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President Biden, seen here on Aug. 15 in Largo, Md., is expected to headline the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday.

Here’s who’s expected to speak on Day 1 of the DNC

President Biden is set to headline Monday night's programming, but convention planning remains in flux with the party's quick pivot to Vice President Harris as the nominee.

The White House plan to stop companies from wasting our time

The Biden-Harris administration has a new initiative called "Time Is Money."

A woman dances at the Nansemond Indian Tribe Pow Wow on August 18, 2024 in Suffolk. The pow wow was held on land owned by the tribe for the first time this year.

Nansemond Indian Nation holds annual pow wow on returned ancestral land

The Nansemond were displaced from the land beginning in the 1600s and Suffolk returned it earlier this year.

Medical instruments are pictured at the Actors Fund's Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic on March 23, 2011, in New York City. Researchers found that the odds of getting a formal dementia diagnosis in the U.S. differed based on location.

A new Alzheimer's study suggests where you live can affect the odds of a diagnosis

Researchers found diagnosis rates varied depending on location — with parts of the Great Plains and Southwest seeing fewer dementia cases than predicted.

Trump's counterprogramming plans during the DNC

Former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are barnstorming key swing states. Meanwhile, his surrogates are in Chicago meeting with reporters on his behalf.

Here's why tonight's blue supermoon is so special

Monday marks a rare cosmic event: a blue supermoon. It’s a combination of a supermoon, when it’s closest to Earth, and a blue moon, which is the third of four full moons in a season.

Four astronauts from the Polaris Dawn mission — from left, Jared Isaacman (mission commander), Sarah Gillis (mission specialist), Anna Menon (mission specialist/medical officer) and Scott “Kidd” Poteet (pilot), say they've gone through some 2,000 hours of simulator training to prepare for an ambitious visit to space.

Civilian Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission is set to make history next week

The planned spacewalk — a first for a private mission — will rely on simply opening the spacecraft’s hatch.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol in Miami said 25 packages of cocaine totaling up to 70 pounds were discovered on a beach in the Florida Keys. In a post on Facebook, officials say the packages have a street value of up to $1 million.

Hurricane Debby washed ashore $1 million worth of cocaine onto Florida beaches

The packages, which were discovered along two beaches in Florida, are reported to have weighed over 100 pounds in total with an estimated street value of over $1 million, authorities said.

President Joe Biden speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago.

Biden caps off a career in public service as Democrats celebrate his legacy at DNC

In a night "For the People," Democrats focused on the legacy of the Biden presidency as President Biden passed the torch to Vice President Harris.

Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat Monday in Porticello Santa Flavia, Italy.

Search resumes for British tech magnate and 5 others after yacht sinks off Sicily

Rescue teams were returning to the site of a sunken yacht off Sicily on Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull.

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