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PHOTO: Afrika Owes was incarcerated and then released from Rikers Island in New York City in 2011. She returned on July 26 for the first time to speak to young women incarcerated there.

Courtesy of Afrika Owes

News July 31, 2024

Woman returns as a lawyer to jail where she was held 13 years earlier

PHOTO: An undated stock photo of cinnamon sticks with cinnamon powder.

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Food July 30, 2024

Ground cinnamon recalled due to potentially elevated lead levels

PHOTO: Shawn Johnson East attends the 2023 ESPYs Awards, July 12, 2023, in Hollywood, Calif.

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Family July 30, 2024

Shawn Johnson East says she'd support her kids if they wanted to go to the Olympics

PHOTO: Gotham FC forward McKenna Whitham on the pitch against Washington Spirit during the second half at Red Bull Arena on Jul 28, 2024 in Harrison, N.J.

Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

Living July 29, 2024

McKenna Whitman, 14, becomes youngest female to play pro soccer in US

PHOTO: Recently retired Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jason Kelce and wife Kylie watch the women's field hockey match between the Argentina and United States, at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2024, in Colombes, France.

Anjum Naveed/AP

Living July 29, 2024

Jason and Kylie Kelce cheer on Team USA at Paris Olympics

PHOTO: The babies at the neonatal intensive care units at Advocate Children’s Hospitals in Oak Lawn, Ill. and Park Ridge, Ill., are ready to cheer on athletes during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Courtesy of Advocate Children’s Hospital

Family July 25, 2024

NICU babies are ready to cheer on Team USA at the Olympics

PHOTO: Before Kelsey Rondenet married, she had a special first look moment with her grandparents Mary Hamel and Don Hamel.

Courtesy of Deyla Huss Photography

Family July 24, 2024

Grandparents and bride share emotional 1st look in viral wedding video

PHOTO: Alexis Smith, Miss Butler County, was crowned Miss Kansas 2024 in a June 2024 ceremony.

R. Tindle Photography via Miss America

Living July 24, 2024

Miss Kansas speaks out after going viral for sharing her allegations of abuse

PHOTO: Cyndy Gatewood, a mom of three, shared on TikTok about feeling mom guilt during the summer as her children grow older.

Courtesy of Cyndy Gatewood

Family July 23, 2024

Mom opens up about feeling 'summer guilt' with preteen and teen kids

PHOTO: Drake Linn, 11, was honored on July 17 by the Gordon County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, for jumping into action to save his grandfather and himself when his grandfather fell unconscious while driving.

Courtesy of Jessica Linn

Family July 23, 2024

10-year-old honored for driving car to safety after grandfather passes out