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Faint auroras may be visible in Northern Hemisphere skies after weekend solar storms 08/12/2024 02:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar storms persisting from the weekend may produce faint colorful auroras across the Northern Hemisphere, with little disruption to power and communications, space forecasters said Monday. The sun has shot out at least five strong solar flares since Saturday containing clouds Sports betting roundup: US men's, women's basketball dominated betting at BetMGM sportsbook 08/12/2024 12:31pm • The Summer Olympics wrapped up over the weekend in Paris. Two of the bigger events were the gold medal games for both men’s and women’s basketball — both featuring Team USA vs. France. Saturday was the men’s final, where Team USA beat France 98-87. Steph Curry led the way with 24 points, all King Charles III applauds people who stood against racism during recent unrest in the UK 08/10/2024 05:19pm • LONDON (AP) — King Charles III applauded people who took to the streets of British towns and cities earlier this week to help blunt days of unrest fueled by far-right activists and misinformation about a stabbing attack that killed three girls. Charles on Friday held telephone audiences with Prime Perseid meteor shower, planets and aurora make for skywatcher's delight this weekend 08/10/2024 03:03pm • This weekend is a skywatcher’s joy as the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower occurs Saturday and Sunday nights, accompanied by a stunning late night planetary pairing of Mars and Jupiter. Aurora If the Perseid meteor shower and the pairing of Mars and Jupiter isn’t enough to get your cel Cleaning up the Seine: the Olympics boosts a Parisian dream, but it's still far from fully achieved 08/10/2024 11:54am • PARIS (AP) — The Seine River has been one of the stars of the Olympics — whether as the scene of the ambitious opening ceremony or as the Games' choice for the triathlon and marathon swimming competitions. The challenges to featuring the famed Paris waterway so prominently were considerable. The Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US women in Olympic 4x100 while men shut out again 08/09/2024 05:29pm • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson made her first Olympic gold-medal moment memorable — giving the sprinters behind her the side-eye, then stomping her foot to the track on her final step across the finish line. Afterward, she moved aside to watch the U.S. men do what they do best Rev It Up: MLB to hold Braves-Reds game at Bristol Motor Speedway next August 08/09/2024 04:49pm • Fasten your seat belts, Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway. Officials from MLB and the track known as the “Thunder Valley" that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play in the Speedway Classic there Debby cleanup: Tree topples into house in Montgomery Co.; heavy rain leads to major flooding in Annapolis 08/09/2024 12:30pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The remnants of Debby have wound down and cleanup efforts are underway in the D.C. area, after the storm brought major flooding and several downed trees. Severe weather spurred by Debby knocked down trees, including one that sm Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem's Olympic gold medal in javelin 08/09/2024 06:24am • MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistanis are celebrating the country's first Olympic gold medal in decades after Arshad Nadeem set an Olympic record in javelin to beat defending champion Neeraj Chopra of India on Thursday night. Nadeem's throw of 92.97 meters easily surpassed the previous mark of 9 SUV crash that killed 9 family members followed matriarch's 80th birthday celebration in Florida 08/07/2024 06:31pm • It was a weekend to celebrate a beloved family matriarch, surrounded by generations of her loved ones at her disco-themed 80th birthday party. But it ended in tragedy, after an SUV carrying 10 family members through South Florida careened off a two-lane country road and into a canal in a remote stre Finally golden: US women pursuit team wins Olympic gold after 12 years of silver and bronze medals 08/07/2024 05:53pm • MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — The American women's pursuit team had twice before raced for the Olympic gold medal, and it had been on the podium all three times the event had been on the program for the Summer Games. Successful, to be sure, but also disappointing, because it had never been Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says 08/07/2024 03:14pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has the power to ensure that a cease-fire deal is reached for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group on Tuesday chose Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in I Israeli athletes receive threats in Paris as tensions simmer over Gaza 08/07/2024 01:54pm • PARIS (AP) — Israel's Olympic team said some athletes have received threats as they compete in Paris amid larger tensions over Palestinian deaths during the war in Gaza and the threat of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East. Yael Arad, president of the Israeli National Olympic Committee, t Riots test the new British prime minister in his first month in the job 08/07/2024 12:12pm • LONDON (AP) — Just a month into the job, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sounds more like the prosecutor he used to be than the leader of a powerful nation as he tries to quell riots that have swept the country in the past week. The unfolding crisis presents his first major test since taking p The Latest: Harris and Walz debut at Philadelphia rally 08/06/2024 09:48pm • Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. She introduced Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was the only candidate eligible to receive votes after no other candidate qual