

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican Congressman Steve Pearce kicked off his campaign for governor of New Mexico on Monday, giving up a firm hold on a vast congressional district along the U.S.-Mexico border.He is the first to seek the GOP nomination to succeed second-term Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, who by law cannot seek re-election in 2018.Pearce will give up running in 2018 in the congressional district that covers the southern half of New Mexico. It's one of only a handful of congressional districts along the Mexico border not held by a Democrat. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, is giving up her seat in another New Mexico district to run for governor.

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MADRID (AP) — Spain's Iberia airline has decided to scrap a pregnancy test for new employees after it was fined 25,000 euros ($29,000) by a regional government for discrimination.The airline said in a statement Monday that the test had been purely a precautionary measure taken in the interest of the baby and future mother, and denied that it rejected pregnant women for jobs.The decision came after the Balearic Islands' regional labor department fined the company following an inspection last year.Iberia said it had contracted five pregnant women last year and actively backed a policy of employing women.

By HOPE YEN, Associated Press | Updated: 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed Congress on Monday to get health care done before leaving for its long August recess, even as Republican senators say the GOP effort so far to repeal and replace the nation's health law is probably dead.On Monday, as senators were returning to Washington after the July Fourth recess, the president tweeted, "I cannot imagine that Congress would dare to leave Washington without a beautiful new HealthCare bill fully approved and ready to go!"But prospects for the Republican effort in the Senate have been fading, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been scrambling to salvage the faltering legislation.

Associated Press | Updated: 2 hours ago

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — State health officials say West Nile Virus has been found in a person in South Carolina for the first time this year.The Department of Health and Environmental Control said it found a few groups of mosquitoes on Hilton Head tested with the virus last month. The agency now says it's been detected in a person on the resort island. The person's name was not released.State epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell said those who develop a fever or other symptoms after being bitten by a mosquito should be checked by a doctor. Bell said most people infected with the virus have no symptoms.She said the risk of serious illness such as encephalitis occurs in less than 1 person of people infected. Encepha

By GERRY SHIH and GILLIAN WONG, Associated Press | Updated: 2 hours ago

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese doctors worked urgently Monday to save critically ill Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, as the government hardened its position against growing pleas to allow China's best-known political prisoner to leave for treatment overseas.A stark update issued by Liu's hospital said he was suffering from poor kidney function and bleeding in the liver from metastasizing tumors. It heightened pressure on Beijing, which has resisted appeals from several nations to let Liu and his family go.A foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang, asked other countries at a daily news briefing "to respect China's national sovereignty and refrain from interfering in its domestic affairs due to an individual case.

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BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on China's best-known political prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who doctors say is in critical condition with liver cancer (all times local):8:30 p.m.Dozens of people are staging a sit-in protest in Hong Kong urging China to allow ailing Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo to be treated for late-stage liver cancer overseas.The activists waved banners and chanted slogans as they marched Monday to the Chinese government's representative office.They sat down holding placards with images of Liu and said they would not leave until he is released from China.

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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Supreme Court ruling says criminal defendants who claim an insanity defense and voluntarily undergo a mental health exam must provide the results to prosecutors.The ruling also says the disclosures to prosecutors must include a defendant's statements about the pending charges but that prosecutors can only use the statements to rebut insanity claims, not to prove guilt.At issue in the appeal was whether requiring the disclosures violates Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.The unanimous ruling released Friday says Fifth Amendment rights aren't violated because the mental health exam wasn't ordered by a court and because defendants claiming an insanity defense have waived their

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is slated to return to Ohio this month for the Ohio Republican Party's annual fundraising dinner.Party officials say Pence will speak at the July 22 event at Ohio State University. It's his second visit to Ohio in less than a month. He toured a Cleveland manufacturing facility June 28.His speech comes after battles over health care have left Republicans in state government and Congress at odds within their party. GOP Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) last week protected Ohio's Medicaid expansion by vetoing a provision that state lawmakers had approved in an effort to eventually halt program enrollment.

By DONNETTE BECKETT, Associated Press | Updated: 4 hours ago

ARGENTA, Ill. (AP) — Kris Williamson and her horse, Sonny, have a great relationship.They are able to communicate without saying a word. When they spend time together, Williamson finds her peace."It's just him and I," she said. "Horses can be very intimidating, but he calms me down."Just three months ago, their relationship was not as peaceful.Williamson has owned Sonny for almost a year. While growing up, she had horses in her life and felt comfortable around them. After a medication change, Williamson developed panic attacks. She began to fear Sonny and most every situation in her life and outside her home."The non-real world became really real to me," she said. "And I became very scared of my horse

Associated Press | Updated: 4 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican health care bill (all times local):7:05 a.m.President Donald Trump has a message for lawmakers returning this week from their July Fourth recess with another recess just three weeks away: Get health care done.The president tweeted Monday, "I cannot imagine that Congress would dare to leave Washington without a beautiful new HealthCare bill fully approved and ready to go!"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to check vital signs on his GOP bill as senators trickle back to Washington from a July Fourth break that many spent listening to constituents vent about health care.Thus far, there's no sign he's secured enough votes to pass a bill.

By Michael Nedelman, CNN | Updated: 6 hours ago

With all the noise in the hospital, it can be difficult to get the sleep you need. So one doctor is developing new ways to approach medical device alarms -- and even tune them out.

By Jessica Phillips Staff Writer jphillips@oklahoman.com | Updated: 20 hours ago

Theresa Hurt is an artist and cancer survivor. During her treatments, she used painting to take a break from the hardship. Her art will be featured in the Celebration of Life show, hosted by the Integris Cancer Institute in Oklahoma City.

By K.S. McNutt Staff Writer kmcnutt@oklahoman.com | Updated: 20 hours ago

Twenty years ago doctors began treating pain more aggressively and started prescribing narcotics at much higher doses than ever before, said Oklahoma Dr. Jason Beaman.

By Eriech Tapia Staff Writer etapia@oklahoman.com | Updated: 20 hours ago

A largely unknown mosquito virus, which can temporarily debilitate those affected, could be making its way to Oklahoma, along with other diseases during this year's mosquito season.