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No double-double judo gold for Abe siblings at Paris Olympics. Hifumi wins but Uta has shocking loss 07/28/2024 03:23pm • PARIS (AP) — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the stands at the Champ-de-Mars Arena. The Abe siblings' dream of winning gold medals for Japan on the same d Two meteor showers will flash across the sky around the same time in late July 07/28/2024 02:48pm • Get ready for a meteor shower doubleheader. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks in late July. And this year, it will coincide with a second smaller meteor shower, the Alpha Capricornids. The Delta Aquariids occur every year in North America's late summer. This year’s peak activity ha Washington Commanders training camp opens for fans: 'We are going to the Superbowl' 07/28/2024 11:53am • Excited Washington Commanders fans lined up for the team’s training camp in Ashburn, Virginia, on Sunday, confident this will be Washington’s year. “I think there’s going to be a lot of great opportunities for us,” said Kenny Thompson, who came from Texas for the sold-out event. “I do Pauline Ferrand-Prevot finally wins Olympic mountain bike gold for France 07/28/2024 11:36am • ELANCOURT, France (AP) — French mountain biker Pauline Ferrand-Prevot carries a pair of tattoos — the Olympic rings under her left wrist and the phrase “Life is a joke” on the back of her neck — that seemed altogether appropriate on Sunday. After more than a decade of trying, she finally w Blood tests for Alzheimer's may be coming to your doctor's office. Here's what to know 07/28/2024 10:43am • WASHINGTON (AP) — New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others. It’s tricky to tell if memory problems are caused by Alzheimer’s. That requires confirming one of the Australian cyclist undergoes abdominal surgery after fall during Olympic time trial 07/28/2024 05:20am • PARIS (AP) — Australian cyclist Lucas Plapp underwent abdominal surgery overnight at a Paris hospital following a hard crash on rain-slicked roads during the Olympic time trial on Saturday, the Australian team said. AusCycling, Australia's cycling governing body, confirmed the procedure early Sund All he does is win gold medals: Caeleb Dressel captures 8th gold as anchor of US relay team 07/28/2024 01:29am • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Caeleb Dressel touched the wall and shouted in triumph. He threw his fists to the air and high-fived U.S. fans during a victory lap. Then, finally, he found his family and gave his wife and baby boy celebratory hugs and kisses. Dressel only knows the top of an Olympic podi Barcelona wants to get rid of short-term rental units. Will other tourist destinations do the same? 07/28/2024 01:17am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Imagine planning a vacation and not being able to check Airbnb or another online booking site for an apartment in which to spend a few days walking, shopping and eating among the locals. Would a hotel do? That's the future confronting visitors to central Barcelona in four Wisconsin Republicans ask voters to take away governor's power to spend federal money 07/28/2024 01:03am • Wisconsin Republicans are asking voters to take away the governor's power to unilaterally spend federal money, a reaction to the billions of dollars that flowed into the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was free to spend most of that money as he pleased, directing most Torres 2-run double in 3-run 10th helps Yankees rally past Red Sox 11-8 as Judge hits 37th home run 07/28/2024 12:01am • BOSTON (AP) — Gleyber Torres’ two-run double capped a three-run 10th inning, Aaron Judge hit his 37th homer as he reached base a career-high six times and the New York Yankees rallied past the Boston Red Sox 11-8 on Saturday night. In a game that was tied five times, matching the most in the maj Technology's grip on modern life is pushing us down a dimly lit path of digital land mines 07/27/2024 09:53pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Move fast and break things,” a high-tech mantra popularized 20 years ago by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, was supposed to be a rallying cry for game-changing innovation. It now seems more like an elegy for a society perched on a digital foundation too fragile to withs Freddie Freeman placed on family emergency list by Los Angeles Dodgers 07/27/2024 06:06pm • HOUSTON (AP) — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was placed on the family emergency list by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Freeman was scratched from starting lineup for Friday’s series opener against the Houstob Astros and returned to Los Angeles. “He’s on the family emergency li Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open's site. Osaka loses 07/27/2024 05:22pm • PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz got the Paris Olympics tennis competition started with first-round victories Saturday under closed roofs at Roland Garros, the site of their French Open titles less than two months ago. Novak Djokovic also won in straight sets as he, like Swiatek and Alc Equestrian riders at Paris Olympics 'horrified' by video of Dujardin whipping a horse 07/27/2024 02:30pm • VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Equestrian riders at the Paris Olympics say they were shocked by a recent video showing three-time gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain repeatedly whipping a horse during training, a scandal that has thrust the issue of animal welfare and abuse into the spotlight. Paris milestone: Spain's Rudy Fernandez becomes 1st basketball player to appear in 6 Olympics 07/27/2024 12:38pm • VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Spain’s Rudy Fernandez has become the first male basketball player to compete in six Olympics. The 39-year-old Fernandez achieved the milestone Saturday when he checked in at the 5:18 mark of the first quarter during Spain’s matchup with Australia to open the