PARIS (AP) — Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris. The Olympics superfan has attended seven Summer Games over the span of 40 years. But this trip to Paris came at a hefty price — $10,000 to be precise. Robinson, 66 and from Los Angeles, maxed
SAN DIEGO (AP) — United States-Mexico border arrests have plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, U.S. authorities said, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon. The U.S. Border Patrol is expected to arrest migrants about 57,000 times during the month, down from 83,536
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug cartels, and gangs are increasingly trying to control the sale, distribution and pricing of certain goods. Well-known, high-ranking business leaders aren’t even safe. On Monday, the head of the business chambers’ federation in Tamaulipas state, across the border
BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes. Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in the Iranian capital early Wednesday comes at a time when Hamas is under extreme pressure since the war in Gaza started nearly 10 months ago following the group’s
LONDON (AP) — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, the name of a suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, violent protesters were clashing with police outside a nearby mosque. Police say the name was fake, as were rumors that
CAEN, France (AP) — French soccer great Kylian Mbappé took his first step into club ownership on Wednesday when his company completed a takeover of second-division team Caen. Interconnected Ventures , a company founded by the Real Madrid striker, bought a majority stake in the French club based in Normandy through its investment arm, Coalition
PARIS (AP) — The biggest beach volleyball star at the Paris Olympics can’t set, spike or dive around the sand. But she sure is pretty. The Eiffel Tower has been stealing the show from the competition below at the Summer Games so far, with fans and players alike ooh-la-la-ing over the nonpareil setting that has
PARIS (AP) — Deng Yawen of China won gold in the women’s freestyle BMX competition at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, while five-time world champion Hannah Roberts of the United States crashed out of both of her runs and failed to medal. Deng finished with a score of 92.60 points at the urban sports park
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — U.S. coach Cheryl Reeve feels part of the fun and challenge of the Olympics is seeing all the different styles of play that countries use. The Americans faced a spirited Japan team in the opener that tried to play physical with the U.S. on defense and constantly moved and shot 3’s
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic needed a bit of time to assert himself Wednesday at the Paris Olympics before taking control with a five-game run for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Dominik Koepfer of Germany, reaching the Summer Games singles quarterfinals for the fourth time. A gold medal is pretty much the only accomplishment of
