By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A federal trial court judge in North Carolina used a highly unusual footnote in a ruling Friday to take a swipe at the Supreme Court, accusing the conservative majority of attempting to “redesign” the presidency when it granted sweeping immunity to Donald Trump. In a lengthy footnote at the end of his opinion,
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — John Kirby, the spokesman for the US National Security Council, issued a stark rebuke Friday of the Israeli finance minister over comments undercutting a ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, calling Bezalel Smotrich’s comments “dead wrong.” “Some critics, like Mr. Smotrich, for example, have claimed that the hostage deal
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer During Kamala Harris’ thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn’t given an interview and has barely engaged with reporters since becoming the Democratic choice to replace Joe Biden. That’s about to change, now that
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NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico reflects on the “incredible” 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Emma Meesseman drained a game-tying 3 in the final seconds to force overtime but France pulled away in the extra period to hold off Belgium and advance to the women’s basketball gold medal game.
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Italy’s Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini won the women’s Madison, while Americans Jennifer Valente and Lily Williams finished fourth.
Continue Reading Italy’s Chiara Consonni and Vittoria Guazzini won the women’s Madison, while Americans Jennifer Valente and Lily Williams finished fourth.
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Spain and Australia will face off in the finals of the Paris women’s water polo tournament, with both teams playing for long-awaited gold medals.
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Just over a week after lightning ignited the Elk Lane Fire west of Madras, prompting evacuations and a fierce battle amid heat and shifting winds, the blaze is now 91% contained by firefighters and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Monday lifted all remaining evacuation zones.
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Spain’s Jordan Diaz won his country’s first gold medal in the men’s triple jump in an electric competition.
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The International Olympic Committee will decide in 2025 whether boxing will be included in future Games.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a dead woman found entangled in a baggage conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport died by suicide. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded following an autopsy on Friday that the 57-year-old woman died by asphyxiation from hanging. Firefighters responding to a 911 call found the woman’s body entangled
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 15 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to stop the federal government from opening up Obamacare to immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as children. President Joe Biden announced in May that recipients of Deferred Action for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is imposing the rule of law on cyberspace with a new global deal requiring a crackdown on the illegal misuse of computer technology. A special committee approved the Convention against Cybercrime late Thursday afternoon. The deal is expected to pass the United Nations General Assembly later
Continue ReadingBy Denise Royal and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Families of three students murdered at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the shooter, although it’s unclear whether they’ll ever collect. Court documents show the parents of Luke Hoyer, 15, Alaina Petty, 14, and Meadow Pollack, 18, each reached $50
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during far-right violence in Britain and encouraged people to torch hotels housing asylum seekers has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentencing on Friday of Tyler Kay was among the harshest for people who have taken
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Republican Bernie Moreno is accusing Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown of trying to distance himself from Vice President Kamala Harris as he seeks to unseat the incumbent in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. Senate races. The Trump-endorsed Cleveland businessman spoke during a campaign stop in Lancaster. He said
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — Tara Davis-Woodhall overcame more than most people could ever fathom just to make the Olympics. Her podium moment on Friday showed the weight of what it took to be able to compete, let alone win. Davis-Woodhall flew through the air on Thursday night to take home the
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Denmark coped with a late comeback effort from Slovenia to win 31-30 in the semifinals and advance to the gold medal match of the men’s handball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingGRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 has apparently ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device shows Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday, two days after he began swimming from Michigan to Wisconsin. The 60-year-old Dreyer was attempting
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