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Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting 08/09/2024 03:07pm • PARIS (AP) — As Algerian boxer Imane Khelif prepared to fight for an Olympic gold medal on Friday, IOC president Thomas Bach again defended her right to compete in the women’s competition at the Paris Games. Khelif is in the final of the women’s welterweight competition and Li Yu-ting of Taiwa How this Howard U. alum's nonprofit is making transitions into college smoother for students in need 08/09/2024 02:57pm • It’s the time of year where kids are going off to college, and in most cases, those new students will have a parent to help them move in, make sure they have what they need in their dorms, and then send a few other things to help them get by as the school year begins. But what if you grew up bo Trey Lance ready to make Dallas Cowboys debut in preseason opener 08/09/2024 02:54pm • OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance was drafted third overall, is already on his second team, and will finally play his first game for the Dallas Cowboys in their preseason opener on Sunday. The countdown reflects the turbulence Lance has endured in his brief NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers a The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated 08/09/2024 02:16pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights by probing electronic communications and bypassing privacy safeguards. Nearly 200 nations approved the United Nations Convent Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC's CEO is '100% comfortable' with that decision 08/09/2024 02:03pm • PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said she was “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles' decision to compete in the 200 meters after testing positive for COVID-19 two days before the event. Lyles didn't publicly reveal he'd tested positive for the virus until after Buying tickets for the 2026 Winter Games will be tricky. Sliding could be in Cortina or Lake Placid 08/09/2024 01:52pm • PARIS (AP) — It’s kind of like buying tickets for an aging rock band and hoping that the 80-year-old singers and guitarists will be healthy enough to put on the show months down the line. Only this time, the show might be moved from Italy to New York. Tickets are about to go on sale for the next Ukraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia's grinding gains 08/09/2024 12:55pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukraine army's surprise charge into Russia this week was a stunning maneuver that caught the Kremlin's forces unawares. The strategic goal of Ukraine's biggest cross-border incursion in almost 900 days of the war remains unclear, but it counters Russia’s unrelenting effo To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species 08/09/2024 12:47pm • To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their cousins. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy re Flooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says 08/09/2024 12:31pm • CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday that flood conditions in Sudan have hindered the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing hunger and famine, including to a camp in North Darfur for those who have fled ongoing fighting. The agency said in a statement that at World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X sues 08/09/2024 12:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations — days after being targeted by social media platform X in a lawsuit alleging the group helped coordinate a “massive advertiser boycott” after billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in 2022. The World Federation of Advert Russian native Darja Varfolomeev wins Germany's first Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics 08/09/2024 12:04pm • PARIS (AP) — Darja Varfolomeev left her native Russia for Germany five years ago in search of Olympic glory. She found it in Paris. The 17-year-old won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition on Friday. Varfolomeev posted the highest score in all four events — hoop, bal From Simone Biles to Noah Lyles, 2 Netflix docuseries paint inspiring Olympic backstories 08/09/2024 11:38am • Are you bummed that we're heading into the last weekend of the Summer Olympics in Paris? Don't worry, you can still get your fix by streaming a pair of Olympic docuseries on Netflix. "Simone Biles: Rising" is currently a two-episode documentary chronicling American gymnast icon Simone Bile Editorial Roundup: United States 08/09/2024 11:29am • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 2 The Washington Post says high interest rates could be killing job gains The post-pandemic hiring surge is over. Job seekers in nearly every industry are having a harder time finding employment. As the latest jobs report showed o Plane carrying Panthers players, coaches and staff gets stuck in the mud after landing in Charlotte 08/09/2024 11:12am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered off the taxiway and got stuck in the mud while making its way to the gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Friday morning. The team was returning from a 17-3 Tottenham attempting to sign striker Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth 08/09/2024 10:56am • BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Tottenham is attempting to sign striker Dominic Solanke from Premier League rival Bournemouth. Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said Friday that “talks are ongoing” regarding Solanke's potential move to Tottenham. “Right now he is our player,” Iraola said. "Tha