By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ancient Egypt’s pyramids, pharaohs and artifacts delight the imagination, reigniting wonder of the distant past in every generation. Today, archaeologists are still making captivating discoveries in the Nile Valley. An expedition in Damietta, Egypt, recently unearthed 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove of coins,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, revocó abruptamente un acuerdo de culpabilidad para el presunto cerebro de los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001 y sus presuntos co-conspiradores, y relevó a la supervisora a cargo después de años de intentos para llegar a un acuerdo que cerrara los casos.
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Teddy Riner – the most decorated Olympic judoka of all time – defeated Japan’s Tatsuru Saito in a golden score tiebreaker to give France the judo mixed team win and his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will consider how to proceed with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Donald Trump during a hearing later this month, according to a brief order Saturday. The judge overseeing the case, Tanya Chutkan, scheduled a hearing for August 16 to consider how the case
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Hungary’s Kristof Milak and Canada’s Joshua Liendo and Ilya Kharun authored a thrilling finish to the men’s 100m butterfly.
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Spain fought back from being two goals down on its way to earning a win in a penalty shootout against Colombia in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Anthony Edwards was the star of the show for the U.S. against Puerto Rico, pouring in a game-high 26 points including a highlight windmill dunk.
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La depresión tropical cuatro se fortaleció hasta convertirse en la tormenta tropical Debby en el sureste del golfo de México, según la más reciente actualización del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por su silga en inglés) sobre la tormenta. Debby tiene vientos sostenidos de 64 km/h (40 mph) y se encuentra
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Jamaica’s Tia Clayton advanced to the women’s 100m final with time of 10.89. Her time was the third fastest in the semifinals. She’ll face Sha’Carri Richardson in the final.
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Reasons to be Cheerful reports on how the Nordic country is working toward ambitious goals to make its food systems more sustainable — and other nations are following in its path.
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China’s Chen Meng won the gold medal in the women’s table tennis singles final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, with her teammate Sun Yingsha taking silver.
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Germany defended Olympic title in team dressage at the Paris Olympics, with Denmark and Great Britain placing second and third, respectively.
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Sha’Carri Richardson advanced to her first Olympic final in the women’s 100m semifinal on Saturday evening in Paris.
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Who steps up on the podium Sunday at Le Golf National? The “Golf Central” crew offers their picks for gold, silver and bronze.
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In her Olympic debut, Melissa Jefferson advanced to the women’s 100m final with a time of 10.99, good for the fifth fastest time on the day. All three Americans (Richardson, Terry) made the final.
Continue ReadingBy Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Throughout the course of US presidential races, politicians have carefully chosen what names they go by. Bernie and Pete embraced their first names while Biden, Trump and Warren favored their last names. Some, like Nikki Haley, have used both. As Kamala Harris sets her eyes on the presidency, she
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A third set of remains with a gunshot wound has been found at Tulsa cemetery in the search for graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, according to a state official. The remains are one of three sets exhumed so far during the latest search and were
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LeBron James was his typical solid self in Team USA’s big win over Puerto Rico, nearly putting up a triple-double as the U.S. finishes off a perfect group stage.
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Minutes after the American gymnastics star won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday in a vault final that left little doubt that even at 27 she remains in
Continue ReadingBy Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in tech giant Apple by nearly 50%, according to Berkshire’s second quarter earnings report released on Saturday. Berkshire Hathaway disclosed its holdings in Apple were valued at $84.2 billion at the end of the quarter, dropping from 790 million shares to 400
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