Columbus, OH

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A Canadian women's soccer staff member has been hit with a prison sentence following his participation in a drone scandal. Joseph Lombardi, 43, who is an analyst for the Canadian Soccer Federation, was arrested for flying a drone over Auguste Dury Stadium in Paris Monday. Lombardi used the ...

Olympic Soccer Staffer Hit With 8-Month Suspended Prison Sentence In France

PARIS -- The U.S. figure skating team was formally confirmed as gold medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics by a sports court ruling Thursday, opening the way for the team to get its medals at the Paris Summer Games. “We are thrilled to finally honor these incredible athletes," Sarah Hirshland,...

US figure skaters to get team gold medals at Paris Olympics after doping case ruling

The US Sun

A PREDICTED Paris 2024 medal table has revealed France will leapfrog ahead of Team GB amid Charlotte Dujardin's withdrawal. The six-time Olympic medallist, 39, pulled out of the upcoming Paris Olympics this week as a disturbing clip emerged online. The equestrian star was spotted hitting a horse 25 times in...

Paris 2024 Olympics predicted medals table revealed with France leapfrogging Team GB after Charlotte Dujardin video

PARIS -- Five players on Australia's women's water polo team for the Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19. Anna Meares, the chef de mission for the Australian team in Paris, said the COVID cases have been confined to the water polo team. She said the affected players are clear to practice when they feel well enough to train.

Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19

Lancaster County, PA

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NewsByJoshua

Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

San Antonio, TX

ABC News

A 28-year-old high school coach was “randomly shot and killed” standing on a rooftop bar while she was in town for a conference, police said.

High school coach, 28, randomly shot and killed at bar while attending conference

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Virginia State

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

A Nevada man was arrested after he threatened several government officials, including the New York judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial.

Man arrested for threatening Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Trump judge Juan Merchan

Chico, CA

As a California wildland fire exploded overnight into the state's largest blaze this wildfire season, another blaze on the Oregon-Idaho border was out of control.

Man arrested in connection with massive California wildfire

Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat. “I saw guys...

Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South

Park Ridge, IL

Oak Lawn, IL

Team USA's youngest fans are getting ready to cheer them on as the top athletes prepare to go for the gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Babies in the neonatal intensive care units at Advocate Children's Hospital's Oak Lawn and Park Ridge campuses in Illinois were dressed up in their finest red, white and blue outfits ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

NICU babies are ready to cheer on Team USA at the Olympics

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New Jersey State

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader's endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court...

Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

On the mat, gymnast Jordan Chiles is confident, carefree and the biggest hype person for her fellow teammates. "I may be competing for a spot too, but I want everyone to win," she told Teen Vogue in an interview as the magazine's July/August cover star. "I do my best gymnastics when I am out there relaxed and helping others feel supported."

Jordan Chiles on overcoming body shaming, racial discrimination in gymnastics and more

Alaska State

NORAD intercepted Russian and Chinese bombers off  of Alaska marking the first time that Chinese military planes have been intercepted off of Alaska

Russian and Chinese bombers intercepted off of Alaska

West Virginia State

Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

Missouri State

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri's main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial connections to China.

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments

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Canada women's soccer coach will step aside for the team's opener because of drone incidents

Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she'll step away from the team's opening game against New Zealand at the Paris Olympics in the wake...

Canada women's soccer coach will step aside for the team's opener because of drone incidents

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