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Cuba's Mijain Lopez, 41, wins semifinal to earn shot at record fifth Olympic gold medal in wrestling 08/05/2024 05:15pm • PARIS (AP) — Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez has earned a shot at a record fifth Olympic gold medal in wrestling. Just two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday, Lopez beat Azerbaijan’s Sabah Saleh Shariati 4-1 on Monday and advanced to the final in the 130-kilogram category. Lopez knew there w Jim Harbaugh has best track record of 8 new head coaches but Morris has better shot at playoffs 08/05/2024 04:57pm • At least one NFL team with a new coach has reached the playoffs every year since the 2006 season. DeMeco Ryans took over in Houston last year and led the Texans from worst to first in the AFC South. With AP Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud and Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr. l Greinacher's big shot leads Germany over Spain 17-16 for a gold medal in women's 3x3 at Paris Games 08/05/2024 04:52pm • PARIS (AP) — Sonja Greinacher hit a tiebreaking 2-pointer with 30 seconds left, and Germany beat Spain 17-16 for the gold medal in women’s 3x3 at the Paris Olympics on Monday night. Juana Camilion powered a 3-1 run to put Spain up 15-13 with two minutes to play. But Elisa Mevius and Marie Reiche Seahawks QB Geno Smith returns to practice after missing a few days with knee, hip issues 08/05/2024 04:51pm • RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith returned to practice Monday after missing a few days with knee and hip issues. Smith was one of the first players on the field as Seattle returned following a day off. Smith had been jostled in practice early last week and was held out f Hot and dry conditions forecast across the DC area Monday afternoon, heat index in the upper 90s 08/05/2024 04:50pm • Hot and dry conditions will make D.C.-area temperatures in the lower to mid-90s feel like they're approaching 100 Monday afternoon. 7News First Alert Senior Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff said be prepared for what will feel like "a scorcher," but humidity won't be "overly oppressive." He said Fannie Mae will keep downtown DC headquarters after all 08/05/2024 04:39pm • What was a blow to Downtown D.C.’s commercial real estate market is now a big win, with Fannie Mae announcing it will retain a headquarters presence at its Midtown Center location. Fannie Mae notified Carr Properties, Midtown Center’s owner, in January that it would cut its lease short using What does a state Capitol do when its hall of fame gallery is nearly out of room? Find more space 08/05/2024 04:25pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Visitors to the North Dakota Capitol enter a spacious hall lined with portraits of the Peace Garden State's famous faces. But the gleaming gallery is nearly out of room. Bandleader Lawrence Welk, singer Peggy Lee and actress Angie Dickinson are among the 49 recipients of the Oakland A's to sell stake in Coliseum to local Black development group 08/05/2024 03:56pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The departing Oakland Athletics has reached a tentative agreement to sell its half of the Coliseum to a private Black development group for $125 million, paving the way for the group to build a giant entertainment and sports complex in a long-neglected part of the San Francisc Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X 08/05/2024 03:53pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, saying in a letter sent Monday that it has spread election misinformation. The top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington told Musk that Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case 08/05/2024 03:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday shut down a long-shot push from Missouri to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The Missouri attorney general went to the high court with the unusual request to sue New York afte Panthers dealing with injuries to top 2 draft picks, backup QB Andy Dalton before preseason opener 08/05/2024 03:05pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers will be without their top two draft picks and backup quarterback Andy Dalton as they prepare for their preseason opener on Thursday night at the New England Patriots. But it’s not all bad news. The Panthers avoided serious injury to first-round draft After winning Olympic thriller by a whisker, Noah Lyles looks for an encore in his favorite event 08/05/2024 02:55pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — All the overhead shots and race replays tell the same story. Noah Lyles only led one time during his Olympic 100-meter sprint for the ages: at the finish line. There's a good argument that the rest of his stay at these Paris Games won't be anywhere near as nip-and-tuck. This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close? 08/05/2024 02:13pm • WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of the trailer she called home. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would she be interested Americans have more depth than anyone at the pool, but gold medals harder and harder to come by 08/05/2024 02:09pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — No one can match America's depth at the pool. That said, claiming the top step on the Olympic medal podium is no longer a given for U.S. swimmers. Nine days of thrilling competition at La Defense Arena wrapped up Sunday night with the Americans barely pulling out the lead i One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who's caught doping 08/05/2024 02:05pm • PARIS (AP) — In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. “If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, c