LONDON (AP) — Six American writers including Rachel Kushner, Percival Everett and Tommy Orange are among 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Pulitzer Prize-winning Cheyenne and Arapaho author Orange is the first Native American Booker semifinalist for the 50,000 pound ($64,000) award with his centuries-spanning saga “Wandering Stars.” Everett is
LONDON (AP) — One of the three women killed at their family home just north of London earlier this month was still alive with a crossbow bolt lodged in her chest when police arrived, an inquest heard Tuesday. Following a 10-minute hearing, coroner Geoffrey Sullivan adjourned the inquest at Hertfordshire Coroner’s Court in Hatfield to
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia convened at the countries’ shared border on Tuesday to resume discussions aimed at normalizing ties between the historic foes. Turkey and Armenia have no formal relations, and their border has been closed since the 1990s. They agreed in late 2021 to improve relations and appointed
1 of 1 | Simone Biles, of United States, competes on the balance beam during a women’s artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) 1 of 1 | Simone Biles, of United States, competes on the balance beam during a women’s artistic gymnastics qualification round
Tensions remained high in Israel as nine soldiers were due to appear before a military court for an initial hearing Tuesday over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war . Hard-line nationalists in Prime Minister Benjamin
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff was left in tears after getting into an extended argument with the chair umpire over a ruling during the reigning U.S. Open champion’s 7-6 (7), 6-2 loss to Donna Vekic of Croatia in a Paris Olympics third-round singles match Tuesday. Gauff, a 20-year-old American, already was trailing by a lot
PARIS (AP) — Records are being broken daily at the 2024 Olympics from July 27-Aug. 11 as athletes and teams win medals across 32 sports. See which countries lead the medal count , the medal winners and the highlights in today’s schedule . Below is a list of all the world and Olympic records set
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Katie Ledecky got started on what she hopes will be her first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, topping the field in the preliminaries of the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle on Tuesday. Finishing more than a half-lap ahead of the closest challenger in her heat, Ledecky posted a time of 15 minutes
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Rory McIlroy began preparing for the Olympics by playing a course he knows well, with photographers camped out behind him on the tee and spectators crammed behind the railing on the 18th green. Only he wasn’t at Le Golf National, where he was part of Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team in
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