Sizzling shooting display powers U.S. past Serbia in Olympic opener
It was an offensive explosion for the U.S. to kick off the Paris Olympics, as LeBron James and Kevin Durant powered Team USA to a win over Nikola Jokic and Serbia.
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Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50. Several thousand soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv’s Independence Square Sunday to commemorate the
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Eiffel Tower Stadium is ‘what dreams are made of’ for beach volleyball stars
U.S. beach volleyball stars Kristen Nuss and Tayrn Kloth described the magnificent aura at Paris’ Eiffel Tower Stadium.
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U.S. beach volleyball stars Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth described the magnificent aura at Paris’ Eiffel Tower Stadium.
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Pilot of single-engine air tanker killed in Malheur National Forest crash identified as lifelong pilot, 74
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities on Sunday released the name of the single-engine air tanker pilot killed while helping fight an Eastern Oregon wildfire: James Bailey Maxwell, 74, an experienced pilot who had spent 54 years flying and logged about 24,000 hours of flight time. Maxwell was killed late Thursday night in the crash of
Continue ReadingCrews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater than the size of Los Angeles
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Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater than the size of Los Angeles
Continue ReadingMark Meadows seeks Supreme Court intervention in bid for immunity from Georgia election subversion prosecution
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Mark Meadows’ lawyers say they’ve asked the Supreme Court this weekend to take up his bid to move the Georgia election subversion prosecution against him to federal court, where the former White House chief of staff to ex-President Donald Trump would bring arguments that he is entitled to immunity
Continue ReadingOlympic moment of the day: Cap-catching lifeguard steals the swimming show
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — They say in sports to expect the unexpected. But really, who could have expected a lifeguard in a bright, multi-colored, very small swimsuit to jump into the pool at La Défense Arena on Sunday in front of 15,000 people – and be hailed as a hero. When American
Continue ReadingCustoms officers seize illegal drugs twice in one week from the same traveler
By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport seized illegal drugs twice from the same traveler in one week, according to a news release. The first seizure took place July 14 when a 43-year-old man was referred to officers for a secondary inspection upon arrival on a
Continue ReadingEdna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after
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Second-half burst powers Croatia past Montenegro
Croatia’s men’s water polo team broke a 5-5 halftime deadlock as Loren Fatovic leads win over Montenegro.
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Canoeist Jessica Fox makes history with gold in K-1, more could be on the way
Jessica Fox took the gold in the women’s canoe slalom K-1 final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The decorated Australian canoeist is only getting started at these Games.
Continue ReadingDelta passengers are angry, but will be back. They have little choice
By Chris Isidore, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Isabel Rosales, CNN New York (CNN) — Delta Air Lines stranded an estimated half million passengers in its service meltdown last week, leaving many sleeping on floors of airports, frustrated and angry at their inability to complete their trips, unable to find their bags or get answers from the
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Nadal navigates Fucsovics, sets Djokovic clash in Round 2
Playing on the court that’s become synonymous with his legendary tennis career, Rafael Nadal scored a hard-fought, three-set victory in his first-round singles match at the Paris Olympics, setting up a blockbuster clash against rival Novak Djokovic.
Continue ReadingEdna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O’Brien has died at age 93. She was one of the world’s most admired and controversial writers who scandalized her native Ireland with her debut novel, “The Country Girls,” which was censored and even burned. Her publisher and literary agency says O’Brien died Saturday after a long
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USA’s Fink ties Peaty for silver in breaststroke thriller
A scintillating men’s 100m breaststroke final came down to a photo finish between Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi, Great Britain’s Adam Peaty and Team USA’s Nic Fink.
Continue ReadingRobert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in new ‘Avengers’ movie
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Robert Downey Jr. is making his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – but it’s not what you think. Instead of stepping back into his legendary Iron Man suit, the comic book character that he portrayed in over nine MCU movies, he will be playing Doctor Doom in a
Continue ReadingFocused amid the gunfire, an AP photographer captures another perspective of attack on Trump
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Gene Puskar has been with The Associated Press for 45 years. Based in Pittsburgh, his career has spanned a wide range of events including the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, the Sept. 11 attack that downed Flight 93, Stanley Cups and World Series, many presidential and campaign events
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Japan’s Hifumi Abe repeats as gold medalist in men’s 66kg judo
Japan’s Hifumi Abe won the gold medal once again in the men’s under 66kg (145lbs) judo competition at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
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