Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka of Latvia defeated Paraguay’s Giuliana Poletti and Michelle Valiente to earn their first win beach volleyball win of the Paris Olympics at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo’s benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen. Regional investors are also digesting the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon. A strong yen is a plus for Japan’s purchases
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an overnight strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, a major development that throws the war between Israel and the militant group into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase. Haniyeh’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. He led its political hierarchy and had little military role, but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas says Haniyeh
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Two Americans and a reigning gold medalist are among the many fighters competing on July 31 at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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The Golf Central crew looks ahead to the men’s golf competition and discusses the biggest names to watch at the Paris Olympics.
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Great Britain’s Alex Yee is awarded a gold medal after winning the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s triathlon event.
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The U.S. women’s pair of Azja Czajowski and Jess Thoennes booked their spot in the A final, posting a time of 7:15.59 to advance along with Australia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania and Greece.
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Another Olympic Zone means more Central Oregon young athletes training for their possible future debut on the Olympic stage. See more photos and join in our sweepstakes under the Contests tab.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KPOV 88.9 FM High Desert Community Radio is pleased to announce Linda Orcelletto as its new executive director. Orcelletto brings nearly 25 years of combined nonprofit experience to the KPOV team of three other staff and more than 100 volunteers. The duties and responsibilities of this position are the culmination of
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Xander Schauffele opens up about what his Olympic gold medal means to him and his father as he prepares to defend it at the Paris Olympics.
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Great Britain’s Alex Yee surges into the history books via the most dramatic Olympic triathlon finale ever — after more than an hour and a half of leapfrogging for first with New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde.
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In the men’s individual triathlon race at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Alex Yee seems certain to finish behind New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde — but surges at the very last minute to win gold for Great Britain.
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN Plantation, Florida (CNN) — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law. The suspension of Jessica
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The gold medal winning dives of China’s Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi in the women’s synchro 10m platform finals at the Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El líder político de Hamas Ismail Haniyed murió en Teherán, Irán, en un ataque en horas de la madrugada con un proyectil guiado desde el aire contra el lugar en el que se alojaba, informó este miércoles por la mañana el medio de comunicación estatal iraní Press TV, citando
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2023 world champions David Schweiner and Ondrej Perusic of Czechia defeated Austrians Julian Horl and Alexander Horst in straight sets, putting on a confident display at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues, especially in children, a new study found. As natural elements in the Earth’s crust, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals are in
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The hardline approach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes usually gets him what he wants. This year it backfired. Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content. His tactics
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