Olympic legend Katie Ledecky watching Stanford bud in golf
Olympic swimming legend Katie Ledecky is at Le Golf National on Friday catching some golf and watching good friend and fellow Stanford Cardinal…
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U.S. teen Teachout beats world champ in taekwondo Rd. 16
U.S. teen Kristina Teachout beat the reigning world champion, Magda Wiet-Henin of France, in the taekwondo Round of…
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U.S. women’s 4x400m relay dominates heat
The U.S. women’s relay team of Quanera Hayes, Shamier Little, Aaliyah Butler and Kaylyn Brown dominated their heat in…
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Highlights from equestrian’s individual jumping qualifier
See some of the top moments from equestrian’s individual jumping qualification round, including strong rides from Julien Epaillard (FRA), Kim Emmen…
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Get to know British jumping phenom and Tokyo champ Ben Maher
Learn more about Tokyo Olympic individual jumping gold medalist Ben Maher from Great Britain as he prepares for an intense week of competition in…
Continue ReadingOlder pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous…
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Older pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous…
Continue ReadingFlooding from the remnants of Debby leads to high water rescues in New York, Pennsylvania
Associated Press First responders launched high-water and helicopter rescues of people trapped in cars and homes in rural New York and Pennsylvania…
Continue ReadingWide swath of America remains opposed to Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, poll finds
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s two-year-old decision to overturn Roe v. Wade remains unpopular with a wide majority of…
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Horses arrive in style at the iconic Palace of Versailles
There can be no equestrian competition without the horses. See how the Olympic mounts arrive to the iconic Palace of Versailles for the equestrian…
Continue ReadingHuge California wildfire chews through timber in very hot and dry weather
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest wildfire so far this year continues to chew through timber in very hot and dry weather. The Park Fire…
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Five dogs perish in Madras mobile home fire, firefighters rescue 2 others; resident to hospital with smoke inhalation
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A resident was taken to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation and five dogs perished in a Madras mobile home fire…
Continue ReadingWall Street ends a wild and scary week almost exactly where it began. More tests loom next week
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a manic week that began with Japanese stocks falling to their worst loss since 1987’s Black Monday,…
Continue ReadingTrump dijo que ‘cayó’ en un ‘aterrizaje de emergencia’ en un helicóptero con el exalcalde de San Francisco, pero este dice que nunca ocurrió
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump relató este jueves a los periodistas una anécdota sobre su participación en…
Continue ReadingSnake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida’s 10-day challenge
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The annual Florida Python Challenge this year begins the competition between hunters to capture the…
Continue ReadingAs South Sudan’s oil revenues dwindle, even the security forces haven’t been paid in months
Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The recent rupture of a crucial oil pipeline has sent fresh pain through the economy of South Sudan,…
Continue ReadingDebby-triggered flooding traps people in homes and forces rescues in Pennsylvania
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Fast-rising floodwaters from Debby’s extreme rainfall has…
Continue ReadingDebby weakens to a post-tropical cyclone but is still threatening to unleash flooding and tornadoes as it moves north
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Debby weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Friday morning but it is still threatening…
Continue ReadingHarris navega por el conflicto de Gaza en campaña
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris abordó la angustia dentro de su propio partido sobre el conflicto en Gaza de…
Continue ReadingTimeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown
Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street…
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