Croatian Barbara Matic won the gold medal in the women’s under 70kg judo, while Georgia’s Lasha Bekauri won the gold medal in the men’s under 100kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
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Jessica Fox claims history with gold medal in C-1 final to become most decorated canoe slalom athlete in Olympic history. American Evy Leibfarth surprised performance earns her bronze.
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German veteran Angelique Kerber bowed out of professional tennis at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after losing, 7-6(4), 6-4, 7-6(6), in the quarter-finals in a three-set thriller against world No. 7 Zheng Qinwen of China.
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Brazil star Marta, perhaps the most celebrated player in women’s soccer, was shown a red card versus Spain at the 2024 Paris Olympics in what could signal her last appearance in a Brazil shirt at a major competition.
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Follow along as the U.S. women’s soccer team looks to top Group B in its last group stage match against Australia.
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AP National Writer Every few years when the Olympics would roll around, the unmistakable pangs Jen Castellano knew were coming but was powerless to stop would hit. Of chalk on her hands. The beam underneath her feet. The sounds and smell of a packed gym. The intoxicating mix of frustration, determination and joy while trying
Continue ReadingCalMatters Of all the insidious threats faced by wildland firefighters — extreme heat, desiccated forests, unpredictable fire behavior and a nearly year-round fire season — what might be the most fearsome? Humans. People do dangerous things, things that start wildfires. Pushing a burning car into a gully. Mowing the lawn on a hot summer day.
Continue Reading LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A Russian couple arrested on spying charges in December 2022 have pleaded guilty and were sentenced in the Slovenian capital to 19 months in prison each and released on time served. The Ljubljana court Wednesday also banned the sleeper agents from returning to Slovenia for a period of five years. The
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Day 5 of Olympic tennis tousled the women’s draw to the final four, and the men’s quarterfinal crew is set.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in England has won his second match at the Paris Olympics. Steven van de Velde received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.
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The San Luis City Council race has concluded with nine candidates vying for a seat on the council for the next four years.
Continue Reading La carrera por un asiento en el Consejo Municipal de San Luis, Arizona, ha llegado a su fin, con 9 candidatos compitiendo por una posición.
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Six countries are looking for redemption in the Olympic women’s team foil event after being left off the podium in the individual competition.
Continue Reading Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 rifle is unconstitutional, but the state’s cap on magazines over 10 rounds passes constitutional muster. That’s what a federal judge concluded in a 69-page opinion Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan wrote that he was compelled to rule as he did because of
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered a French citizen arrested in Russia to remain in custody ahead of his trial on charges of unlawfully collecting information on military issues. Laurent Vinatier was arrested in the Russian capital in June as tensions flared between Moscow and Paris following French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about
Continue ReadingBROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Drag racing Hall of Famer John Force may contend for another Funny Car title, even though he won’t drive the rest of the season as he recovers from a traumatic brain injury after a crash in Virginia last month. John Force Racing president Robert Hight announced this week past Funny Car
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state’s death penalty is legal. All five justices agreed Wednesday with at least part of the ruling, opening the door to restart executions in a state that hasn’t put an inmate to death since 2011. South Carolina’s death penalty now includes
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it put up with the name. The new name was one of a flurry of fan attractions around the
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Guatemala’s Adriana Ruano won gold in the event, marking the first time the country has won a medal in the event at the Olympics.
Continue Reading BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband. Court records show that a Manatee County jury returned the guilty verdict late Tuesday against Ashley Benefield. She had been charged with second-degree murder, but the jurors opted for a lesser offense. The
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