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Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River 07/26/2024 06:57pm • PARIS (AP) — A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century Friday, with a four-hour-long, rule-breaking opening ceremony that unfurled along the Seine River. On-and-o FBI says Donald Trump was struck in ear by a bullet during assassination attempt as it moves to clarify what happened 07/26/2024 06:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI says Donald Trump was struck in ear by a bullet during assassination attempt as it moves to clarify what happened. Algerians honor victims of colonial-era French crackdown at Paris Olympics ceremony 07/26/2024 06:36pm • ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial past during an otherwise celebratory opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on Friday. Algerian athletes brought red roses on their boat as they paraded for the event, and then tossed them into the rive The NCAA has agreed to settle a major lawsuit. It still faces a number of challenges 07/26/2024 06:26pm • The NCAA, which represents some 1,100 schools and more than 500,000 athletes, is no stranger to lawsuits. It has been in court off and on since the early 1980s defending the amateur athlete model at the heart of college sports. But the organization has suffered a string of losses in court, highligh Stock market today: Most of Wall Street leaps in a widespread rally, from big stocks to small 07/26/2024 05:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A widespread rally swept Wall Street Friday, lifting far-reaching corners, to close a tumultuous week where stocks that had been left behind for much of this year’s record-setting run wrested the spotlight back from the market’s biggest stars. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% for it Rays 1B Yandy Díaz reinstated from restricted list after missing seven games for personal reasons 07/26/2024 05:57pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated first baseman Yandy Díaz from the restricted list on Friday after the defending AL batting champion missed seven games because of personal family reasons. Díaz, who had not played since the All-Star break, was back in his customary leadof What to watch for the 2024 Paris Olympics: Rugby gold at stake, Gauff makes debut Saturday, July 27 07/26/2024 05:54pm • The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics is over, and the competition really revs up on Saturday all across France. There are plenty of gold medals at stake. There's swimming and tennis all day long. And several stars will be in action. Here are the biggest storylines to follow on the first Olympics opening ceremony latest: Celine Dion serenades Paris, and now the Games can begin 07/26/2024 05:49pm • PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony went off with only minor hitches after a rough start to the Summer Games. Following suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network, a soggy but celebratory parade down the Seine River brought an official start Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless 07/26/2024 05:27pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff's deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. The report was released shortly before civil rights a In President Milei's sit-down with Macron, Argentina says the leaders get past soccer chant fallout 07/26/2024 05:10pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Javier Milei and French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday in Paris where they appeared to put aside recent controversy stemming from their countries' fierce soccer rivalry. The meeting comes after a video clip spread online showing the Argenti More than 350 structures were destroyed by Jasper wildfire in the Canadian Rockies, officials say 07/26/2024 04:09pm • HINTON, Alberta (AP) — A wildfire in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies this week destroyed more than 350 structures but all of the critical infrastructure is intact, officials said Friday. The fast-moving fire that prompted 25,000 people to flee the city of Jasper and adjacent park ear Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu visits Trump, says Israel is eager to reach a cease-fire deal 07/26/2024 04:07pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump on Friday at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years as the two sought to mend their political alliance. Netanyahu's visit to Florida came a day after the Israeli leader met in Veteran guard Russell Westbrook agrees to 2-year deal with Denver Nuggets, AP source says 07/26/2024 03:56pm • DENVER (AP) — Russell Westbrook has agreed to a two-year contract with the Denver Nuggets, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The deal provides Denver with a much-needed backup point guard for oft-injured star Jamal Murray and gives the 35-year-old veteran and Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues 07/26/2024 03:36pm • Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal Friday, and the head of Canada Soccer said he was investigating a potential “systemic ethical shortcoming.” Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer’s CEO and general Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance 07/26/2024 03:25pm • PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing “Mon Truc en Plumes” in