Associated Press A bus that was transporting a professional baseball team from Iowa to a game in Illinois caught fire. Earlham Fire & Rescue said in a Facebook post that members of the Sioux City Explorers made it off the charter bus safely early Friday. The fire department blamed a mechanical issue for sparking the
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — A tropical storm warning has been issued and a state of emergency declared in parts of Florida in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby – a storm that hasn’t yet formed but could unleash multiple days of heavy, flooding rainfall to the state and the
Continue ReadingBy Ruta Ulcinaite Click here for updates on this story ST. CLAIR SHORES, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 21-year-old St. Clair Shores man spends his free time cleaning up after his community and asks for nothing in return. All he would like to see is people clean up after themselves and spread a little positivity in
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army has acknowledged for the first time that some of its soldiers have been killed by drug cartel bomb-dropping drones. The defense secretary did not provide exact figures on the number of casualties suffered in the attacks, which apparently occurred in the western state of Michoacan. But Gen. Luis
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — On the other side of the Atlantic from Wall Street, a market more wholesome than cutthroat has sprung up at the Paris Olympics. The commodity at the center of it all? Pins. The city has seen an influx of collectors from all over the world, each eager to begin or
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Team USA overcame the demons of crashing out in pool play in Tokyo and beat Japan 3-1 to secure the top spot in Pool C and advance to the knockout stages
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday. Harris will become the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major-party ticket. The announcement came during a virtual
Continue ReadingWBZ By Mike Sullivan Click here for updates on this story NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Haverhill man spent a decade barely able to speak following a partial laryngectomy to battle cancer. He can now speak thanks to the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He became just the third person in the U.S. to receive a
Continue ReadingBy Mike Sullivan Click here for updates on this story NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Haverhill man spent a decade barely able to speak following a partial laryngectomy to battle cancer. He can now speak thanks to the Mayo Clinic in Arizona. He became just the third person in the U.S. to receive a larynx
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Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes of the United States defeated Germany’s Svenja Mueller and Cinja Tillmann in straight sets, going undefeated in Pool C and rolling into the beach volleyball Round of 16.
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Frenchman Teddy Riner became the first athlete to win four Olympic gold medals in judo when he claimed the title in the +100kg category on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Patrick Morrissey had never rowed a day in his life when he decided to take part in a 41-day journey to traverse 2,800 miles across the Pacific Ocean in a boat powered only by human muscles. Living with Parkinson’s disease, he’s used to having moments that challenge him, but
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Tee times and groupings and how to watch the third round of the Olympic men’s golf competition, Saturday, Aug. 3, at Le Golf National.
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — When Pete Buttigieg launched his presidential bid in the spring of 2019, he acknowledged that — at least on paper — he didn’t strike the image of a winning candidate. “I recognize the audacity of doing this as a Midwestern millennial mayor,” he told the crowd in his hometown
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La boxeadora argelina Imane Khelif está en el centro de una agria polémica sobre su elegibilidad para participar en los Juegos Olímpicos después de que una rival abandonara un combate en sólo 46 segundos. Khelif, peso wélter ligero de 25 años, asestó un fuerte primer puñetazo en el combate del jueves
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Las integrantes del equipo egipcio de voleibol de playa femenino se han pronunciado en contra de la prohibición de que las atletas usen hijab después de competir en un partido olímpico de voleibol de playa con ropa modesta. Marwa Abdelhady y Doaa Elghobashy representaron a Egipto en los Juegos Olímpicos de París
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide in November whether to eliminate property taxes. The change would be a first for a state and a major move. Officials estimate it would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue from the state. Former Republican state Rep. Rick Becker is
Continue ReadingBy John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WFOR) — Ahead of the wet weather South Florida is expecting this weekend from an approaching tropical wave, that has the potential to become a tropical depression or storm once it reaches the Gulf of Mexico, several cities are offering their residents
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Michael Phelps has won the title of Ultimate Olympic Superfan in Paris, from cheering on Team USA from the stands to jumping in the pool with Snoop Dogg.
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