Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Win or lose the men’s soccer final on Friday, Thierry Henry says the Paris Olympics have been a triumph for France. “When we decide to be together, we are unstoppable, no matter the outcome of a match or sport. And
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday, two days after the team ended a 21-game losing streak that tied the American League record. Chicago began the day 28-89, on pace to finish 39-122, which would be the worst major league record since the National League’s Cleveland Spiders were 20-134
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. In new U.S. coach Emma Hayes’ estimation, Naomi Girma is the best defender she’s ever seen. “Ever,” Hayes adds for emphasis. Girma has been leading a U.S. backline at the Paris Olympics , anchored by goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, that has allowed opponents just
PRAGUE (AP) — Part of a cornice that fell from a building in downtown Prague hit a tram stop, killing one person, officials said Thursday. Television footage showed a hole in the roof of the stop. The victim was not immediately identified. The accident took place on Lazarska street before noon, police said. They said
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Sam Watson leaves the Paris Games with another world record but without the Olympic gold medal. The American broke the sport climbing speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Paris is getting a colorful splash of Olympic creative spirit with nearly 30 vibrant street art pieces that have popped up on bustling metro station walls, a large billboard at the airport and in front of city hall. One shows
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — The scars from the career-threatening injury to her thigh were covered by the blue warmup she wore onto the medal stand inside the Olympic velodrome, though the bandage covering the three stitches on Chloe Dygert’s chin — courtesy of
Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. With both major party tickets now decided, the campaign is set to play out as a 90-day sprint, and the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt are prime fronts. Both the Harris-Walz
ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government is making its first loan to a crystalline silicon solar plant, loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company’s bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States. The loan from the U.S. Energy Department, announced Thursday, will be key to funding
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete battled wildfire flare-ups Thursday that forced the evacuation of additional villages in remote mountainous areas, officials said. The fire, which started on Wednesday, was contained after a nightlong lull in high winds, but the flames intensified after daybreak, despite the arrival of additional
