PARIS (AP) — A-list celebrities Nicole Kidman and Serena Williams gathered at the Olympic gymnastics venue Tuesday to watch Simone Biles in the team final. Williams has been in Paris for a few days already and carried the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony last week. Kidman and her husband Keith Urban were there, too,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis posted an email from United Airlines Tuesday saying he was temporarily banned from flying the airline after an incident earlier this month. United officials, however, said that ban was sent and then rescinded weeks ago, which was communicated to Davis’ team.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A man who followed a woman from the street up six flights of stairs into her New York City apartment and stabbed her to death has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Assamad Nash was sentenced Tuesday in Manhattan state Supreme Court for the Feb. 13, 2022, murder
Continue ReadingKatie Ledecky is an overwhelming favorite to claim her first gold of these Games, with one of her best events in the pool highlighting Wednesday’s action at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ledecky won her 1,500 heat by more than a half-lap ahead of Simona Quadarella of Italy. Ledecky’s only medal so far in Paris was
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The federal wildlife service is proposing that a wetland plant once in danger of going extinct be removed from the endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that the northeastern bulrush is in good enough shape to be delisted. The leafy perennial herb with a cluster of flowers is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Professional sports teams across Ohio would be required to use playing surfaces of not less than 90% natural grass under legislation announced Tuesday. State Rep. Rodney Creech said the bipartisan proposal is about player safety. It is backed by the NFL Players Association. The bill follows the Cincinnati Bengals’
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader says he’s considering a plea for pardon from a German citizen who has been sentenced to death on terrorism charges. Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko called a meeting Tuesday to discuss the plea from Rico Krieger, who was convicted and sentenced to capital punishment in June. Krieger
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of young readers, died Sunday at age 92. Pascal’s death was confirmed Tuesday by her publisher, Penguin Random House, which did not immediately have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion dollar battle to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign. The Harris advertisement, which is a minute long and describes her as “fearless,” serves as a highlight reel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal court documents show that an Army soldier accused of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities has decided to plead guilty. Sgt. Korbein Schultz filed a motion late last week requesting a hearing to change his plea. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger granted the hearing, setting it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sworn in the country’s new president, a reformist politician and heart surgeon who pledged to keep trying to remove economic sanctions imposed by the West over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a speech after taking his oath in a ceremony on Tuesday at the parliament
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials said Tuesday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the largest secured by a single state.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there. In metropolitan Atlanta, Harris’ Indian roots sparked kitchen-table conversations in many households. Advocates are energized. A drive out to Atlanta’s sprawling suburbs shows why. It passes the cultural centers, schools
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court is holding a hearing for nine soldiers detained for questioning over alleged abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war. A defense lawyer for some of the soldiers says the investigation is over alleged sexual abuse.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Carter Center said it was unable to verify the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, blaming authorities for a “complete lack of transparency” in declaring Nicolas Maduro the winner without providing any individual polling tallies. The statement Tuesday night by the Atlanta-based group is perhaps the harshest rebuke yet
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors say a French canoe and kayak coach working at the Olympics was detained for allegedly hitting police officers who had stopped him for urinating in the street. The French canoe and kayak federation says the coach Guillaume Berge was suspended from his duties. It said he was not coaching French
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A proposal in Iowa’s capital city to cut back on the number of birds people can raise in their backyards has led to a chicken parade in protest. WOI-TV reported that residents who’ve had their feathers ruffled carried some of their chickens with them Monday from the Iowa Statehouse to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday. The planned tour is the latest sign of the whirlwind pace at which Harris has gone from
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say officers shot and killed a man in Des Moines after he opened fire and critically wounded one of them. Police Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a news release that officers went to a home at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in response to a report about someone violating a
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer American consumers felt more confident in July as expectations over the near-term future rebounded. However, in a reversal of recent trends, feelings about current conditions weakened. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 100.3 in July from a downwardly revised 97.8 in June.
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