PARIS (AP) — Athletes made some of their final preparations for the Paris Olympics on Thursday, the eve of the official start of the Games. Soccer and rugby action continued, while archery and handball competitions got underway. Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team practiced their routines ahead of qualifying this weekend. They will
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Cease of the San Diego Padres has not allowed a hit through eight innings against the Washington Nationals. Cease has thrown 103 pitches, including 63 strikes, and has faced one batter over the minimum. The 28-year-old right-hander has allowed only three baserunners. Lane Thomas walked with one out in the first
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday for a two-day meeting to discuss a global tax on the super-rich, a top priority for Brazil, which holds the presidency. According to the proposal before the Group of 20 , individuals with over $1
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Democratic Alliance took the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court Thursday over a preelection speech in May given by President Cyril Ramaphosa. It’s an early sign of friction between the new coalition partners. The court papers were submitted to the Electoral
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, passing a resolution Thursday that condemns her performance in the job. The resolution, which is purely symbolic, echoes an attack line that Republican Donald Trump has taken against Harris
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House on Thursday as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . The protesters poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolized the blood of those killed in Gaza. They chanted, “Arrest Netanyahu,”
PARIS (AP) — Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police Thursday, the latest group of migrants and homeless people to be driven out of the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. The group of largely African migrants
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff plans to avoid pestering LeBron James when they share flag-bearing duties for the United States during Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony along the Seine River. Yes, the reigning U.S. Open champion said Thursday, she will heed her tennis teammates’ request that she ask the NBA’s career leading scorer for some commemorative
PARIS (AP) — Flavor Flav stopped for hugs, handshakes and high-fives as he made his way around the Team USA House at the Paris Games on Thursday. He never stopped smiling. “This is quite an experience for me right now, you know, because the only time I’ve ever seen the Olympics was on TV,” Flav
Evelyne Viens scored in the 79th minute to give reigning Olympic champion Canada a 2-1 victory over New Zealand on Thursday in a match that was overshadowed by allegations of drone surveillance at the Ferns’ practice . Viens, who came into the match as a substitute in the 67th, took a long pass from Jessie
