Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A court in Libya has sentenced 12 current and former officials to terms of up to 27 years in prison over their involvement in the collapse of two dams last year that sent a wall of water several meters high through the center of a coastal city. Thousands of people
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The Palace of Versailles offers equestrian sports one of the most attractive venues of the Paris Olympics. On Sunday, riders and horses got a memorable gallop around the sumptuous-looking gardens where the team and individual eventing competition have taken place. Under a bright sun, about 40,000 fans enjoyed the
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Just four hundredths of a second separated American teammates Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh at the top of the women’s 100m butterfly podium.
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The Americans set the tone at Round 1 of 2024 Olympic in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, winning their heats and tallying the two highest single-wave scores of the first phase of competition.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Experimentation is the basis of the scientific process — and it’s at the heart of what it means to be human and question the world around us. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors produced the first maps of the stars and practiced alchemy, the precursor to chemistry. Even Sir Isaac Newton,
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Brazil’s Keno Machado knocked off Great Britain’s Patrick Brown in the opening round of men’s heavyweight boxing at the 2024 Olympic Games, winning by split decision.
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China’s badminton pair of Tan and Liu shutout America’s Xu and Xu in the second day of group play at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan defeated Kosovo’s Distria Krasniqi in the 52kg weight class to win gold at the Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Stephanie Becker, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — After California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a directive ordering state officials to take down homeless encampments, John Janosko returned to a dead-end street in Oakland where he once lived for years in one of the state’s largest camps. Longtime residents of the makeshift shelters
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Team USA’s flyweight boxer Roscoe Hill was dominant in his opening Round of 32 bout against Omar Ahmadisafa.
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The reigning Olympic floor champion will not get to defend her title after an unusual performance for Jade Carey in Sunday’s gymnastics qualifying session.
Continue Reading The reigning Olympic floor champion will not get to defend her title after an unusual performance for Jade Carey in Sunday’s gymnastics qualifying session.
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The major upsets in the first Olympic fencing events on Saturday should’ve been an indicator to expect the unexpected in the subsequent women’s individual foil and men’s individual epee events.
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Massive changes are coming in the sport of rowing, as Paris 2024 marks the swan song for lightweight classes.
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Uzbekistan’s Diyora Keldiyorova and other medal winners accept their medals for the 52kg judo competition.
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Watch some of the top moments from Subdivision 4 of women’s qualifications at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Including Ellie Black, Shallon Olsen, Marine Boyer and Melanie de Jesus dos Santos.
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Australia’s Maddison Levi scores seven tries on the first day of the women’s rugby tournament. She scored a hat trick in each game. The feat is impressive by the Aussie.
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Inflation looks vastly different between these two beachside metropolises. The pace of home construction has been a deciding factor for both regions. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater region in Florida recently saw the lowest inflation rate among 23 metropolitan areas across the country — 1.8% in the 12 months that
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Day two of rowing action at the Paris Olympic Games featured some gameplan tinkering in the pair boats.
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Hifumi Abe wins gold as the men accept their medals for the 66kg judo competition.
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