Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An agreement has been made allowing French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. Initially barred from the ceremony due to her hijab, Sylla will now wear a cap provided by the French Olympic Committee. The cap, designed to cover her hair, meets the requirements
Continue ReadingBy Elijah Westbrook Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — An MTA bus crashed into a Burger King overnight in Kensington, Brooklyn. Investigators believe the bus driver, a man in his 50s, suffered a heart attack before the crash. He was hospitalized in stable condition. Surveillance video shows the B16 bus
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight. But engineers do finally have some possible answers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says the future of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be settled next month. That’s when the Cypriot energy regulator is due to rule on whether to accept the terms of the project’s Greek operator, which wants Cypriot consumers
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of killing a former Ukrainian lawmaker, local authorities say, after her fatal shooting in the city of Lviv. Iryna Farion, 60, died in hospital last Friday after she was shot in western Ukraine, the mayor of Lviv,
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Third seed Elena Rybakina became the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Olympic tennis competition on Thursday, hours after the draw was made at Roland-Garros.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los cancilleres de Colombia, Luis Gilberto Murillo, y de Brasil, Mauro Vieira, se reunirán este jueves en Brasilia, informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia en un comunicado. Los ministros revisarán la agenda bilateral, que cubre temas sociales, económicos, comerciales, ambientales y culturales. La agenda del canciller colombiano incluye
Continue ReadingAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video is soundtracked by Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” a cut from her 2016 landmark album, “Lemonade.” “We choose freedom,” Harris says in the clip, as Beyoncé’s powerful chorus kicks in: “Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move. Freedom, cut me loose! Yeah.” Harris also
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Skateboarding might be a highly anticipated sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but don’t think you can just go skating around Olympic Village.
Continue Reading Skateboarding might be a highly anticipated sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but don’t think you can just go skating around Olympic Village.
Continue ReadingBy Joe Holden Click here for updates on this story WEST CALN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Charges against a Chester County couple have been upgraded to first-degree murder and conspiracy in the starvation and torture death of Malinda Hoagland, according to court records and the county district attorney’s office. The 12-year-old died in May, described
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Katie Ledecky and Regan Smith explain how their minds go blank before a big race.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer A court case could soon settle a spicy dispute: Who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? A former PepsiCo executive is suing the company in California, saying it destroyed his career after questioning his claim that he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. According to his lawsuit, Richard Montañez began working for PepsiCo as a janitor
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La próxima presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, anunció este jueves que Zoé Robledo Aburto fue ratificado como titular del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) para su gobierno 2024-2030. Con dicho nombramiento, la futura mandataria mexicana inauguró la lista del gabinete ampliado, que se suma a las 21 secretarías del
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Soccer star Marta helped Brazil open up its Olympic tournament with a 1-0 win against Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Games.
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Coco Gauff may be a tennis prodigy and one of the top American athletes to represent the USA at the Summer Olympics, but she still finds herself getting caught up in the glamour of the Paris Games. Gauff will serve as flag bearer alongside basketball superstar LeBron James
Continue ReadingCNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Coco Gauff may be a tennis prodigy and one of the top American athletes to represent the USA at the Summer Olympics, but she still finds herself getting caught up in the glamour of the Paris Games. Gauff will serve as flag bearer alongside basketball superstar LeBron
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and abuse in the federal prison system. The Federal Prison Oversight Act, which passed the Senate on July 10 and the
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As Italian rower Luca Chiumento prepares for the quadruple sculls at the Olympic Games, his father arrived from Italy by bicycle on Thursday, raising money for charity in the process.
Continue ReadingBy Jeramie Bizzle Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police are searching for the gunman who shot a man in a wheelchair in Greater Grand Crossing Wednesday night. Police say just before 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 7400 block of South Perry Avenue, where they found the victim with
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