Men’s and women’s Olympic beach volleyball semifinals take place Thursday at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Check out the details from each match as teams vie for a spot in the gold medal game.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s supporters are keenly adept at reading into the singer’s lyrics and social media posts. And Swift is keenly masterful at providing what are known as “Easter eggs” for her fans, laying secret clues and hidden messages for her followers to dissect and discuss. This week, a photo
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker announced Thursday that she is running to be Redmond’s mayor, seeking to unseat incumbent Ed Fitch. “As a local small business owner, active community volunteer, and Redmond resident for over 24 years, it has been an honor representing the community I know and love as a
Continue ReadingASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay has effectively ordered the United States ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president. In a statement Thursday, the Paraguayan Foreign Ministry asked the
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The U.S. survived its first scare of Paris, using a vintage Steph Curry performance and some late LeBron heroics to surge past Serbia in the fourth quarter and advance to the gold medal game.
Continue Reading The U.S. survived its first scare of Paris, using a vintage Steph Curry performance and some late LeBron heroics to surge past Serbia in the fourth quarter and advance to the gold medal game.
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Everything to know ahead of a star-studded pair of women’s basketball semifinals at the Paris Olympics, as A’ja Wilson leads the U.S. against Australia and Gabby Williams and France take on Belgium.
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What are the keys for Team USA in its women’s basketball semifinal against Australia?
Continue Reading Everything to know ahead of a star-studded pair of women’s basketball semifinals at the Paris Olympics, as A’ja Wilson leads the U.S. against Australia and Gabby Williams and France take on Belgium.
Continue Reading What are the keys for Team USA in its women’s basketball semifinal against Australia?
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos and Matias Grez, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — Team USA superstar and defending 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone put on a spectacular show at the Stade de France to retain her gold medal. The 25-year-old, who celebrated her birthday on Wednesday, was truly in a league of her own as she smashed
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In the Village: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage of the daily lives of your favorite members of Team USA during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Episodes release daily during the Games.
Continue Reading In the Village: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage of the daily lives of your favorite members of Team USA during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Episodes release daily during the Games.
Continue ReadingSAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles said he tested positive for COVID two days before he finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night. Lyles said he tested positive early Tuesday morning and quickly got into quarantine. He participated in the 200-meter semifinal on Wednesday, where he finished second. Lyles’
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Team USA on Thursday had to produce a breathtaking comeback to defeat Serbia 95-91 and advance to the men’s basketball gold medal game. Serbia — led by three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić — led by 17 points at one stage during the second quarter but saw its lead evaporate
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker provided that wild sequence to start the comeback, Stephen Curry had a scoring night like almost none
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Much of New Orleans was under a boil water advisory two days after a Mylar balloon struck power lines near the water plant, leading to a drop in water pressure. Utility companies nationwide have been warning for years about the hazards of Mylar balloons. The metallic, film-coated balloons have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia correctional officers accused of failing to intervene as their colleagues beat an incarcerated man to death in 2022 have pleaded guilty in federal court. Former Southern Regional Jail employees Jacob Boothe and Ashley Toney admitted to violating 37-year-old Quantez Burks’s civil rights by not protecting him
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bob Casey, D-Pa., released bipartisan legislation Thursday to help Customs and Border Protection stop the flow of illicit goods, including fentanyl, counterfeits, and products made with forced labor, into the country by tightening import requirements for low-value packages.
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer ABC News says Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate. The network’s announcement came as Trump was holding a news conference Thursday, where he said he is pushing for two other debates with Harris in September, to be hold on Fox News and
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