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A gunman has killed 6 people including his mother at a nursing home in Croatia, officials say 07/22/2024 02:34pm • DARUVAR, Croatia (AP) — A gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people including his mother, officials said. The dead were mostly in their 80s and 90s, the prime minister said. The national police chief, Nikola Milina, said five people died i National bail fund returns to Georgia after judge says limits were arbitrary 07/22/2024 12:13pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that aids thousands of low-income people behind bars, said Monday it is reopening its Atlanta branch after a judge temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail. Last month, the Bail Projec Nashville-area GOP House race and Senate primaries top Tennessee's primary ballot 07/22/2024 10:56am • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A first-term Tennessee congressman backed by former President Donald Trump will face a Republican challenger who calls the lawmaker ineffective, a contest that is among the top races in the state's August primary election. The primary will also cement who will be the Democr Hallock looking for elusive Olympic medal with US men's water polo team 07/22/2024 09:31am • WALNUT, Calif. (AP) — Ben Hallock won in high school in Southern California. He won in college at Stanford. He won as a professional at Pro Recco, one of the top water polo clubs in the world. Hallock has won everywhere he has played except for the Olympics. And the 6-foot-6 center desperately wan Olympic marketing deal hopes to meet young fans where they are - on Roblox 07/22/2024 09:00am • The Olympic world's ever-expanding quest to draw in young fans is meeting them where they are — on Roblox. The U.S. Olympic team and NBC are collaborating with the kid- and teen-friendly gaming platform to produce a new “Obby” — that's Roblox for obstacle course — and other features that i How to protect children from Lyme disease during peak tick season 07/22/2024 05:57am • Pediatricians are issuing a word of warning to parents as deer tick season heightens. A bite from the tiny parasites could lead to Lyme disease in adults and children, setting off symptoms of fever, headaches and a target-like rash. Cases spike in the summer months when deer ticks are most act 7 High-Return, Low-Risk Investments for Retirees 07/21/2024 08:00pm • Retirement investors often find themselves trying to establish the right balance between risk and reward. More risk in the form of stocks can potentially generate a higher return. However, smoothing returns by including lower-risk investments in a portfolio can help savers weather poor market condit What Is a USDA Loan and How Do They Work? 07/21/2024 08:00pm • USDA loans are mortgages backed or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also called USDA rural development loans or rural housing loans, USDA home loans feature low or no down payments and low interest rates compared to conventional loans. How Do USDA Home Loans Work?With a USDA home loan, Apple Cider Vinegar: Myths vs. Facts 07/21/2024 08:00pm • For a salad dressing ingredient, apple cider vinegar, or ACV, sure gets a lot of credit. The vinegar is made from fermented apple juice, and its active ingredient is acetic acid. Although this ingredient is found in all types of vinegar, ACV has a reputation as a health tonic. Now it's being added t The pilot who died in crash after releasing skydivers near Niagara Falls has been identified 07/21/2024 04:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls. Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff's Offi With AI, jets and police squadrons, Paris is securing the Olympics — and worrying critics 07/21/2024 12:21pm • PARIS (AP) — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France's capital would be “ the safest place in the world " when the Games open this Friday. Tony Estanguet’s confident forecast looks less far-fetched now with squadrons of police patrolling Paris' streets, fighter j Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike 07/21/2024 12:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn't pay her employees, make Friday's deadline to sign a contract for a new business or send key research to a key client. A psychiatrist, who runs a virtual mental health practice in Maryland, saw his business hobbled as some of hi Pig transplant research yields a surprise: Bacon safe for some people allergic to red meat 07/21/2024 09:07am • BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Some people who develop a weird and terrifying allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick can still eat pork from a surprising source: Genetically modified pigs created for organ transplant research. Don't look for it in grocery stores. The company that bred thes Some of the world's cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans, are in Va. 07/21/2024 09:07am • BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born on Ezequiel Tovar homers for a 3rd straight game, Rockies hang on to beat Giants 4-3 07/21/2024 12:11am • DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar homered for a third straight game, breaking a tie with a two-run drive in the fifth inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday night. Kyle Freeland (2-3) went six innings and allowed three runs — two earned — on five hits in a fi