Search

Paris Olympics Day 3: Nadal loses in what is likely his final singles match of storied career 07/29/2024 05:43pm • PARIS (AP) — On the clay court where he won 14 French Open titles, Rafael Nadal likely bid adieu to Roland Garros on Day 3 of the Paris Olympics. Nadal was feted Monday by a rowdy crowd as he met Novak Djokovic in the second round of the men's tennis tournament for a record 60th — and probably f In New York, a ballot referendum meant to protect abortion may not use the word 'abortion' 07/29/2024 05:38pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York’s Constitution that's intended to protect abortion rights might appear on the ballot this fall without any mention of the word “abortion.” That’s partly because of sharp disagreements about what the so-called Equal Rights Amendment would Coco Gauff's record at the Paris Olympics is perfect even if her play hasn't always been 07/29/2024 05:31pm • PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far, adding a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina in the second round of singles Monday to her growing collection of lopsided results. So what if Gauff had more than twice as many unforced errors, 26, as win Japan's Yuto Horigome wins second Olympic gold medal in men's street skateboarding 07/29/2024 05:27pm • PARIS (AP) — Yuto Horigome was not even thinking about the podium this time. The first men's street skateboarding champion when the sport debuted in the Olympics in 2021, he was so far back going into his final try that it looked as if he would fall short. Instead, the 25-year-old from Japan lande Nomadic NFL career of West Point grad Elijah Riley has shifted home base to the Giants 07/29/2024 05:12pm • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Elijah Riley knew he would be living life on the move for a while after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 2020. Working in a tank platoon in the Army, one picks up and goes when Uncle Sam says you're needed somewhere. Riley has moved from place to place over Olympic tennis: Carlos Alcaraz says he's been dealing with a groin muscle problem since Wimbledon 07/29/2024 04:49pm • PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz took a medical timeout for what he said is a lingering groin muscle issue in the second set of his 6-1, 7-6 (3) singles victory over Tallon Griekspoor at the Paris Olympics on Monday night. Alcaraz is scheduled to play doubles for Spain with Rafael Nadal on Tuesday — Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as US warns against escalation 07/29/2024 04:49pm • MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts to prevent a spiral into regional war following a weekend rocket strike that killed 12 children in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Who is Ilona Maher? Here's what to know about the US women's rugby sevens Olympian and TikTok star 07/29/2024 04:45pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Rugby sevens star Ilona Maher has been a huge hit on social media as the U.S. women’s team has progressed to the semifinals at the Paris Olympics. She’s been busy making funny TikTok and Instagram reels and also empowering posts about women and sports. She’s also p Lions offensive tackle Taylor Decker gets 3-year extension 07/29/2024 03:33pm • DETROIT (AP) — Taylor Decker endured a lot of losing early in his career with the Detroit Lions and the team plans to have the veteran offensive tackle around to potentially experience some success, keeping him under contract through the 2027 season. Decker signed a $60 million, three-year extensi Trial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissal 07/29/2024 03:28pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial looming in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota's abortion ban was canceled Monday as the judge in the case weighs whether to throw out the lawsuit. It was not immediately clear why the trial was canceled. State District Judge Bruce Romanick issued a notice to parties r Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages 07/29/2024 03:27pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have overrun two front-line villages in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, a Ukrainian army sergeant said Monday, after relentless assaults that are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. Separately, attacks in Russia's Kursk reg Pennsylvania congressman chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt 07/29/2024 03:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman who witnessed the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump firsthand will lead the House task force charged with investigating what went wrong and recommending solutions to help ensure such an attack doesn't happen again. Republican R Israel-Hamas war latest: US cautions Israel over escalation with Hezbollah after weekend attack 07/29/2024 03:00pm • The United States on Monday cautioned Israel about escalation with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah as Israel weighs its response to a rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 youths in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights. The attack increased concerns about a wider regional conflict, Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93 07/29/2024 03:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 9 Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93 07/29/2024 02:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 9