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Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back 07/31/2024 08:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. For more than six months now, the ceremonial Ohtas, or Doll Being, has been What Is the Difference Between a Skilled Nursing Facility and a Nursing Home? 07/31/2024 08:00pm • It's overwhelming enough helping your mom get discharged from the hospital after a fall. Then, what if her doctor doesn't think it's safe for her to return home? As you scramble to find somewhere for her to go, you're inundated with unfamiliar senior living terminology: What is a skilled nursing fac How to Track Congressional Stock Picks with These 2 ETFs 07/31/2024 08:00pm • While the bulk of media attention on the U.S. political scene has been focused on the withdrawal of incumbent President Joe Biden from the 2024 presidential race and the contest now between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, it's overshadowed a potentially impactful chan 2024's 10 Best-Performing Stocks 07/31/2024 08:00pm • The S&P 500's 2024 rally continued in July as second-quarter gross domestic product growth numbers exceeded expectations. Most investors also expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates in September. The S&P 500 is up 15.8% through July 31, and investors are hoping the inflation outlook will imp Rugby Sevens wins over Olympic crowds and Maher's US women's team wants to build on bronze for L.A. 07/31/2024 07:22pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Antoine Dupont enhanced his reputation as the world's premier rugby player when he kicked off the Paris Olympics with a gold medal for the host nation. Portia Woodman-Wickliffe signed off on her illustrious sevens career with yet another title for New Zealand. Ilona Maher made sure th Judge approves settlement in long-running lawsuit over US detention of Iraqi nationals 07/31/2024 06:57pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� A judge approved a settlement Wednesday in a 2017 lawsuit that challenged the detention of Iraqi nationals who were targeted for deportation during the Trump administration. The agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, sets strict conditions for future deten GM Brian Cashman says Yanks tried to acquire Jack Flaherty, but couldn't agree with Tigers on value 07/31/2024 06:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he tried to obtain pitcher Jack Flaherty from Detroit ahead of the trade deadline, but backed away from some front-line players who were available ���only if an astronomical price was met that maybe exceeded their values by a lot.��� Cashm U.S. men fall to 0-2 in 3x3 basketball pool play at Paris Olympics with 19-17 loss to Poland 07/31/2024 06:23pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The U.S. men's 3x3 basketball team fell to 0-2 in pool play in the Paris Olympics with a 19-17 loss to Poland Wednesday night. Jimmer Fredette cut the lead to 1 with about 90 seconds left before Micha�� Soko��owski made a free throw a few seconds later to extend the lead to 19-17. The Alabama, civic groups spar over law restricting assistance with absentee ballot applications 07/31/2024 06:21pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ��� The Alabama attorney general���s office on Wednesday described a new ban on providing voters with absentee ballot application assistance as ���commonsense ballot integrity,��� while lawyers challenging the restrictions said they have halted important civic work in the commu Many top swimmers are going slower than expected in the Olympic pool. Is it too shallow? 07/31/2024 06:14pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� The atmosphere for Olympic swimming is electrifying. The times? Not so much. Through the first four days of competition in the portable pool at La Defense Arena, no world records were set. That finally changed in the final race Wednesday night when Pan Zhanle of China broke Pham drives in 2 runs, McGreevy wins his MLB debut and the Cardinals beat the Rangers 10-1 07/31/2024 05:59pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Tommy Pham started in left field for St. Louis, getting three hits and two RBIs, and Michael McGreevy pitched seven innings in his MLB debut to lift the Cardinals to a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Pham returned to St. Louis on Tuesday and debuted with a pinch- Fermin and Pasquantino homer as Royals hand White Sox 17th straight loss, 10-3 07/31/2024 05:57pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Freddy Fermin launched a two-run homer among his four hits and the Kansas City Royals pounded the White Sox 10-3 on Wednesday, extending Chicago���s franchise-record losing streak to 17 games. Vinnie Pasquantino added a two-run shot and finished with three RBIs. Salvador Perez had t Coco Gauff loses twice in a day in doubles and her Paris Olympics are finished 07/31/2024 05:44pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Coco Gauff lost in women's doubles and mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, ending her first Summer Games a day after her tearful exit in singles. ���At the end of the day, it���s over,��� the 20-year-old American said. ���I���ll try to take the positive out of it and do Rafael Nadal isn't sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss 07/31/2024 05:34pm • PARIS (AP) ��� When it was over, when Rafael Nadal's Paris Games ��� and his Olympic career ��� ended with a doubles loss in a stadium central to his legacy because it hosts the French Open, which he's won a record 14 times, he soaked in the applause accompanying his exit from the red clay. Was this US road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using automated system 07/31/2024 05:29pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� U.S. road safety investigators say they will look into an April crash near Seattle after authorities determined that a Tesla was operating on the company's ���Full Self-Driving��� system when it hit and killed a motorcyclist. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said W