VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — And now, the real work begins for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team. The four-time defending Olympic gold medalists arrived in France on Wednesday to begin their final preparations for the Paris Games . Their train from London arrived in their early afternoon, about three hours before the team was slated
PARIS (AP) — Sip a cool caipirinha cocktail in Brazil. Sample a spicy samosa in India. Boogie down with a DJ in France ‘til the early hours. Or, do all three in a day — and perhaps meet some athletes, too. If you’re in Paris but don’t have tickets for the Olympics , organizers want
The majority of Venezuelans are religious — just like parts of the country’s political history. But as they prepare for the upcoming presidential election, it’s hard to say exactly how religious Venezuelans are and what specifically they believe. The government has not released official figures in more than a decade. Most estimates provided by researchers
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the main opposition party in a bid to form a broad-based government that would address governance issues raised in deadly protests. President William Ruto on Wednesday appointed the minority leader in parliament and opposition leader Raila
Meta says it has taken down about 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, involves persuading a person to send explicit photos online and then threatening to make the images
Politika | 24.07.2024 | access_time 11:40 Foto: Skupština Srbije/Peđa Vučković Poslanici Skupštine Srbije nastavili su danas sednicu započetu juče, na kojoj je mimo dnevnog reda, dominirala polemika o litijumu posle negodovanja opozicije što ta tema nije uvrštena u dnevni red, pre nego najavljenih 60 tačaka. U tom obimnom dnevnom redu, prva tačka je Deklaracija sa
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf) By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] After dropping out of the presidential race, Joe Biden will address the nation tonight at 8 p.m. ET. Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted Biden’s endorsement and is
PARIS (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the US Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Gauff, the reigning US Open champion, is set to make her Olympic debut and will be the first tennis athlete to carry the US flag. She and James were chosen by
PARIS (AP) — Maggie Steffens and the U.S. women’s water polo team are hoping to follow in Taylor Swift’s footsteps at the Paris Olympics . Steffens and her teammates attended one of Swift’s Eras Tour concerts at Paris’ La Défense Arena in May. The last three rounds of the men’s and women’s water polo tournaments
PARIS (AP) — Winner. Entertainer. History maker. By the time the Paris Olympics are over, Noah Lyles hopes to be all of that, and maybe more. The confident 26-year-old sprinter thinks he can win medals, break records and bring the entire sport of track and field onto America’s screens for more than 10 days every
