Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said she was “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’ decision to compete in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event. Lyles didn’t publicly reveal he’d tested positive for
LONDON (AP) — A man who used social media to stoke racial hatred during the far-right violence that erupted in Britain last week and encouraged people to torch hotels housing asylum seekers was sentenced Friday to more than three years in prison. The term handed down to Tyler Kay, a 26-year-old father of three, was
SAO PAULO (AP) — A plane able to carry dozens of passengers crashed in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Friday, local media reported, but it was not immediately clear how many people were aboard. The local firefighters corps confirmed that the plane fell in the city of Vinhedo, but did not offer more details. Brazil’s
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Just when it appeared the U.S. had conceded its dominance with an early exit from Women’s World Cup, the Americans have roared back under new coach Emma Hayes with an undefeated run in the Paris Olympics . There’s one more hurdle: The
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday. The Americans, who extended their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games, will face either France
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — Many hoped the Paris Olympics would be the post-COVID Games. Instead they seem to be the ‘’who cares about COVID’’ Games. Noah Lyles won a bronze with the virus in front of tens of thousands of spectators, and dozens of other athletes
Follow along for the latest updates from today’s Olympic action. SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Lydia Ko of New Zealand shot a 4-under 68 to share the lead Friday, leaving her 18 holes away from a chance to complete her Olympic medal collection with gold that would send her into the LPGA Hall of Fame. Ko
MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June, an Italian appeals court said Friday. The slander conviction is the only one remaining
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Sweden’s ambassador to Mali was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours following what it said was a hostile statement by a Swedish minister, the government said Friday. The ousting of Ambassador Kristina Kuhnel comes days after Mali severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine , prompting comments by Sweden’s minister for
