Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Ever wondered why French is spoken during medal announcements at the Olympic Games? The truth is that while the ancient Olympics originated in Greece, its modern incarnation is very much a French affair. The Games were revived in the 1890s by a French nobleman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who now
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Oh, Joe.” That gasp, from patrons at a Chicago bar when President Joe Biden first stumbled verbally in his debate with Donald Trump, spoke for a lot of Americans on Thursday night. In watch parties, bars, a bowling alley and other venues where people across the country gathered to tune
Continue ReadingBy Aishwarya S. Iyer and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A section of roof at New Delhi’s airport collapsed following heavy rain on Friday, crushing one man to death and injuring eight others in the latest high profile infrastructure disaster to dent India’s image. “Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Above all, Joe Biden’s allies have wanted him to demonstrate strength and energy on the debate stage this week to help put to rest questions about the 81-year-old Democrat’s physical and mental acuity. But on the biggest stage in U.S. politics on Thursday, Biden did not meet their modest expectations.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila says top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns. The July 8 meetings announced Friday comes at a time of escalating concerns over China’s actions
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and help authorities arrest poachers and traffickers. The
Continue ReadingCANTON, Mass. (AP) — Who was John O’Keefe, the man whose death led to a Massachusetts murder trial attracting national attention? For 16 years he was a Boston police officer, but to those who loved him, he was Johnny or J-J, and some affectionately called him the Godfather. His girlfriend Karen Read, now accused of
Continue ReadingCANTON, Mass. (AP) — The woman accused of ramming her luxury SUV into her boyfriend and callously leaving him on the ground before a snowstorm had dated the Boston police officer briefly when they were in their 20s, and they reconnected after the pandemic. Long before she was charged with murder in the death of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — French voters are called to the polls this weekend for an exceptional moment in their political history. Sunday is the first round of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all. The second
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before November. There is no evidence Biden is willing to end his campaign. And it would be nearly impossible for Democrats to replace him unless he
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche, Jeff Zeleny and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign insisted Friday he will not drop out of the 2024 race, but fractures between those in the president’s orbit insisting on trudging forward and the broader Democratic world seeking a last-minute change were growing
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer As they travel around Alaska on a long-planned vacation, Ike and Susan Riffel stop now and then to put up stickers directing people to “Live Riffully.” It’s a way for the California couple to honor the memories of their sons, Melvin and Bennett, who died in 2019 when a Boeing 737 Max
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer As they travel around Alaska on a long-planned vacation, Ike and Susan Riffel stop now and then to put up stickers directing people to “Live Riffully.” It’s a way for the California couple to honor the memories of their sons, Melvin and Bennett, who died in 2019 when a Boeing 737 Max
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted on Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters faced a choice between
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of migrant families in New York City are facing a summer of uncertainty for their school-aged children. The city limits migrant families to 60 days in a shelter before they need to reapply or secure their own housing. That means navigating their children’s educational needs even during the
Continue ReadingAssociated Pres KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As an investigative journalist, then an activist, and later a lawmaker, Yehor Soboliev sought to expose corruption in business and government as a way to defend Ukraine’s budding democracy. Now, as a soldier battling Russia, he’s had to put those aims on hold as he fights alongside some of
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Abel Alvarado and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Bolivia has arrested more than a dozen high-ranking military and intelligence officials following a failed attempt to unseat the country’s president in a coup allegedly led by its former army chief. Military officials first held meetings in May to plot the coup attempt on Wednesday, which
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Kasie Hunt, MJ Lee, Lauren Fox and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s debate performance has set off alarm bells among top Democrats, leaving some to openly question whether Biden can stay atop of the Democratic ticket. “He seemed a little disoriented. He did get stronger as the debate
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It almost didn’t seem to matter that CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper were on stage for the much-awaited presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They asked pointed questions on the issues, many meticulously prepared, and they were for the most part ignored. The CNN moderators
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3
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