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Olympic Athletics Results 08/01/2024 05:58am • Thursday Men 20km Race Walk 1. Brian Daniel Pintado, Ecuador, 1:18:55. 2. Caio Bonfim, Brazil, 1:19:09. 3. Alvaro Martin, Spain, 1:19:11. 4. Massimo Stano, Italy, 1:19:12. 5. Evan Dunfee, Canada, 1:19:16. 6. Misgana Wakuma, Ethiopia, 1:19:31. 7. Koki Ikeda, Japan, 1:19:41. 8. Yuta Koga, Japan, 1:19: Millennials and Gen Xers face higher risk of 17 cancers than previous generations, study suggests 08/01/2024 05:13am • (CNN) — As cancer cases rise among young adults in the United States, a new study has identified 17 cancer types that appear to be more common in Generation X and millennials than older age groups. Among adults born between 1920 and 1990, there is a significant difference between each generatio 1 of last Republican congressmen to vote for Trump impeachment defends his seat in Washington race 08/01/2024 12:05am • SEATTLE (AP) — Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention, including one that pits one of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump against two conservative candidates whose platforms are in lock-step with the GOP presidentia 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 Paris Olympics Day 5: Ledecky wins; Triathlon held in the Seine; Guatemala earns its 1st gold 07/31/2024 05:35pm • PARIS (AP) — Katie Ledecky gritted her teeth and flexed her left arm atop the lane rope. There was plenty of splashing, too, by one of the most accomplished swimmers to ever dive into the pool. Ledecky dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Paris Games on Wednesday for her eighth Olympic Woman denied abortion at a Kansas hospital sues, alleging her life was put at risk 07/31/2024 04:33pm • MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A woman who was denied an abortion at a Kansas hospital after suffering a pregnancy complication that her attorneys say put her at risk of sepsis and even death is suing in a case that already prompted a federal investigation. Mylissa Farmer, of Joplin, Missouri, filed the la Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold 07/31/2024 01:04pm • CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — A spinal injury ended Adriana Ruano's chances of competing at the Olympics as a gymnast. She came back as a shooter and won Guatemala's first gold medal on Wednesday. Ruano was training for the 2011 world championships in gymnastics, a qualifier for the London Olympics t ¡Histórico para Guatemala! Adriana Ruano gana la primera medalla de oro para su país 07/31/2024 10:48am • La joven atleta Adriana Ruano pasará a los libros de la historia en Guatemala. Este miércoles se convirtió en la primera atleta en ganar una medalla de oro en toda la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos para su país. La histórica hazaña la consolidó al ganar la medalla dorada en la prueb Lice, scabies, rashes plague Palestinian children as skin disease runs rampant in Gaza's tent camps 07/31/2024 09:33am • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at Nasser Hospital in central Gaza. A toddler with a blue hair bow sobbed as her mother showed how the red and white spots covering her face have spread to her neck and chest DC-area cancer doctor hopes FDA action will save more lives of people with colon cancer 07/31/2024 08:32am • Some D.C.-area doctors hope a decision this week by the Food and Drug Administration will save the lives of people with colorectal cancer. On Monday, the FDA approved a blood test made by Guardant, which can detect colon cancer with a simple blood test. “I think this represents a major chang US BMX star Alise Willoughby aims for first gold at her fourth Olympics after triumph and tragedy 07/31/2024 07:33am • MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Alise Willoughby is back at the Summer Olympics for the fourth time, trying to win the gold medal that not only has escaped her own grasp but that of her husband, Sam, a standout BMX racer in his own right until a fluke crash left him paralyzed. They've experi What to Do When Medicare Advantage Plans Deny Coverage 07/30/2024 08:00pm • Since their introduction 20 years ago, Medicare Advantage plans have become a rapidly expanding option in the Medicare system. In 2023, more than 30 million people enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, accounting for 51% of those eligible for Medicare. By 2033, those enrolled in Medicare Advantage Editorial Roundup: United States 07/30/2024 07:44pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 26 The Washington Post on Biden's SCOTUS reform plan In an Oval Office speech on Wednesday, President Biden announced that he supports reforming the Supreme Court, “because this is critical to our democracy.” But how? There ar Some Ohio residents can now get $25,000 for injuries in $600 million train derailment settlement 07/30/2024 06:52pm • People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year's Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement. The lawyers who negotiated the Police recruit who lost both legs in 'barbaric hazing ritual' sues Denver, paramedics and officers 07/30/2024 06:33pm • DENVER (AP) — A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after losing consciousness and repeatedly collapsing during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing those who allegedly forced him to continue the “barbaric hazing ritual” after paramedics ignored warning si