Denmark tops Sweden in tight 32-31 win, advances to semis
Denmark is through to the semifinals of the men’s handball tournament after claiming a narrow 32-31 win over Sweden in a quarterfinal match.
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Paris Olympics food donations seek to help needy, contribute to sustainability and set an example
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Food that goes uneaten at the Paris Olympics is helping those in need around the French capital. It’s part of an effort to cut down on food waste and contribute to organizers’ commitment to sustainability. Paris 2024 organizers have long said the Games would be more environmentally friendly, including reusable
Continue ReadingEste será el primer aeropuerto del mundo que no pedirá pasaportes físicos o DNI
Paulina Nares (CNN) — Imagina embarcar en un vuelo sin tener que mostrar el pasaporte, el DNI o el billete ni una sola vez en el aeropuerto. En 2025 podría ser así en el Aeropuerto Internacional Zayed de Abu Dhabi. El aeropuerto es conocido por su infraestructura de alta tecnología y recientemente fue elogiado por
Continue Reading‘Something to fight for’ | How Lahainaluna’s football team inspired hope after Maui wildfires
By Mika Miyashima Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — Among those who continue to recover after losing everything in the Maui wildfires, is more than 450 Lahainaluna High School student-athletes and 40 coaches. But a record number of Lahainaluna High School graduates will be going to college this fall. That
Continue ReadingFlorida universities to review courses for antisemitism, anti-Israel bias, reports say
By Carolina Borges, Jordan Segundo Click here for updates on this story WEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Controversy has erupted in Florida’s higher education system as state universities are ordered to review their course materials for any indications of antisemitism or anti-Israel bias, according to reports. This directive, affecting all 12 of Florida’s higher learning
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Tokyo heartbreak, Paris triumph: Annette Echikunwoke makes U.S. hammer history
Annette Echikunwoke delivered the U.S. its first medal in the women’s hammer in the nation’s history, taking silver at the Paris Olympic Games.
Continue Reading Tokyo heartbreak, Paris triumph: Annette Echikunwoke makes U.S. hammer history
Annette Echikunwoke delivered the U.S. its first medal in the women’s hammer in the nation’s history, taking silver at the Paris Olympic Games.
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Stojkovic holds off Dincel for women’s flyweight bronze
Croatia’s Lena Stojkovic held off a late burst from Merve Dincel Kavurat to earn the bronze medal in women’s flyweight taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Continue ReadingCellphone video shows Ocean Drive beating that left woman dead; police say incident was over stolen necklace
By Sheldon Fox, Rubén Rosario, Dannielle Garcia Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — New video captured a harrowing beating in the heart of South Beach that claimed the life of a woman and landed her alleged attacker behind bars on a second-degree murder charge. “Brutal and deadly” sums up
Continue ReadingAditi Ashok of India takes the road less traveled to get to Olympic golf
AP Golf Writer SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Aditi Ashok of India had her golf shirt untucked and took long, languid steps along the fairway Wednesday at Le Golf National, looking very much like someone who had a long day of travel. That she did. Ashok walked off the 18th green at the Portland Classic on
Continue ReadingBoeing Starliner astronauts have now been in space more than 60 days with no end in sight
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — two veteran NASA astronauts piloting the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — have now been in space for 63 days, roughly seven weeks longer than initially expected. There is still no clear return date in sight, and NASA is now making
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Top-ranked Brazil dominates Latvia, advances to semifinals
Brazil’s Ana Patrica and Duda dominated Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova in the Olympic women’s quarterfinals, cruising into the semifinals at Eiffel Tower Stadium.
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Parents on podiums: Olympic moms do it all in Paris
From competing while pregnant to greeting their babies after winning gold, meet the Olympic moms. Savannah Sellers has more on what it takes to compete on the Olympic stage and be a parent at the same time.
Continue ReadingFAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max
AP Airlines Writer A federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has 16 pending enforcement cases against Boeing, half of which have been opened since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in midflight. The increase in cases was disclosed Wednesday during a National Transportation Safety Board hearing into the accident, which
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Men’s water polo quarterfinals: Croatia stuns Spain, Serbia wins on last-second goal
In a crazy morning in the pool, Croatia sent unbeaten Spain home and Serbia defeated Greece on a buzzer beater in the quarterfinals of the men’s water polo tournament in Paris.
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Women’s 3m springboard prelims: Americans Alison Gibson, Sarah Bacon don’t make semifinals
In a tough morning for American divers Alison Gibson and Sarah Bacon, neither made it into the top 18 to advance out of the preliminary round of the women’s 3m springboard competition.
Continue Reading Women’s 3m springboard prelims: Americans Alison Gibson, Sarah Bacon don’t make semifinals
In a tough morning for American divers Alison Gibson and Sarah Bacon, neither made it into the top 18 to advance out of the preliminary round of the women’s 3m springboard competition.
Continue ReadingAleksandra Mirosław celebrates ‘dream come true moment’ as first speed climbing gold medalist in Olympic history
By George Ramsay, CNN Le Bourget, Paris (CNN) — Aleksandra Mirosław was stood poised at the base of a 15-meter climbing wall, waiting for three pips of a buzzer to signal the start of her race. Six seconds later, she was an Olympic champion. And not just any Olympic champion; Mirosław became the first-ever gold
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Abandoned cooking fire at homeless camp on vacant private lot sparked Mile Marker 132 Fire, Bend investigators say
A cooking fire at a homeless camp on a privately owned 13-acre lot east of Highway 97 caused the 78-acre Mile Marker 132 Fire last Friday that threatened hundreds of homes on Bend’s north end, prompting evacuations and knocking out power before a major air and ground attack stopped its spread.
Continue ReadingGeorgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says that school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. Woods said Wednesday that a letter from
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