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FILE &mdash; The skeletal remains of a nomadic warrior discovered in Outer Mongolia in 1925 are displayed before their removal from public viewing, at the American Museum of Natural History, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York.

Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back

FILE &mdash; The skeletal remains of a nomadic warrior discovered in Outer Mongolia in 1925 are displayed before their removal from public viewing, at the American Museum of Natural History, Oct. 17, 2023, in New York.

July 29, 2024, 1:28pm Nation & World

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. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, arrives to board Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Saturday, July 27, 2024. Harris is traveling to Pittsfield, Mass., to participate in a political event.

Harris quickly pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, arrives to board Air Force Two at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Saturday, July 27, 2024. Harris is traveling to Pittsfield, Mass., to participate in a political event.

July 29, 2024, 1:20pm Nation & World

Osama Siblani’s phone won’t stop ringing. Read story

FILE - Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association walks in the hallway at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024.

Former NRA chief says appointing a financial monitor would be ‘putting a knife’ into the gun group

FILE - Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association walks in the hallway at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 1:13pm Business

The former head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, told a New York judge on Monday that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances would be “equivalent to putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it.” Read story

FILE - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks in front of American flags during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in honor of &quot;Rosie the Riveter&quot;, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to only purchase American flags completely manufactured in the U.S. Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic.

American flags should be born in the USA now, too, Congress says

FILE - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks in front of American flags during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in honor of &quot;Rosie the Riveter&quot;, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to only purchase American flags completely manufactured in the U.S. Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic.

July 29, 2024, 1:11pm Business

Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it. Read story

Emergency services work at the scene in Southport, Merseyside, where a man has been detained and a knife has been seized after a number of people were injured in a reported stabbing, Monday July 29, 2024.

2 children dead and 11 people injured in stabbing rampage at a dance class in England, police say

Emergency services work at the scene in Southport, Merseyside, where a man has been detained and a knife has been seized after a number of people were injured in a reported stabbing, Monday July 29, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 1:05pm Nation & World

At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in stabbings in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained a man and seized a knife. Read story

Ever see a star explode? You’re about to get a chance very soon

July 29, 2024, 9:32am Life

Every clear night for the last three weeks, Bob Stephens has pointed his home telescope at the same two stars in hopes of witnessing one of the most violent events in the universe — a nova explosion a hundred thousand times brighter than the sun. Read story

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, listens as U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024.

Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, listens as U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 9:30am Nation & World

Former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, a special agent said on Monday in disclosing how the gunman prior to the shooting had researched mass attacks and explosive devices. Read story

This combination of photos provided by Dr. Maya Bunik in July 2024, shows a baby with ankyloglossia where the tongue does not extend beyond the gums, left, and a baby with an indentation at the tip of a the tongue which may be a sign of ankyloglossia. On Monday, July 29, 2024, one of the largest doctor&rsquo;s groups in the U.S., voiced concerns that the condition, also known as &ldquo;tongue-tie&rdquo; which can affect breastfeeding, is being over-diagnosed and often treated with unnecessary surgery to babies&rsquo; mouths. (Dr.

Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says

This combination of photos provided by Dr. Maya Bunik in July 2024, shows a baby with ankyloglossia where the tongue does not extend beyond the gums, left, and a baby with an indentation at the tip of a the tongue which may be a sign of ankyloglossia. On Monday, July 29, 2024, one of the largest doctor&rsquo;s groups in the U.S., voiced concerns that the condition, also known as &ldquo;tongue-tie&rdquo; which can affect breastfeeding, is being over-diagnosed and often treated with unnecessary surgery to babies&rsquo; mouths. (Dr.

July 29, 2024, 9:29am Health

Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors’ group said Monday. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event in Pittsfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Trump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly transformed

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign event in Pittsfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024.

July 29, 2024, 9:28am Nation & World

Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election. Read story

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant

July 29, 2024, 9:24am Nation & World

Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Read story