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Opera legend Ren��e Fleming pens new book on harnessing the arts for health and wellness 06/24/2024 04:07am • She was among the most recent class celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors this past December. Now, five-time Grammy-winning opera legend Ren��e Fleming has published a new book, "Music & Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health & Wellness." "It's a beautiful testament to the power of This Week: Consumer confidence, inflation data, GDP update 06/24/2024 03:10am • Confidence check The Conference Board on Tuesday issues its consumer confidence index for June. Economists expect that consumer confidence held steady as Americans continued to deal with elevated prices and high interest rates. Confidence rose in May. The measure is closely watched by Wall Street, a Ukraine���s top EU negotiator says war-torn country won���t seek ���discount��� on entry commitments 06/24/2024 02:13am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukraine���s top official for Europe says the war-torn country is on an ���irreversible��� course of Western integration after the European Union agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week. The decision to launch accession talks this week is a ���big day��� for her c From the outhouse: 400-meter runner goes from locked in a porta-potty straight to the Olympics 06/24/2024 12:48am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) ��� It was a classic case of going from the outhouse to the penthouse. Less than an hour before her semifinal at U.S. track trials, 400-meter runner Kendall Ellis was trapped in a porta-potty, banging on the door, screaming for someone to let her out. Thankfully, somebody did. Sh Today in History: June 24, Sally Ride completes historic space shuttle mission 06/24/2024 12:05am • Today in History Today is Monday, June 24, the 176th day of 2024. There are 190 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On June 24, 1983, the space shuttle Challenger ��� carrying America���s first woman in space, Sally K. Ride ��� coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Bas IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey Results 06/23/2024 11:18pm • Sunday At Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, Calif. Lap length: 2.238 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 95 laps, Running. 2. (4) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 95, Running. 3. (5) Alexander Rossi, Dallara-Chevrolet, 95, Running. 4. (8) Romain Grosjean, Dall Alex Palou reclaims IndyCar championship lead with win at Laguna Seca 06/23/2024 10:01pm • MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) ��� Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou reclaimed the lead in the points standings by winning from the pole Sunday at Laguna Seca Raceway. Palou, now a two-time winner on the permanent road course, has finished on the podium in all four of his career starts at the California t Pulisic scores, assists on Balogun goal to lead U.S. over Bolivia 2-0 in Copa America opener 06/23/2024 09:48pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Christian Pulisic spread his arms wide with a big smile, then wanted to find the coach in the stands who drew up the fastest goal for the U.S. against a South American team. Plenty of emotion against an overmatched opponent, in a tournament the Americans call their bigge NASCAR Cup Series USA TODAY 301 Results 06/23/2024 09:46pm • Sunday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.06 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 305 laps, 57 points. 2. (23) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 305, 35. 3. (10) Josh Berry, Ford, 305, 43. 4. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 305, 37. 5. (15) Chris Buescher, F An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says 06/23/2024 09:11pm • ESPARGOS, Cape Verde (AP) ��� The top U.S. military officer warned on Sunday that any Israeli military offensive into Lebanon would risk an Iranian response in defense of the powerful Hezbollah militant group there, triggering a broader war that could put U.S. forces in the region in danger. Air Fo It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas 06/23/2024 08:53pm • AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) ��� The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed ���Happy City,��� meant to be a Christian utopia that would be sinless and classless. But now its remaining residents can do little against the rising sea. Buildings have sunk into the Atlantic More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat 06/23/2024 08:46pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� More than 1,300 people died during this year���s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the New Caledonia Indigenous independence leader transferred to mainland France for pretrial detention 06/23/2024 08:28pm • NICE, France (AP) ��� A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a jail in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in the territory said Sunday. Christian Te With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine 06/23/2024 08:00pm • Behind the smiles, the balloons and the red-carpet pageantry of President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea last week, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation with the U.S. and its allies over Ukraine, the Russian leader is willing to challenge Western interests like never b Surprising Factors That Increase Sun Sensitivity 06/23/2024 08:00pm • The impact of sun exposureIf you've ever had a sunburn, you know the pain of too much sun exposure.Anytime you're outside, you're exposed to ultraviolet light from the sun, and those UV rays can damage your skin, potentially leading to burns, rashes and skin cancer. Some people may be more sensitiv