Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s armed forces have been deployed along the River Seine to make it safe, both in and out of the water during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The ceremony will involve thousands of Olympians sailing down the river at sunset toward the Eiffel Tower. The unprecedented decision
Continue Reading NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The federal government has ordered an offshore wind developer off Nantucket Island to suspend operations after parts of a damaged turbine blade ended up littering beaches. Federal officials said Wednesday that operations at Vineyard Wind have been suspended until it can be determined whether the “blade failure” impacts other turbine blades.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A meteor streaked over the New York City skyline before disintegrating over nearby New Jersey, according to NASA. William Cooke, the head of the space agency’s Meteoroid Environments Office, said the fireball was first sighted at an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) above Manhattan at around 11:17 a.m. Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingKENT, Wash. (AP) — Brittany Force will return to her Top Fuel dragster this week in Seattle, her first time competing since her father John’s horrific accident in Virginia last month. John Force Racing said this week that with 16-time NHRA champion John Force “responding positively to treatment” for the traumatic brain injury he suffered
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found them in the back of his truck near the French border. According to authorities, smugglers loaded the 12 Eritrean women on his truck at a rest stop near the
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention. Both his family and the Portuguese honorary consul spoke to The Associated Press. Martin Joseph Figueira is a consultant for
Continue Reading Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — An foundation says a legendary French priest and a lifelong advocate of the homeless has been accused of committing acts that would amount to “sexual assault or sexual harassment.” Its founder, the late French cleric Abbé Pierre, was one of France’s most beloved public figures. The Emmaus Community says
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, according to the country’s state news agency. The tanker, the MT Prestige Falcon, had 16 crewmembers on board, mostly Indians, when it
Continue Reading AP Soccer Writer Lionel Messi is facing calls to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina players after they won the Copa America on Sunday. An Argentinean government official said Messi, who is the team captain, and the president of the country’s soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, should apologize after a video was shared on social
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and exposed racist double standards among the then-segregated ranks. On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, causing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were found to be unjustly punished in 1944 following a horrific port explosion that killed hundreds of service members and exposed racist double standards among the then-segregated ranks. On July 17, 1944, munitions being loaded onto a cargo ship detonated, causing
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — US Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors found to be unjustly punished in 1944 after a deadly California port explosion.
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We continue our Prep Football Summer Series with the Central Spartans.
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Get to know more about U.S. breaking star Logan Edra as she prepares to make her Olympic debut this summer in Paris.
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French anti-terror police have detained an alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer suspected of wanting to target the Olympic torch relay. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the man was detained Wednesday in the Alsace region of eastern France. It said he runs a group titled “French Aryan division” on the social media channel Telegram and
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Angel City FC announced Wednesday that Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and Southern California dean for communication and journalism Willow Bay will be the new controlling owners of what the franchise calls the most valuable women’s sports team in the world. The married couple will acquire the controlling stake of
Continue Reading Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to visit Serbia later this week to discuss a tentative deal with the Balkan country for the controversial excavation of lithium, a critical substance in making batteries for electric vehicles. The largest carmaker in Europe, Germany, wants to secure lithium for its electric vehicle
Continue Reading ALTO, Ga. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies serving a warrant in another county have shot and killed two people in northeast Georgia on Tuesday. The Forysth County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were serving an arrest warrant on a sex offender for violating his probation in the Banks County town of Alto. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — ‘Shogun’ tops all Emmy nominees with 25 and ‘The Bear’ leads comedies with 23, setting a new comedy series record.
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At just 16 years old, Quincy Wilson is the youngest American male track and field Olympian ever. He surprised even himself by making the Olympic team for the Paris Olympics.
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