The leader of Hezbollah warned that the conflict with Israel has entered a new phase following the killing of a senior commander Fouad Shukur in a rare Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital. The leader of Hezbollah warned that the conflict with Israel has entered a new phase following the killing of a senior commander
PARIS (AP) — Sunisa Lee called coach Jess Graba not long ago and told him it was over. The process of trying to navigate two kidney diseases that made the 2020 Olympic gymnastics champion’s weight yo-yo had become too much. The uncertainty. The frustration. All of it. Come to the gym, Graba told her. This
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four Las Vegas teenagers accused in the fatal beating of their high school classmate have agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a deal that will keep them from being tried as adults, lawyers said Thursday. The teens originally were charged in January as adults with second-degree murder and conspiracy
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Angels star Mike Trout needs a second surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee, ending another injury-marred campaign for the three-time MVP. Trout said Thursday in a social media post that an MRI revealed the new meniscus tear. He previously had surgery on May 3 to repair the meniscus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in his agency. Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson killed Massey , a 36-year-old Black woman, over a
Live updates: Follow AP’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, including Simone Biles’ pursuit of another gold medal in the women’s gymnastics all-around finals. PARIS (AP) — True to their word, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team showed up to see Simone Biles at the Paris Games. Several members of the Olympic squad —
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — When action at the Olympic track starts Friday, Sha’Carri Richardson , Noah Lyles and the rest will be going for gold, a $50,000 check and a chance to go out with a clang. All winners in track and field will be given the honor of ringing the big bell inscribed with
PARIS (AP) — Table tennis at the Paris Olympics has reached the knockout rounds for singles play, with men’s and women’s medals set to be handed out this weekend. Felix Lebrun of France won again Thursday to book a spot in the semifinals. Kanak Jha became the first U.S. men’s player to reach the quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) — A racism scandal has heightened tension for the Olympic quarterfinal confrontation between bitter football rivals France and Argentina at the Paris Games on Friday. There’ll likely be booing at the venue in Bordeaux. The fallout from a video of Argentina players singing an offensive song about French players of African heritage as
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Explosions in secretive underground nuclear facilities. Cyber attacks. Top scientists poisoned. Natural gas pipelines sabotaged. All these and more have been blamed on Israel in its shadow war with Iran. And the latest accusation, that Israel is behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, only expands that
