Basketball recap, July 31: Jokic leads Serbia past Puerto Rico; Spain women escape again
A full recap of Olympic basketball on July 31, including the U.S. men in action against South Sudan and Nikola Jokic and Serbia facing Puerto…
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Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Berlin say an investigation has determined that “Chinese state actors” were responsible for a 2021…
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This island paradise only gets a few thousand visitors a year. It just scored a huge international recognition
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Marquesas are a beautiful, remote stretch of islands in the South Pacific. And, as of last weekend, they are…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s military regime extends state of emergency by 6 months as civil war rages
BANGKOK (AP) — The military regime that seized power in Myanmar 3 1/2 years ago extended a state of emergency in the civil war-wracked country for…
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Carlos Alcaraz sweeps Roman Safiullin for quarterfinal berth
Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz swept Roman Safiullin in straight sets to win in the third round, securing a spot in the men’s singles…
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Nigerians are frustrated by economic hardship but authorities fear planned protests could turn ugly
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are planning nationwide protests this week against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in…
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5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched gold…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 31: Middle East, Immigration, Flu virus, Social media safety, Deli meat recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles cemented her legacy as the most decorated American gymnast of all time after she clinched…
Continue Reading Storm disrupts high-speed trains from Paris, leaving travelers stranded during Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A storm Wednesday interrupted all high-speed train traffic connecting Paris to the southeast of the country as well as Switzerland in…
Continue Reading South Korean military intel official arrested for allegedly leaking secrets, reportedly on spies
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Defense Ministry says a civilian employee in its military intelligence command has…
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Argentina Jose Torres’ claims men’s BMX freestyle gold
The men’s BMX freestyle saw big tricks and big air. Jose Torres won the event, Great Britain’s Keiran Reilly claimed silver and Anthony Jeanjean won…
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The heat makes its return today
Today we see those temperatures jump back into the 90s. We’ll be in the upper 80s and low 90s across the region. Tomorrow is when the heat really…
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Great Britain’s Alex Yee stuns NZ’s Hayden Wilde with last-minute surge for triathlon gold
Great Britain’s Alex Yee astonished New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, and the world, with a last-minute surge that upgraded his Tokyo silver to Paris…
Continue Reading Hong Kong hits back at Italy’s protest against fencer Cheung’s win with posts on pineapple pizza
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi at the Paris Olympics has sparked an…
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Lo que estas elecciones demuestran sobre la importancia de los compañeros de fórmula y los vicepresidentes
Julia Hernández (CNN) –Una lección importante del repentino ascenso de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris como presunta candidata presidencial…
Continue Reading Paris Olympics tennis players’ dirty little secret is that clay gets everywhere and is hard to clean
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tennis players competing on the kind of red clay courts being used at the Paris Olympics this week know that…
Continue Reading Edmunds: The best cars you can still get with a manual transmission
Edmunds Decades ago, the standard transmission was a manual, while that newfangled automatic was optional. In today’s vehicles, automatic…
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China perfectly in-sync in dominant women’s synchro platform gold medal performance; U.S. finishes sixth
As great as they are separately, China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were equally as great together on Wednesday in Paris, tearing up the hearts of…
Continue Reading China perfectly in-sync in dominant women’s synchro platform gold medal performance; U.S. finishes sixth
As great as they are separately, China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were equally as great together on Wednesday in Paris, tearing up the hearts of…
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