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NASA celebrates 65 years of interstellar exploration 07/29/2023 07:18pm • This weekend marks NASA's 65th anniversary. It was on July 29, 1958 that President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which created the civilian space agency. "President Eisenhower was determined that NASA be set up as a civilian space agency and he wanted t Black Belt Eagle Scout's latest record inspired by return home to Swinomish tribe's ancestral lands 07/29/2023 05:32pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle Scout, Katherine Paul. All her tours, including one headlining across North America, were canceled and she feared her ascending music career might be over. She got a day job at a nonp Tourist hotspot Rhodes burns as successive deadly heat waves ravage Greece 07/28/2023 11:38pm • LINDOS, Greece (AP) — As tourists start to trickle back to the Greek island of Rhodes, some people are spending their vacation on empty beaches amongst charred trees and burnt land. The fires, spurred by a sweltering heat wave that blanketed the country, triggered a huge evacuation of residents an Lee Hodges leads the 3M Open, while Justin Thomas misses the cut to hurt his playoff hopes 07/28/2023 10:45pm • BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — With the FedEx Cup two weeks away, Lee Hodges can breathe easier. Justin Thomas can't. Hodges birdied four of his last six holes for a 7-under 64 and a four-stroke lead over Tyler Duncan on Friday after almost two rounds of the 3M Open. A nearly two-hour afternoon weather dela NASCAR plans to make The CW the exclusive home for Xfinity Series starting in 2025 07/28/2023 10:25am • The NASCAR Xfinity Series plans to make The CW its exclusive home. NASCAR announced Friday a deal that will have The CW airing 33 live Xfinity Series races each year starting in 2025 and running through 2031. The CW also will televise practice and qualifying events each weekend. That 2025 season wil Vacation Packing List: 27 Essentials for Any Trip 07/26/2023 08:00pm • While every vacation packing list ultimately looks different based on a variety of factors -- the destination, traveler(s), budget and more -- consider this guide a jumping-off point for the must-haves. You can also scroll down to More Vacation Packing Lists to see recommendations for specific trips UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike 07/25/2023 08:19pm • NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has reached a tentative contract with its 340,000-person union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. The agreement was announced Tuesday, the first day that UPS and the Teamsters retur Football great Jim Brown's life and legacy to be celebrated as part of Hall of Fame weekend 07/25/2023 04:55pm • CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Jim Brown's extraordinary life as a football giant and activist will be celebrated as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend activities. Brown, long considered the standard of excellence for running backs, died in May at age 87. He did not want a funeral. His wife, Moniq AUTO RACING: Hamlin heads home with momentum while Verstappen remains untouchable in Formula 1 07/25/2023 01:17pm • All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Cook Out 400 Site: Richmond, Virginia. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:35 p.m., and qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA). Track: Richmond Raceway. Race distance: 400 laps, 300 miles. Last year: Kevin Harvick won after starting 13th. Last race: Denn DeSantis is unhurt in a car accident in Tennessee while traveling to presidential campaign events 07/25/2023 12:38pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a multi-car accident on Tuesday in Tennessee but was uninjured as he traveled in a motorcade to a campaign stop for his 2024 presidential bid. The chain reaction crash happened before 8:15 a.m. when traffic slowed on Interstate 75 i Zach Johnson's US Ryder Cup captaincy isn't getting any easier 07/25/2023 12:22pm • HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Zach Johnson says he would prefer his job as U.S. Ryder Cup captain be as difficult as possible when it comes to putting together his 12-man team. “That means the guys are in a good state and in good form, which is really ultimately what’s important,” he said at the B Today in Sports - Italian soccer team Juventus wins its 9th straight Serie A title 07/25/2023 10:00am • July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928 — Gene Tunney beats Tom Heeney on a technical knockout in the 11th round at Yankee Stadium to retain the world heavyweight title. 1952 — Bob Mathias wins his second Olympic d Millennial Money: Taylor is priceless, but being a Swiftie isn't 07/25/2023 07:00am • I don’t have Taylor Swift tickets. I didn’t survive Ticketmaster’s Great War, I haven’t been blessed with a magical code, and Mama Swift likely won’t pluck me from obscurity to watch from the VIP section. None of this has stopped me from buying friendship bracelet-making supplies, multiple A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire 07/24/2023 08:44pm • SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital over the weekend, fatally wounding an unarmed security guard and leading to renewed calls Monday to protect health care workers from increasing violence. Gun violence in America has hit supermarkets, churches, a synagogue DC punk legends reunite at summer concert series 07/24/2023 06:11am • The forefathers and foremothers of D.C.'s groundbreaking hardcore punk scene are reuniting in a weekend of music, picnics and community at a concert series called "Reunion Summer" — but it's not a traditional reunion. "I was really feeling hungry for community, but also I was really missing