Columbus, OH

Simone Biles falls off the beam to miss out on a medal for the first time at the Paris Olympics as Alice d'Amato takes gold.

Biles falls and misses out on beam medal

Track cyclist Emma Finucane is guaranteed an Olympic gold or silver after helping Team GB to another world record in the women’s team sprint first round.After both Germany and then New Zealand broke the world record themselves, GB needed to beat Canada and finish in the top two fastest teams to qualify for the gold medal match.Once again, Carmarthen's Finucane did the job on the last lap and GB will now race New Zealand for Olympic gold just before 19:00 BST.

Finucane guaranteed gold or silver in Paris

Team Ireland reveal Ciara Mageean has withdrawn from the Olympics 1500m heats with an Achilles injury.

Injury rules Ireland's Mageean out of Olympics

Watch Team GB, including Welsh cyclist Emma Finucane, win gold in the women's team sprint as they beat New Zealand in the final and break the world record for the third time in a day at Paris 2024.

Watch Finucane and Team GB win gold in Paris

Simone Biles says she has achieved more than her wildest dreams despite the errors in two finals on Monday that cost her the chance to add more Olympic gold medals to the three she had already won in Paris. The 27-year-old American - who won team, all-around and vault gold...

Biles achieves 'more than wildest dreams' in Paris

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"I know my husband is devastated — he’s broken down a few times — but he’s trying to keep himself together because he knows that is what I want."

I'm Ending My Life Today. Here's What I Want You To Know Before I Go.

New York City, NY

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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

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Tom Giuliani and Susan Hall kept almost meeting in Ireland in 1989. When they eventually crossed paths, there were still a few more unexpected twists to their tale.

They fell in love on vacation but went their separate ways. Four years later, he called her out of the blue

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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

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on May 24, 2022. It has since been updated. Leave your phone unlocked and there's always someone around to prank you. A Texas mother got the surprise of her life when a DoorDash delivery landed at her doorstep. Though Kelsey Golden hadn't ordered anything, she was handed a giant McDonald's bag containing 31 cheeseburgers. It hit her that her 2-year-old son, Barrett—who loves to play with her phone—may have accidentally ordered the cheeseburgers. Kelsey Golden was at home busy working on the school's annual yearbook on her computer and she recalled Barrett "yanking" on her phone while she was transferring photos from her phone to her computer, reported CNN.

2-year-old orders 31 cheeseburgers after mom leaves phone unlocked, even gives 'really generous' tip

The mosque's manager, Hama, says stones were thrown and cars were damaged during the disorder.

Mosque targeted in disorder condemns violence

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a bus driver who was on his way home from work in east London have released details of a man they urgently want to speak to. The Metropolitan Police said Kamar Williams, 33, is from the Isle of Dogs and if spotted, members of the public "should not approach him" but call 999 immediately.

Police hunt man after bus driver fatally stabbed

Emma Finucane was overcome after winning Olympic track cycling gold in Paris in the women's team sprint event."We have been working really hard on this," said Finucane."We nailed that final and I believed in us before we went out there, but we actually executed those three laps pretty much perfectly."It is a dream come true. I have thought about this since I was 10 years old and to have these two girls by my side has been unreal."

Finucane reflects on 'childhood dream coming true'

A faith leader has told how some members of the Muslim community were left terrified and did not want to leave their homes after a night of unrest in the city. Rioters in Sunderland attacked police officers, damaged buildings and targeted mosques on Friday in an outbreak of violence following the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport.

Night of violence leaves community in fear

Manchester United have confirmed defender Lenny Yoro has had successful surgery on a foot injury.

Yoro has successful surgery

A rape survivor who received multiple letters from her jailed attacker has criticised a prison for failing "to keep victims safe". HMP Parc in Bridgend, south Wales, is already under pressure after 10 prisoners died in three months earlier this year. Rieve Nesbitt-Marr, 21, waived her right to anonymity to...

Rape survivor sent letters from attacker in prison

One child remains in hospital a week after the knife attack in which three girls died.

One child still in hospital after stabbing - police

League Two side Swindon Town sign former Chesterfield defender Jeff King following a successful trial.

Swindon sign ex-Chesterfield defender King

Weather presenter Alexis Green recalls "running on adrenaline" while giving chest compressions.

TV presenter recalls 'shaking' after giving man CPR

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‘I couldn’t walk in February. Now I’m in an Olympic final’

Neil Gourley couldn't walk in February. Yet in August, in Paris, he'll run in the Olympic 1500m...

‘I couldn’t walk in February. Now I’m in an Olympic final’

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