Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the…
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24 storylines for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
With 329 medal events taking place and over 10,000 athletes participating, there are an endless number of storylines for the weeks ahead. Where to…
Continue Reading California’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
Associated Press California’s largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening…
Continue Reading With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister’s visit, China shows its rising influence
Associated Press In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a…
Continue Reading UN fund warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti’s education system as it announces grant
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts…
Continue Reading Over 30 injured after a van with 50 migrants overturns in Serbia, reports say
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s state television reports that a van carrying some 50 migrants overturned on Friday in southwestern Serbia,…
Continue ReadingBarack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona’s state primaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading EU sends first $1.6 billion from frozen Russia assets to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union says it had made 1.5 billion euros available to support Ukraine, the first tranche of money…
Continue ReadingIn 3×3 basketball, American women are seeking golden confirmation and men some Olympic redemption
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — One is the defending Olympic champion. The other failed to even qualify for the Summer Games when 3×3 basketball…
Continue Reading Governor of Italy’s Liguria region resigns after being arrested for alleged corruption
ROME (AP) — The governor of Italy’s northern Liguria region has resigned after being held under house arrest since May as part of a corruption…
Continue Reading Unbowed by Oct. 7 aftermath, Israeli, Palestinian teens come together for future of troubled region
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, a small nongovernmental group called Jerusalem Peacebuilders is pressing ahead…
Continue Reading Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel…
Continue Reading 95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on…
Continue Reading Chinese-Chilean table tennis player makes Olympics debut at age 58 in the Paris Games
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Table tennis player Zeng Zhiying left China in 1989, the same year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, to…
Continue Reading For Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to…
Continue Reading A Russian man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders has been arrested
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says it has arrested a man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders. The Federal Security…
Continue Reading Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House…
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