Thompson-Herah wins 100m, 200m sprinting double-double gold
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah won the 200m gold medal, recording the second fastest time ever. She is the first woman in history to have won both…
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Four gymnasts fall in high bar final
Kazakhstan’s Milad Karim, Japan’s Kitazono Takeru, Australia’s Tyson Bull and the Netherlands’ Bart Deurloo all came off the high bar at least once…
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Relive Simone Biles’ Olympic beam routine in primetime
Catch a replay of Simone Biles’ last routine in Tokyo tonight on…
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Florida’s Broward County school district reverses its mask mandate after funding threat from the governor
By Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN Florida’s second-largest school district said it will withdraw its mask mandate after the governor…
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Teen phenom Athing Mu wins 800m gold, breaks American record
Teenager Athing Mu won 800m gold at the Tokyo Olympics, breaking Ajee Wilson’s American record in 1:55.21 to give the U.S. its first Games title in…
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Athing Mu, 19, ends half-century U.S. drought with women’s 800m gold
The 19-year-old phenom also took down the American record in her Olympic gold medal-winning…
Continue Reading‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their…
Continue Reading‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads
The country’s Covid-19 response coordinator says vaccine requirements are a growing…
Continue Reading This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases
With the pace of inoculations slowing, Austin, Texas, is scrambling to get more shots in arms, dedicating personnel at sites across the city — vet…
Continue ReadingThis Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases
By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Dakin Andone, CNN When Camila Fortuna went with her mother last week to a mobile veterinary clinic in Austin,…
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Olympic Wrestling Day 11: USA’s Mensah-Stock takes gold
American wrestler Tamyra Mensah won gold in the women’s 68kg freestyle Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. In men’s Greco-Roman wrestling, Hungary’s Tamas…
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Abrahamson: Tenth, sad but not disappointed — because the love of family is so sweet
Learn more about Tyra Gittens, who competed for Trinidad and Tobago, in the women’s long…
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Spain’s Katir cruises into 5,000m final with fastest time
Katir, making his debut at a major international championship, clocked 13:30.10 to finish ahead of American Paul…
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Gobert, France take down Italy, advance to men’s semifinals
The Italians didn’t make it an easy fight, but France pulled away in the fourth quarter to advance to the men’s basketball…
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Gunman shot 3 workers at SmileDirectClub in Antioch, Tennessee, before officers killed him, police say
By Gregory Lemos and Jason Hanna, CNN An employee of a SmileDirectClub manufacturing facility in Tennessee opened fire there Tuesday morning,…
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Noah Lyles third in tight 200m heat, moves to final
Noah Lyles finished third in a tight 200m semifinal heat on Tuesday. The American sprinter is headed to the finals after clocking…
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Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four…
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De Grasse clocks personal-best 19.73 to win 200m semi
Andre De Grasse of Canada won semifinal three of the men’s 200m in 19.73, breaking his personal best; American Kenny Bednarek took second in…
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Erriyon Knighton takes 200m semi, heads to final
Seventeen-year-old Erriyon Knighton made the 200m final at the Tokyo Olympics, winning the first semifinal in…
Continue ReadingWhite House mourns recent suicides among officers who responded to Capitol insurrection: ‘A sad reminder’ of January 6 attack
Former Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff calls for better mental health care after four officers who were at the Capitol on January 6 have died by suicide.…
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