2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris
These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in Paris.
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2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris
These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in Paris.
Continue Reading 2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris
These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in Paris.
Continue Reading 2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris
These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in Paris.
Continue Reading 2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris
These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in Paris.
Continue Reading 2024 Olympic records: Top record-breaking moments from Paris
These athletes joined an elite club – or started a new one altogether – with their performances in Paris.
Continue ReadingMinnesotan charged with “kingpin statute” for allegedly running “sprawling” Mexican drug trafficking ring
By Stephen Swanson Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man and 14 others are charged in connection to what federal law enforcement officials call one of the most sophisticated international drug trafficking operations they’ve ever seen. Clinton James Ward, 45, is facing decades in prison for allegedly
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McLaughlin-Levrone breaks world record for 400m hurdles gold
Sydney McLaughlin Levrone shattered her own world record in the women’s 400m hurdles, setting a new record and winning her second consecutive gold medal in the event. American teammate Anna Cockrell won silver.
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at questions about Tim Walz’s military record
Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Republicans are questioning Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record after Vice President Kamala Harris named him as her running mate this week. Here’s a look at the issue: He retired before his unit’s deployment to Iraq Walz served a total of 24 years in various units and jobs in the
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Benjamin Thomas wins tough men’s omnium in track cycling
France’s Benjamin Thomas’ masterclass win in the points race helped him win gold in the men’s omnium with 164 points. A fall almost derailed his win. Luri Leitao wins silver and Fabio van den Bossche wins bronze.
Continue ReadingHarris navigates Gaza conflict on campaign trail
By Arlette Saenz, Kevin Liptak, Dianne Gallagher and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris tackled the angst within her own party over the conflict in Gaza head-on at a campaign rally in Detroit Wednesday night, moving quickly to shut down protests interrupting her event. “Because we believe in democracy, everyone’s voice matters,
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Japan’s Fujinami Akari wins women’s freestyle 53kg gold
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Japan’s Fujinami Akari wins women’s freestyle 53kg gold by defeating Ecuador’s Lucia Yepez Guzman in the final.
Continue ReadingHandlers help raise half-sister patas monkeys born weeks apart at an upstate New York zoo
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A zoo in Syracuse, New York, has welcomed two baby patas monkeys born weeks apart. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo said Thursday that the monkey babies are being raised by keepers because their mothers showed a lack of maternal instinct. The wide-eyed, big-eared babies, which were born in April and May, were
Continue ReadingSamsung is recalling more than 1 million electric ranges after numerous fire and injury reports
NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries. According to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, these slide-in ranges have front-mounted knobs that can be activated by accident if humans or pets unintentionally contact
Continue ReadingUcrania pide a México detener y entregar a Putin a la Corte Penal Internacional si asiste a la toma de posesión de Sheinbaum
Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — La embajada de Ucrania en México se pronunció este miércoles sobre la invitación al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, para asistir a la ceremonia de toma de posesión de Claudia Sheinbaum, ganadora de la elección presidencial, el próximo 1 de octubre. La representación diplomática de Ucrania reconoció que el Gobierno
Continue ReadingOklahoma college students possibly drugged at Mexican resort, hospitalized in Dallas
By Olivia Leach Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — Several college students from Oklahoma are back in the United States after two girls in their group were possibly drugged at a resort in Cancun, Mexico. One of the girls spoke from her hospital bed in Dallas, where she is recovering.
Continue ReadingLawsuit accuses security guards at Chicago Home Depot of beating, mistreating migrant laborers
By Marybel Gonzalez Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Tensons have been rising between migrants looking for work and security at some Home Depot stores across Chicago—and at one store, those tensions have even led to a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed this week by five recently-arrived migrants—Alfonzo Gabriel Arias,
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Ukraine Parliament member Beleniuk wins bronze, retires
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Ukraine Parliament member and Greco-Roman wrestler Zhan Beleniuk wins his third Olympic medal, a bronze, then symbolically leaves his shoes on the mat as a retirement gesture.
Continue ReadingBreanna Stewart, other moms on US women’s basketball team enjoy rare moments chasing Olympic history
AP Sports Writer Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the US women’s basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic history. In addition to trying to become the first Olympic team — male or female — to win eight consecutive gold medals, they are having a rare bonding experience at the Paris
Continue ReadingResidents of a frontline Israeli city feel Hezbollah’s war ‘getting closer’
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN Nahariya, Israel (CNN) — In Israel’s northern city of Nahariya, a sense of anxiety lingers among residents as they struggle to maintain daily life with the threat of war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah edging closer to their doorsteps. The coastal city of 77,000 residents sits just 6 miles (10
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