Columbus, OH

NBC News

Former college basketball star Canyon Barry isn't the only Olympian who has to balance 9-to-5 work with preparation for Paris. But Barry, a hoops scion with a bachelor's degree in physics and a master’s in nuclear engineering, was probably the only Team USA athlete giving a high-level work presentation from Mongolia at 2 a.m. — the afternoon back home in Florida — last month while he was also getting ready for the Olympics.

Meet the engineer, doctors and other clock punchers competing for Team USA in the Olympics

Pullman, WA

Washington State Cougars On SI

A member of the Washington State University Track and Field program will represent her home country in this summer's Paris Olympic Games.  Jasneet Nijjar qualif

Washington State Track Athlete Jasneet Nijjar Qualifies For Canadian Olympic Team

National Olympic Committees (NOCs) that participated with an average of eight athletes or fewer in individual sports at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 are eligible to obtain Universality Places, designed to ensure broader global representation at the Olympics. Eligible NOCs can request athlete quotas in specific sports...

How National Olympic Committees obtain universality places for judo.

Wisconsin State

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Wisconsin athletics will be well represented in France at Olympic Games Paris 2024. As many as twelve former Badgers will make the trek oversees in search of a gold medal. Only a handful of collegiate programs, including Big Ten rivals Penn State, USC and UCLA, will send at least 10 Olympians to this summer’s games.

Wisconsin athletics among elite group ahead of Olympic Games Paris 2024

South Alabama's Francois Prinsloo clinched the National Championship in Discus with an outstanding performance, marking his successful 2024 season and earning a spot at the Paris Olympics. Prinsloo dominated the NCAA Track and Field Finals, securing the title with impressive throws that outperformed his competitors. Prinsloo's winning throw: 63.51 meters...

Francois Prinsloo Dominates, Secures Discus National Championship & Paris Olympics Spot in 2023-24

Scripps News

Twenty-four years after Michelle Rohl last competed in the Olympics, she returned and finished third at this year's U.S. Olympics Trials.

58-year-old grandma finishes 3rd at US Olympic race walking event

The Guardian

Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr are among the gold medal hopes in Great Britain’s athletics squad for the Paris Olympic Games, which was named on Friday

Hodgkinson and Kerr lead GB gold medal hopes in Olympic athletics team 

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

World champions Josh Kerr and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will head Team GB's Olympic athletics medal hopes after being confirmed in the squad for Paris 2024. As 2023 World Championship gold medallists, heptathlete Johnson-Thompson and 1500m runner Kerr were among the athletes under less pressure to perform at last week's UK Athletics Championships, which doubled as the Olympic trials.

Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad

California State

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Josue Torres

Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

Georgia State

The Associated Press

Luka Doncic fouled an opponent to try to get the ball back with Slovenia up by 27 points in the final seconds. Goga Bitadze tried to ensure that Georgia — his own team — would not win in regulation by attempting to score in an opponent’s basket as time was expiring. And the Philippines, down by three as time was running out in its game, had no interest in trying to win.

Fouling up by 27 late. Trying to score for the other team. All part of Olympic basketball qualifiers

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

The Lantern

Former Ohio State Army ROTC Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington (left), who was also the university’s professor of military science and leadership, was officially replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker (right) effective June 7. Credit: Courtesy of The Ohio State University and Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker, respectively.

Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington removed from Ohio State Army ROTC post, replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker in light of ongoing Title IX investigation

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

We are often eager to share our success with our loved ones. Some are self-obsessed with their achievements while others allow people to share their experiences. Yet, some zodiac signs are naturally humble. You won’t hear them bragging about what they did to people in their circles or despising them.

5 Most Humble Zodiac Signs

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Horoscope for Friday, July 5th

247 Tempo

From July 26-August 11, 2024, many countries around the world will come together to compete in the Summer Olympics in […]

Incredible Photos Showing What the Summer Olympics Were Like Over a Century Ago

Maine State

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Colorado State

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

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No space for Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov to compete as neutrral athlete at the Olympic Games

Despite accepting the invitation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov, who accepted the invitation, will have no chance to compete in Paris. The IOC...

No space for Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov to compete as neutrral athlete at the Olympic Games

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