The Associated Press

SAINT-ETIENNE, France (AP) — To chants of “U.S.A.” America’s men ended a 24-year wait to reach the quarterfinals of the Olympic soccer tournament by beating Guinea 3-0 on Tuesday. Victory in Saint-Etienne saw the U.S. reach the knockout phase of the Games for the first time...

US men’s soccer team ends 24-year wait to reach QF at Olympics. France to meet Argentina

There have been upsets during these Olympic Games and there have been commanding victories. But there has not been anything quite as bizarre in Paris — even the opening ceremonies didn’t reach this level of weird — as Andy Benesh and Miles Partain’s unexpectedly wild 21-12, 28-26 win Tuesday over Morocco’s Mohamed Abicha and Zouheir Elgraoui.

Olympics beach volleyball: Benesh-Partain defeat Morocco in bizarre sweep

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- South Sudan coach Royal Ivey says his life feels like a movie right now. He might be onto something: An underdog, under-funded team from a nation still dealing with the aftereffects of a civil war and bracing for its first free election stuns the basketball establishment by qualifying for the Olympics, then nearly beats the best team in the world and goes on to win its opening contest at the Paris Games.

South Sudan's story continues at the Paris Games with a basketball rematch against the US

VERSAILLES, France -- The Palace of Versailles offers equestrian sports one of the most attractive venues of the Paris Olympics. On Sunday, riders and horses got a memorable gallop around the sumptuous-looking gardens where the team and individual eventing competition was taking place. Under a bright sun, about 40,000 fans...

Olympic riders get a memorable gallop in the sumptuous-looking Versailles Palace gardens

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti -- The next heats of the Paris Olympics surfing competition were postponed through Tuesday afternoon in Tahiti, as strong winds and sheets of rain whipped through the surfing venue, contributing to unfavorable surfing conditions. Surf forecasting website Surfline estimated that the surf will be large on Tuesday...

Paris Olympics surfing heats postponed through Tuesday in Tahiti due to unfavorable conditions

ABC News

A 12-year-old boy was killed on a beach in Cancun after gunmen on jet skis opened fire on a rival drug dealer, Mexican officials said Sunday.

12-year-old killed by gunmen on jet skis targeting rival drug dealer, officials say

Rochester, NY

Two people were killed and five others were hurt in a shooting at an upstate New York park on Sunday, authorities said.

2 women killed, 5 people hurt in shooting during barbecue at park; 'cowards' at large

NANTERRE, France -- It's a girl. That's the surprise message that American swimmer Ryan Murphy got from the pool deck as he looked up at his wife, Bridget Konttinen, in the stands on Monday night at the Paris Olympics. Murphy won a bronze on Monday in the 100-meter backstroke. As...

'It's a girl' -- American swimmer Ryan Murphy finds out his child's gender after winning a bronze

Florida State

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Akeena

Wow, that's a tough situation for UKG employees in Florida. Imagine gearing up for a holiday weekend and then getting blindsided with news of massive layoffs. It's not just the number—2,200 employees, which is 14% of their workforce—but also how abruptly it was done, right before the Fourth of July.

Thousands of workers in Florida laid off by a major company

PARIS -- Sam Mikulak pulled Stephen Nedoroscik close and tasked the American pommel horse specialist with the impossible. The U.S. men's gymnastics team's first Olympic medal in 16 years a solitary routine away, Mikulak told the pommel horse specialist that he didn't need to go all out. That 80% would be good enough, even though Mikulak knew full well that Nedoroscik never does anything — from his sport to solving a Rubik's Cube — at 80%.

Stephen Nedoroscik waited his whole life for one routine. The US pommel horse specialist nailed it

The "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper shared a heartwarming photo of himself and his granddaughter, Cordoba, on Instagram Saturday. Snoop Dogg can be seen squatting down on one knee to help tie her shoelace while the family is getting ready at the 2024 Paris Olympics. "Grandpas duties while at...

See Snoop Dogg's adorable moment with his granddaughter at 2024 Paris Olympics

Three children were killed and 10 people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift event at a dance school in the United Kingdom, police said.

Girls ages 6, 7 and 9 killed in stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed event

Chico, CA

A California man accused of deliberately starting what has become the largest active wildfire in the country was formally charged with felony arson, court records show.

Man accused of starting largest wildfire burning in the US charged with felony arson

Clackamas County, OR

An Oregon hospital system is facing a lawsuit after more than 2,000 patients were possibly exposed to HIV and hepatitis.

Patients sue hospital system after thousands possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis

TOKYO -- One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said. Among those sickened, two required hospitalization. Keikyu Department Store said 147 customers as of Monday had reported symptoms such as...

1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store

Team USA stars Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey carried the U.S. to gold in the team event in Paris on Tuesday, returning to the top of the podium after Biles dropped out of the event in Tokyo. Team USA finished with a score of 171.296, nearly...

US women's gymnastics wins team gold medal, bouncing back from Tokyo disappointment

CBS Sports

Here's where the USWNT rank as they climb toward the top of the 12-team field

2024 Paris Olympics women's soccer Power Rankings: USA, Colombia climb higher while hosts France stumble

ESPN

Thiago Almada scored a brilliant solo goal and Argentina advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's soccer tournament with a 2-0 win over Ukraine on Tuesday.

Olympics: Argentina, Egypt, Morocco reach soccer quarterfinals

PARIS -- All three U.S. women's saber fencers lost their opening bouts at the Paris Olympics on Monday under the cloud of an investigation that examined possible match-fixing in qualifying for the Games. Tatiana Nazlymov was competing a month after she testified in a 13-hour arbitration hearing in which two...

US women's saber fencers lose Olympic bouts overshadowed by a match-fixing investigation

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

NewsBreak

Fan gets on field at US game in another security incident at Olympic men's soccer

SAINT-ETIENNE, France -- A fan had to be wrestled away from Guinea forward Aliou Balde after rushing the field Tuesday in another security incident during the...

Fan gets on field at US game in another security incident at Olympic men's soccer

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