Associated Press PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Monday broke ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer Funan Techo canal will connect the country’s capital with Kep province on
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — With its breakneck competition, exhilarating starts and whitewater waves, the kayak cross has proven to be one of the most unique and exciting spectacles at these Olympic Games, already going viral on social media. First, the four competitors are dropped into the water from a two-meter high ramp and
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At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the mixed team triathlon concluded in suitably dramatic fashion after four legs: Germany’s Lindemann broke the tape before Team USA’s Taylor Knibb raced past Great Britain’s Beth Potter.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press QEPARO, Albania (AP) — Preliminary results show Albania’s governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo has won the mayoral election in the southwestern town of Himara. Results at the Central Election Commission on Monday showed Tavo won more than 58% of the votes in Sunday’s election while Petraq Gjikuria from the Together We Win
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths in the state and the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes before turning menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatening to flood some of America’s most historic
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Landslides and flooding have killed more than 150 people around China in the past two months as torrential rainstorms batter the region. In the latest disaster, state media say the death toll has risen to nine with 18 others still unaccounted for after a flood and mudslide Saturday in a mountainous Tibetan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family.
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The Spanish duo of Adrian Gavira and Pablo Herrera defeated Poland’s Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak, 2-0, to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Triathlon’s final event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the mixed team relay race will likely see strong performances from Great Britain and France.
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After finishing in third in Rio and Tokyo, Li Yuehong claimed gold, and Wang Xinjie took bronze in his 25m rapid fire pistol Olympic debut to earn China’s eighth and ninth shooting medals at the Paris Olympics.
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Belgium’s triathlon team was forced to withdraw from Monday’s mixed relay race due to an athlete’s illness.
Continue ReadingAP Political Writer DE SOTO, Kan. (AP) — The sheriff in Kansas’ most populous county is facing a contentious Republican primary after taking on election fraud as a cause. Democrats see a good chance of capturing an office that they haven’t won since 1930. The GOP in Johnson County in the Kansas City area is
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Defending Olympic champion and world record holder Karsten Warholm set off at a blistering pace in the first round of the men’s 400m hurdles in Paris, topping the leaderboard and moving on into the semifinals.
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United States superstar Rai Benjamin cruises into the semifinals of the men’s 400m hurdles in Paris after a strong showing in the first round. He will take on rivals Karsten Warholm and Alison dos Santos.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The Season 2 finale of “House of the Dragon” that aired Sunday night kept on teasing a big battle scene. You know, the kind of signature “Game of Thrones”-style battle where Kings and Queens try to take what they believe is rightfully theirs, complete with dragonfire and pithy lines
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index has plunged more than 12% as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected and dumped a wide range of shares. Tokyo’s benchmark fell more than 4,400 points to 31,458.42 on Monday. It dropped 5.8% on Friday, logging its worst
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with murder vehemently denied in court testimony that he sent his 17-year-old son into a Los Angeles restaurant in 2022 to rob and kill hip-hop star PnB Rock. “I understand you’re trying to put together your story,” Freddie Trone told a prosecutor during cross-examination in
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of the trailer she called home. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte afirmó que envió 250 nuevos lanzadores de misiles balísticos tácticos hacia su frontera con Corea del Sur, en la última declaración belicosa del líder Kim Jong Un contra su vecino. Fotografías publicadas por el periódico estatal norcoreano Rodong Sinmun muestran lo que parecen
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River Killer are vying to become the next governor of a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t had an open race for the state’s top job in more than a decade. Democrat Bob Ferguson, who
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