Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany . It turned them into possibly its prettiest performances of the Olympic tournament to far. Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points after being inserted into the starting
Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the Balkan country’s government recently signed with the European Union. Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the Balkan country’s government recently signed with the European Union. Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM]
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women’s volleyball team had a bad enough start in its Olympic title defense. It managed to keep it from turning into a disaster. The Americans lost the first two sets to China on Monday in a pool play format where total points and sets won can become playoff tiebreakers. So
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — One person is dead and at least six others were injured following a mass shooting Sunday at a park in upstate New York. Rochester police said they responded to Maplewood Park around 6:20 p.m. to a large gathering with shots fired and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds. An adult
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Los Angeles police and fire departments say they responded to a Los Angeles house
There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball . The only acceptable result from these Paris Olympics is another gold medal. And the most recent gold was one of the toughest to get. At the Tokyo Games three years ago, the U.S. trailed Spain by 10 in the quarterfinals, trailed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave that is expected to bake much of the U.S. again Thursday. California’s top fire official said Wednesday that so far this year the state has
RIMINI, Italy (AP) — Two-time podium finisher Romain Bardet won the opening stage of the Tour de France and claimed the yellow jersey for the first time on Saturday. Combined with severe heat, one of the most challenging opening legs in recent memory created problems for Mark Cavendish and many other riders as cycling’s biggest
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited a police officer who was hospitalised after being wounded in a crossbow attack while guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday. Vucic spoke to the officer in the hospital, and told reporters “it is important that our hero (police officer) Milos Jevremovic is alive.” He promised a sweeping crackdown
Here’s the latest for Saturday, June 29th: Iran to hold runoff election; Crossbow attacker wounds a police officer guarding Israel’s embassy in Serbia; Tropical Storm Beryl forecast to become a major hurricane; France to hold first round of parliamentary elections Here’s the latest for Saturday, June 29th: Iran to hold runoff election; Crossbow attacker wounds
