UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with local Muslim community leaders and police in Solihull in England on Thursday, a day after British anti-racism campaigners filled the streets of towns and cities across the country and police put on a massive show of force, largely stifling a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations. UK Prime Minister
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — The U.S. and Australia are set for the next chapter in their international women’s basketball rivalry at the Olympics . The teams will play in Friday’s semifinals for a spot in Sunday’s gold medal game. France will face Belgium in
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the US women’s basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic history. In addition to trying to become the first Olympic team — male or female — to win eight consecutive gold medals, they
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Luo Shifang beat Maude Charron of Canada in the women’s 59-kilogram division on Thursday, making China a perfect 3 for 3 in the opening weightlifting events at the Paris Olympics . The 23-year-old Luo set three Games records, lifting 107
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. NANTERRE, France (AP) — Judith Forca scored five times in regulation and made her attempt in the penalty shootout, helping Spain beat the Netherlands 19-18 on Thursday in the women’s water polo semifinals at the Paris Olympics . Bea Ortiz, Elena Ruiz, Paula
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson bailed out the U.S. women out from a near collapse Thursday in the Olympic 4×100 relay, overcoming a German runner in the anchor leg to help the Americans win their heat and move to the gold-medal race. The U.S. men, who haven’t won a medal in this event since
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy ran through the woods, ripped off his bulletproof vest and ran into a pond after hearing the cries of a missing 5-year-old autistic boy. Volusia County Sheriff’s Deputy Wes Brough scooped the boy up, and the child wrapped his arms tightly around Brough’s neck as they trudged
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — As he coasted along Paris’ Seine River during the Olympic opening ceremony, one word came to Haitian swimmer Alexandre Grand’Pierre’s mind. “Iconic.” For the seven athletes competing for Haiti, participating in the Paris Games has always been about more than
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. VERSAILLES, France (AP) — When Laura Kraut competed in equestrian at the Paris Olympics she was one of the few showjumpers wearing a protective airbag vest. That’s likely to change. Along with horse welfare , rider safety is an ongoing issue for the
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Vinesh Phogat, the Indian women’s wrestler who qualified for the Olympic final at 50 kilograms and then was disqualified for barely missing weight, announced her retirement on social media on Thursday. In a post translated from Hindi , Phogat said:
