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    • After the brilliant Olympic Games in Paris, Los Angeles 2028 brings new and returning sports and a fresh look
    Colorado

    After the brilliant Olympic Games in Paris, Los Angeles 2028 brings new and returning sports and a fresh look

    PARIS (AP) — The Olympic Games are becoming more Paris. Next up for the Summer Games: Los Angeles 2028. At Sunday’s closing ceremony in Paris, the baton will be passed from one city hosting the Olympics for the third time…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Olympic sports rely on NCAA schools. Why this is in danger
    Colorado

    Olympic sports rely on NCAA schools. Why this is in danger

    Sha’Carri wins first gold, Olivia Reeves makes US weightlifters proud Sha’Carri Richardson won her first gold medal in Paris, US weightlifter Olivia ended both a dry spell and a record, and the US basketball team stormed into the final. PARIS…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    France wins gold at the Olympic Games in women’s basketball for the first time since 2012, defeating Belgium in overtime
    Duluth

    France wins gold at the Olympic Games in women’s basketball for the first time since 2012, defeating Belgium in overtime

    PARIS (AP) — Gabby Williams didn’t get off to the start she wanted for France, but the former UConn star showed she knows how to finish. Williams scored nine of her 18 points in overtime as France advanced to the…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Imane Khelif wins gold to crown Olympics where her gender is the focus
    Duluth

    Imane Khelif wins gold to crown Olympics where her gender is the focus

    PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal Friday at the Olympic Games in Paris, as the winner of a turbulent run at the Games in which she had to endure intensive observation in the ring and…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Breanna Stewart and US women’s basketball team reach gold medal match at Paris Olympics
    Duluth

    Breanna Stewart and US women’s basketball team reach gold medal match at Paris Olympics

    PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team easily reached a familiar goal — the Olympic gold medal game. Stewart led a balanced offense as the Americans defeated Australia 85-64 in the semifinals on Friday, securing their…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Women support Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics despite facing fierce backlash
    Duluth

    Women support Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics despite facing fierce backlash

    PARIS (AP) — Crowds of women have flocked to Imane Khelif’s fights during the Paris Olympics to support the Algerian boxer who is facing online abuse. Misconceptions about their gender. Hours before Khelif fought for a gold medal On Friday…

    Posted on Eira Gwyneth
    Like pit crews, but in weightlifting. How loaders keep Olympic sports going
    Colorado

    Like pit crews, but in weightlifting. How loaders keep Olympic sports going

    PARIS (AP) — A burly weightlifter lifts a 300-pound barbell and quickly drops it back to the ground, drawing cheers from the crowd. Before another competitor takes their turn, a handful of people seated nearby rush up the stairs and…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    World stocks slide again after technology-related decline on Wall Street
    New Jersey

    World stocks slide again after technology-related decline on Wall Street

    TOKYO (AP) — Stocks in Europe and Asia slipped Thursday, but by a more moderate amount than the swings that rocked global markets earlier this week. The French CAC 40 lost 1.2 percent to 7,176.23, while the German DAX lost…

    Posted on Seren Anwen
    US ambassador to Japan skips memorial service for atomic bombing in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited
    Massachusetts

    US ambassador to Japan skips memorial service for atomic bombing in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited

    TOKYO (AP) – U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will not attend this year’s atomic bomb memorial service in Nagasaki on Friday because Israel was not invited, the embassy said. Emanuel will not attend the event because it has been…

    Posted on Idris Bevan
    Faced with President Milei’s tough austerity measures, unemployed Argentines turn to the patron saint of work
    Enterprise

    Faced with President Milei’s tough austerity measures, unemployed Argentines turn to the patron saint of work

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After losing her job as a cleaning lady earlier this year, Norma Villarreal, 56, struggled to support her family. On Wednesday, she went to church in a barren Buenos Aires suburb and waited for more…

    Posted on Idris Bevan

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