10 biggest stories of the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympics
Paris CNN — Well, that first week just flew by, didn’t it? The 2024 Summer Olympics are heading into their…
Léon Marchand is carrying on a long tradition of athletes from host nations becoming Olympic greats
Paris CNN — In Léon Marchand, France has found one of hopefully many homegrown heroes at these Olympics. The 22-year-old…
Spectator dragged from arena for holding up Taiwan banner during Olympic badminton match
Paris CNN — Security at the Paris Olympics ejected a fan brandishing a green banner that read “Go Taiwan” at…
The worst pressure ever: Welcome to the Olympic 100-meter final, the most intimidating start line in sports
CNN — When an elite group of athletes crouch into starting blocks at Paris’ Stade de France this weekend, their…
AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results
An AP analysis of vote tally sheets released Friday by Venezuela’s main opposition indicates that their candidate won significantly more…
Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his ‘illegal expulsion’ from Russia
Ilya Yashin, a Russian opposition activist freed from jail in Thursday’s prisoner swap, pledged to carry on his political fight…
Trump agrees to debate Harris on Fox News Sept. 4
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he will debate Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on Sept.…
Stock market today: Indexes tank after weak jobs report sparks panic
US stocks plunged Friday after a weak July jobs report sparked investor panic. The Nasdaq closed in correction territory, and…
Hunter Biden criminal gun case sentencing set for Nov. 13, after presidential election
Hunter Biden will be sentenced in his criminal gun case in Delaware on Nov. 13, eight days after the 2024…
Chase Budinger was a pro basketball player and NBA journeyman. Now he’s at the Olympics playing a different sport entirely
Paris CNN — Chase Budinger is used to playing in packed stadiums, but never like this. The former basketball player,…
