During the men’s BMX racing qualifiers, the French (Joris Daudet, Romain Mahieu and Sylvain Andrew) swept the top three, but Americans Cameron Wood and Kamren Larsen finished fourth and fifth. The finals race on Friday.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level since early February, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices. The rate dropped to 6.73% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned dozens of homes and outbuildings, while a second fire crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes near Denver on Thursday. Authorities said they were hopeful that hundreds of threatened homes could be saved. But firefighters working in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in Colorado’s heavily populated Front Range region has burned dozens of homes and outbuildings, while a second fire crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes near Denver on Thursday. Authorities said they were hopeful that hundreds of threatened homes could be saved. But firefighters working in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Washington and Moscow exchange prisoners, it usually comes after months of secret, back-channel negotiations. Swaps these days often take place on an airport tarmac. During the Cold War, the exchange sometimes came on a famous bridge between West Berlin and Potsdam. Sometimes those being released can see others
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Relive the journey of South Korea’s Kim Yeji winning silver in the women’s air pistol final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker is suing the university and school leaders, saying they wrongfully fired him and violated his constitutional rights in response to sexual harassment allegations. His federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Michigan says they undertook an “improper, sham investigation” last year after rape survivor and activist
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nicolás Maduro, ousted president of Venezuela. Personal Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Nicolás Maduro Moros Father: Nicolás Maduro García Mother: Teresa de Jesús Moros Marriage: Cilia Flores Children: Nicolás Jr. Other Facts Worked as a bus driver
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Matchday 2 of the women’s volleyball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games wraps up with four games on the slate.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Personal: Birth date: August 21, 1973 Birth place: Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) Birth name: Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin Father: Michael Brin, mathematician and economist Mother: Eugenia Brin, NASA scientist Marriage: Nicole Shanahan (2018-2022, divorced); Anne Wojcicki (2007-2015, divorced) Children:
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Running recap of table tennis action from August 1.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Algunos usuarios de Instagram recibieron el miércoles una impactante notificación de la aplicación: ciertas fotos fueron eliminadas permanentemente de los archivos de Historias de la app, sin posibilidad de recuperarse. “Esta historia ya no está disponible”, vieron algunos usuarios en ciertas Historias. “Debido a un problema técnico, esta historia
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Mientras Venezuela vive días de mucha tensión e incertidumbre tras las elecciones presidenciales, el presidente Nicolás Maduro y el multimillonario Elon Musk han escalado una insólita disputa. En un discurso pronunciado este miércoles, Maduro denunció una serie de presuntos ataques protagonizados por “el imperialismo estadounidense, la derecha internacional, el narcotráfico colombiano
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police say a bomb exploded in a roadside market in Nigeria’s Borno state killing at least 16 people and wounding several others. The government imposed a 24-hour curfew after the bombing attack, the second such attack in recent weeks. The attack happened at about 8 p.m. local time Wednesday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. Another was jailed for only a few months. They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. The youngest is 19, the oldest 71. Among
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Team USA and Olympic basketball have become synonymous with each other over the years. The women’s and men’s teams have won the gold medal 9 and 16 times respectively, putting together squads that can be considered a “who’s who” of the NBA and WNBA, including the all-conquering Dream Team
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on Thursday, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia have made their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. Moscow on Thursday released U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza in a multinational deal officials say has set two dozen people free. The trade follows
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A New York appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to lift a gag order that continues to restrict his public statements in the wake of his New York criminal conviction. As it stands, the gag order bars Trump from publicly discussing the prosecutors, court staff and their families.
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks tumbled Thursday after fresh data stoked fears that the US economy is weakening as interest rates stay at a 23-year high. The Dow slid by 496 points, or 1.2%, after plunging more than 700 points earlier in the session. The S&P 500 lost 1.4% and the
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