The Independent

An emotional Max Whitlock held back the tears after he was unable to sign off his decorated gymnastics career with a fourth consecutive Olympics medal – as Rhys McClenaghan won Ireland’s first ever gymnastics gold in a high-level pommel horse final.Whitlock had confirmed before the Olympics that Paris would be his final Games, having reversed his decision to retire after Tokyo. The 31-year-old was bidding to win a third consecutive gold on the apparatus he had dominated since Rio 2016, to add to his bronze won at London 2012.But McClenaghan, the two-time world champion from Northern Ireland, won a sensational...

Max Whitlock knocked off final Olympic podium by Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan and ‘Pommel Horse Guy’

PARIS — In 2021, when the gymnast Simone Biles first began to publicly perform the vault that now bears her name — the Biles II — her ability to land the incredibly difficult routine awed the world of gymnastics. But soon after, Biles was robbed of her...

Simone Biles wins her 3rd gold of the 2024 Olympics with the vault named after her

Athlon Sports

Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles picked up his first Olympic gold medal of his career at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and he did it in dramatic fashion. In the men's 100m race on Sunday, Lyles just barely came out on top, defeating Jamaica runner Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a ...

U.S. Olympic Legend Michael Johnson's Live Reaction To Noah Lyles' Win

PARIS — The balance beam can bedevil even the finest gymnast, as Monday's Olympic final showed. It is perhaps the trickiest apparatus in women's gymnastics. Athletes must pack as many skills as they can into a 90-second routine — back handsprings, one-legged turns, flips, jumps and leaps, all performed on an apparatus just four inches wide.

Simone Biles misses a medal in Olympic balance beam final, Italy's D'Amato takes gold

Larry Brown Sports

The greatest pole vaulter of all-time continues to add to his resume. Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won the gold medal in Monday’s men’s pole vault final at the Paris Olympics. Insanely enough though, the gold medal was not even the most impressive part of the day for Duplantis. After already clinching the gold,...
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Swedish pole vaulter sets new world record at Olympics in electrifying scene

Virginia State

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Hope Logan Spencer (Anikka Noelle) was the voice of reason on The Bold and the Beautiful until recently. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) has said many times that Hoep is fair, and he admires her morals. The writers have recently shifted the character, and Virginia fans differ on how they feel about it.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans don't agree on the new version of Hope Logan Spencer

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

SAINT-DENIS, France — Julien Alfred won St. Lucia its first-ever Olympic Games medal. And not just a medal — gold — against the favorite in the 100-meter event. Alfred outsprinted American Sha'Carri Richardson on Saturday night on a rainy track, slowing the field. Richardson took silver. After...

Julien Alfred stuns Sha'Carri Richardson in 100m to win St. Lucia's 1st Olympic gold

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Tallahassee, FL

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The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

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The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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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

CBS News

Team USA gymnasts Simone Biles and Suni Lee failed to medal while competing in the Olympics balance beam final. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Dana Jacobson has the latest from Paris.

Shocking Olympics gymnastics result for Team USA

Chicago, IL

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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.

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Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of his head, wistfully looking up at a scoreboard that would, sooner or later, flash an answer he’s been seeking over three sweat-soaked years.

Noah Lyles wins a historically close Olympic 100-meter sprint by five-thousandths of a second

San Antonio, TX

The Spun

Katie Ledecky will leave the 2024 Paris Games with four more medals, securing her place as one of the most decorated Olympians ever. The star U.S. swimmer now faces some unfamiliar downtime before pondering her future, Ledecky ended her fourth Olympics appearance by winning the 800-meter freestyle ...

Katie Ledecky Is Already 'Dreading' Her Post-Summer Olympics Schedule

Hawaii State

NPR's Juana Summers talks with 18-year-old Olympic skateboarder Minna Stess about her journey in the sport. We are standing along one of Paris' most iconic streets. Just behind me is the Place de la Concord, which is an Olympic venue that's really been integrated into the city. A number of athletes will be competing there over the course of the Paris games, but we're here to talk to one of them. She's just 18 years old and is one of the top skateboarders in the world. Her name is Minna Stess. She is from California, and she joins us now. Minna Stess, welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

Olympian Minna Stess talks about her skateboarding journey and her first Games

Irish Star

Andy Benesh and Miles Partain fired coach Mike Placek in the middle of the Tokyo Olympics, with the Team USA duo releasing a vague statement to confirm the decision

Team USA beach volleyball stars fire coach on the spot at Olympics without explanation

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In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach draws from the Wild Card deck. She tells NPR's Rachel Martin why she see success as a daily practice and why she's comfortable with the idea of being forgotten. SCOTT DETROW, HOST:. Most of us watching the Olympics from our couch at home can only...

Former Olympian Abby Wambach plays a game of Wild Card

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Two U.S. Olympic powerhouses are having a moment

Swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles have had a successful few days at the Olympics in Paris. From French Olympic greatness to American. Think about...

Two U.S. Olympic powerhouses are having a moment

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