NANTERRE, France (AP) — Nikola Dedovic scored four times and Serbia beat the U.S. 10-6 on Friday in the semifinals of the men’s water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics , ending the Americans’ surprising run. Serbia is trying to become the third men’s team to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals. Just like in
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week, with the rights chief decrying “an alarmingly high number” of executions in such a short period of time. The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Friday it
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous situations, from spraying to kill illegal drug crops in Central America to navigating smoky skies to drop fire retardant as wildfires scorch the Western United States. Once in the 1980s, his plane went down when
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway is unlikely go ahead with the trial of a Russian citizen who was arrested in the Scandinavian country in 2022 on espionage charges and who was part of a massive, multinational prisoner swap between Russia and the United States last week, a senior prosecutor said Friday. The trial for Mikhail
ROME (AP) — Italian beach establishments mounted a symbolic two-hour strike early Friday aimed at pressuring the government not to enact a decades-old EU directive to allow more competition in the sector, long a symbol of Italy’s failure to reform the economy. Italy’s 6,500 beach concessions generate some 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in annual
Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — B-girl India from the Netherlands beat refugee team member b-girl Talash in the first ever breaking battle at the Olympics, kicking off the women’s competition as breaking — or break dancing — debuted at the Paris Games on Friday. India Sardjoe — known
Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. PARIS (AP) — For Daniel Wiffen, it was the beginning of his open water career. And, in all likelihood, the ending. The star of Olympic swimming for Ireland after winning a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle and a bronze in the 1,500 free, Wiffen dove
Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Harrie Lavreysen will try to defend his Olympic sprint title against Matthew Richardson of Australia, who upset his Dutch countryman Jeffrey Hoogland in their semifinal, on Friday night at the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Lavreysen, who beat Hoogland in the finals at
Follow along for live updates from today’s Olympic action. MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Valentin Bontus of Austria took gold after winning two finals races Friday in men’s kitesurfing , the new, fastest sport at the Summer Olympics , whose medals bring to a close sailing competitions in Marseille . Toni Vodisek of Slovenia got silver
The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity. Faster development is one thing Congress and the administration agree on. President Joe Biden signed legislation in July to modernize the licensing of new reactor technologies so they can be built faster. Republican and
