Paris Olympics: Simone Biles, Team USA rule women’s gymnastics

Associated Press 07/31/2024

PARIS — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a…

UK knife attack update: 2 kids dead, 11 others hurt in deadly rampage

Associated Press 07/30/2024

LONDON — A teenage boy with a knife attacked a children’s dance and yoga class in northwest England on Monday, killing two children and wounding 11 other people in a “ferocious” rampage that sent bloodied children running…

UK knife attack: Bloodied children seen fleeing community center

Associated Press 07/30/2024

LONDON — At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained a 17-year-old male suspect and seized a knife. A…

Paris Olympics: Best version of Djokovic beats diminished Nadal

Associated Press 07/30/2024

PARIS — Novak Djokovic, who won, and Rafael Nadal, who lost, met at the net and hugged after playing at the Paris Olympics in the 60th — and quite possibly last — installment of a record-breaking and…

Taylor Swift Munich concert: Fans swarm hill to watch show for free

Associated Press 07/29/2024

MUNICH — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, or Olympiaberg, one of the highest elevations…

Paris Olympics: US men’s basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84

Associated Press 07/29/2024

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away…

Obamas endorse Kamala Harris for US president

Associated Press 07/27/2024

ATLANTA — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular…

Snoop Dogg carries Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris

Associated Press 07/27/2024

SAINT-DENIS, France — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the opening ceremony. He was one of the final torch bearers…

Kamala Harris using Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’ as her campaign song

Associated Press 07/26/2024

NEW YORK — In Vice President Kamala Harris’ first 2024 presidential campaign video, a familiar rhythm rings out. The clip, which touches on issues of gun violence, health care and abortion, is soundtracked by Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” a…

Taiwan prepares for typhoon that left 12 dead in Philippines

Associated Press 07/24/2024

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that already worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, killed at least 12 people and displaced 600,000. Typhoon Gaemi’s…

US Secret Service chief: We failed in mission to protect Trump

Associated Press 07/23/2024

WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that her agency failed in its mission to protect former President Donald Trump during a highly contentious congressional hearing with lawmakers of both major political parties demanding she…

‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office in North America

Associated Press 07/22/2024

Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling ” Twisters ” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio…

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