The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s ruling from last month that dismissed a lawsuit aiming to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. The court on Friday reversed the order of dismissal and sent the case back for further proceedings. The anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund had appealed Judge John
Bloomberg News apologized Monday for prematurely publishing a story last week that revealed a prisoner exchange involving the United States and Russia and said it had disciplined the employees involved. The story moved nearly four hours before an embargo on the exchange was lifted by the White House. John Micklethwait, Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, said in a
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LYON, France (AP) — New U.S. coach Emma Hayes hasn’t always made the predictable choice during her short tenure with the team, but she’s been amazingly consistent with one thing during the Paris Olympics . Her lineup. Hayes has used essentially the same starters in every game. Her few variations have been made only because
PARIS (AP) — The slam dunk contest was a spectacle. Facing Kobe Bryant was something he will never forget. Now Chase Budinger has some Olympic memories to go along with those NBA career highlights. “Playing in the Olympics, playing in this venue, will definitely be up there with some of my greatest basketball moments, for
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is finally about to get a taste of the Olympic spotlight — in the host city. For the first week of the Paris Games , the basketball tournament was played in a secluded setting, away from the pomp and circumstance — and backdrop — that Paris has to offer. It’s
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but backed by those who believe the country should
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Monday it would allow people in the country on visas issued by the former Western-backed government to stay for now, but that they wouldn’t be allowed back in without documents from a Taliban-approved diplomatic mission. The announcement by the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry on the social media platform X
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — After four Olympic gold medals, Vincent Hancock has had to settle for a silver. Italy edged the United States 45-44 on Monday in the final of the first Olympic mixed team skeet competition, the first time U.S. shooter Hancock has won a medal of any color other than gold in an
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities, the U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense announced in a joint statement on Monday. The handing over of Airbase 201 in
