MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Trinity Rodman and Korbin Albert both scored and the United States remained undefeated at the Olympics with a 2-1 victory over Australia on Wednesday to conclude the group stage. The Americans, who already qualified for the quarterfinals, will play Japan on Saturday at Parc des Princes in Paris. Australia had to
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Recent changes made by New Orleans Saints third-year coach Dennis Allen reflect the urgency surrounding his employment situation. Training camp was moved to Southern California with an eye toward improving weather conditions and lessening outside distractions. Before that, there were staff changes highlighted by a new offensive coordinator , who is
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked the Polish people for forgiveness during observances Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, saying Germans must never forget the immeasurable suffering inflicted on the neighboring nation. “We Germans must not forget,” the German head of state said in Warsaw, the Polish capital, where
A pair of assassinations of anti-Israel militant leaders hours apart is threatening to set off a regional clash and upend already fragile talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza . The deadly round of strikes, retaliation and negotiations escalated Wednesday when Hamas’ political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed, hours after he attended the inauguration
DENVER (AP) — One person has been killed in a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills, authorities said Wednesday, as almost 100 large blazes burned across the western U.S. The death came in a fire north of the town of Lyons that had burned about two square miles (five square kilometers) by Wednesday morning, said
Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday , two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling stronger, more persistent storms and the state’s infrastructure lags along the Green Mountains’ riverside villages with steep faces and rolling hills
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas’ political leader in the heart of Tehran, coming after a week in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised U.S. lawmakers he would continue his war against Hamas until “total victory,” points to an Israeli leader ever more openly at odds with Biden administration efforts to calm the
PARIS (AP) — Shinnosuke Oka of Japan won the men’s all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting the two main favorites in a nail-biting contest. The former junior world champion won with a total of 86.832 points ahead of Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng, both of China. Defending Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto
PARIS (AP) — Karlis Lasmanis scored eight points to lead defending champion Latvia to a 21-12 victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday to improve to 2-0 in men’s 3×3 basketball pool play at the Paris Olympics . Nauris Miezis added five points and six rebounds in the win after Latvia opened the tournament by beating
PARIS (AP) — Kanak Jha secured the U.S. its best Olympic run in men’s table tennis by reaching the last 16 at the Paris Games on Wednesday, while the shock of the tournament came when world No. 1 Wang Chuqin of China lost to 26th-ranked Truls Moregard of Sweden. Jha, the 120th-ranked player in the
