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French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd 08/02/2024 02:09pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag. A woman next to him held up a poster with the face of one of the biggest sports stars in France. Crowds of people bounced up and down and shook the floor of the arena w Federal government awards $150 million to reduce emissions in Virginia 08/02/2024 01:03pm • Virginia is the recipient of two federal grants to capture climate changing emissions, one focused on methane and another on promoting natural solutions to capture carbon. The funds, about $150 million, are from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency���s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant progra A'ja Wilson says official told her to tone down her emotions during game against Belgium 08/02/2024 01:00pm • VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) ��� A���ja Wilson has always shown emotion on the court. Whether it's to pump up her teammates after a great pass or herself after a big basket or block, Wilson uses it to fuel her MVP-level game. Apparently not everyone is a fan of it. Wilson recalled after the U.S. b After Trump's appearance, the nation's largest gathering of Black journalists gets back to business 08/02/2024 12:58pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A day after Donald Trump's contentious interview at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, the organization was back to business as usual. Thousands of journalists spoke with recruiters or networked at the career fair. Meeting rooms overflowed with attendees liste Olympic Canoe-Kayak Results 08/02/2024 11:49am • Friday Men Kayak Cross Qualification Phase Time Trial 1. Joseph Clarke, Britain, 66.08 (R1). 2. Pedro Goncalves, Brazil, 66.41 (R1). 3. Titouan Castryck, France, 67.29 (R1). 4. Boris Neveu, France, 67.48 (R1). 5. Giovanni de Gennaro, Italy, 67.71 (R1). 6. Finn Butcher, New Zealand, 67.74 (R1). 7. Fe US Olympic basketball team seeks No. 1 seed going into Paris Games quarterfinals 08/02/2024 11:10am • VILLENEUVE-D���ASCQ, France (AP) ��� The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team had a 23-point lead over Serbia with seven seconds remaining in its opening contest at the Paris Games earlier this week. Had this been the Golden State Warriors with such a lead in the final moments, Stephen Curry would hav Sports on TV for Aug. 3 - 4 08/02/2024 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Aug. 3 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN���S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 ��� AFL: Sydney at Port Adelaide FS2 ��� AFL: Carlton at Collingwood 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 ��� AFL: Fremantle at Essendon AUTO RACING 9:30 a.m. TRUTV ��� FIM MotoGP: The B Olympics on TV for Aug. 3 - 4 08/02/2024 10:05am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Aug. 3 BADMINTON 1:30 p.m. CNBC ��� Women���s Doubles Gold Final (Taped) BASKETBALL 11:15 a.m. NBC ��� Men���s Group C: Puerto Rico vs. USA 3 p.m. CNBC ��� Men���s Group C: Serbia vs. South Sudan 6 p.m. USA ��� Men���s Group C Sports on TV for Aug. 5 - Aug. 11 08/02/2024 10:00am • Adv3 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Aug. 5 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 9 a.m. ESPN ��� Little League World Series: TBD, New England Region - Semifinal, Bristol, Conn. 11 a.m. ESPN ��� Little League World Series: TBD, Southeast Region - Semifinal, Warner Robins, Ga 2nd-year NFL players poised for a breakout include Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Will McDonald, Luke Musgrave 08/02/2024 10:00am • Some players like C.J. Stroud and Puka Nacua are able to come into the NFL and become immediate stars as rookies. But for most, the adjustment to the pros takes more time and a shaky rookie season doesn't necessarily mean a player is destined to be a draft bust. Whether it's because of injuries, a Exxon Mobil second-quarter profit rises on Pioneer acquisition and surging production 08/02/2024 09:06am • Exxon Mobil recorded one of its largest second-quarter profits in a decade on surging quarterly production from oil and gas fields in Guyana and the Permian basin in the U.S., as well its $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources. The Texas oil and gas giant earned $9.24 billion, or $2.1 Algeria courts disenchanted youth as 78-year-old president vies for second term 08/02/2024 08:09am • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) ��� A few years after taking to the streets with hundreds of thousands of other Algerians, Kaci Taher says he now feels so disengaged that he won't even vote in the country's presidential elections next month. The 28-year-old from Kabylia is precisely the kind of voter that Pre What are maternity homes? Their legacy is checkered 08/02/2024 08:07am • Maternity homes have seen a resurgence in the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Across the country, homes are sprouting up or expanding. Christian anti-abortion advocates want to open more of these transitional housing facilities, believing they are the next step in helping w After the end of Roe v. Wade, a new beginning for maternity homes 08/02/2024 08:01am • ORANGE, Va. (AP) ��� On the wall of the maternity home is the motto: ���Saving Babies, One Mom at a Time.��� For founders Randy and Evelyn James, the home started with one baby ��� their own. Paul Stefan was the last of their six children, born with a fatal condition. They had not aborted the pregna After the end of Roe, a new beginning for maternity homes 08/02/2024 08:00am • ORANGE, Va. (AP) ��� On the wall of the maternity home, painted in large letters, is the motto: ���Saving Babies, One Mom at a Time.��� For founders Randy and Evelyn James, the home started with one baby ��� their own. Paul Stefan was the last of their six children, born with a fatal condition. The