NBC 2024 Olympics preview: Breakdancing set to make its Olympic debut in Paris
The sport of breakdancing is making it debut in Paris, and Sunny Choi from Queens, New York has punched her ticket to the summer games. B-girl Sunny…
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China launches its own anti-dumping probe following Biden’s monster tariffs
By Diksha Madhok and Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — China has hinted at possible tit-for-tat action against trade barriers imposed by the United…
Continue ReadingAlmost 2 months after it destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge, the Dali cargo ship has been moved and docked. Here’s what’s next
By Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Baltimore (CNN) — After 55 days stuck in the Patapsco River, the Dali…
Continue Reading5 things to know for May 20: Iran, Trump trial, Baltimore bridge, Space tourism, Retirement
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm system is barreling through the Central US with reports of baseball-sized hail in Kansas…
Continue ReadingIn Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up
By BARAA ANWER Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Leaning into the microphone in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Nora let loose a primal…
Continue ReadingThe Paralympics open in 100 days. Paris organizers are launching a campaign to boost ticket sales
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — With 100 days until the Paralympics begin, Paris organizers are delivering a message from the…
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NBC 2024 Paris Olympics preview: Olympic athletes love their pets
From pugs to parakeets, Olympic athletes love their pets, whether its a guide dog for a Paralympian or a smelly turtle for a BMX rider. Watch the…
Continue ReadingIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister and a hard-liner close…
Continue ReadingModi’s Hindu nationalist politics face a test as India holds fifth stage of national election
By PIYUSH NAGPAL and BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — Millions of Indians across 49 constituencies are casting ballots as…
Continue ReadingIranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country’s…
Continue ReadingAfter the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians
By AMANDA SEITZ and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press WILLIAMSTON, N.C. (AP) — Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General…
Continue ReadingWhat a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley faces a murky path forward and a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, MEG KINNARD and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is perhaps the highest-profile Republican in…
Continue ReadingMany remember solid economy under Trump, but his record also full of tax cut hype, debt and disease
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Numbers show that the economy during Donald Trump’s presidency has never lived up to his own…
Continue ReadingSour Patch Kids Oreos? Peeps Pepsi? What’s behind the weird flavors popping up on store shelves
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Van Leeuwen Ice Cream usually draws customers with gourmet takes on classics like vanilla and pistachio. But…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Nasdaq ticks to a record high
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Tuesday, even as most U.S. stock indexes finished higher, especially…
Continue ReadingUS pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the…
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Judge in Trump’s hush money trial threatened to remove witness from court for behavior on stand
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingTugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: ‘Dune 2’ adds spice, J.Lo heads to space, Lenny Kravitz rocks
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an album by Lenny Kravitz, “South Park” mocking weight loss…
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