Hailey Van Lith led a balanced offensive attack and Team USA used some tenacious defense down the stretch to hold off Canada and capture women's 3x3 basketball bronze. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

U.S. stymies Canada to capture women's 3x3 bronze

The U.S. men's water polo team defeated Croatia on Monday to finish pool play with a win and head to the quarterfinals with momentum as the No. 3 finisher in Group A. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

U.S. heads to quarterfinals with momentum win over Croatia

PARIS — You want pretty?. They’d rather be gritty. And that is the USA women’s volleyball team in a nutshell at the Paris Olympics, as the Americans finished pool play with a sweep — not an easy sweep, by any means, but a sweep nonetheless — of France and await their Tuesday quarterfinal assignment.

Olympics volleyball: “Gritty not pretty” USA women sweep France; men to face Brazil

NBC News

VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian welterweight Imane Khelif, backed by a sizable cheering section, beat Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in a unanimous decision on Saturday, clinching an Olympic medal. Her victory came just hours after International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach defended its decision to allow her and fellow boxer...

Imane Khelif wins fight and declares, 'I want to tell the entire world that I am a female'

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

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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

Milwaukee, WI

Newly released surveillance videos show the final moments before D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death outside of a Milwaukee hotel on June 30. This comes as the coroner’s office released the report on his cause of death. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports.

New video shows moments leading up to D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death

Maryland State

A 5-year-old boy died after a bounce house full of children went airborne and crashed onto a baseball field in Maryland. The incident happened during a Maryland Blue Crabs baseball game and the child was airlifted by a state police helicopter to a children’s hospital. WRC's Derrick Ward reports.

Maryland child dies after bounce house goes airborne onto baseball field

Florida State

A storm hovering over Cuba will take aim at Florida's west coast and the Gulf of Mexico, with federal forecasters saying it's likely to become a tropical storm by late Saturday. Until then, the front is being called Tropical Depression Four, with the name Debby available should it graduate to...

Tropical Depression 4 expected to strengthen over southeastern Gulf of Mexico

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Basketball, quintessential American sport, explodes in France

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. The Houthis offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their...

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks

Denver, CO

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

In Florida, residents are stacking sandbags and boarding up windows as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen rapidly before making landfall. Heavy rains have already begun and evacuations have been ordered in some areas. States of emergency are also in effect for Georgia and South Carolina. NBC News’ Marissa Parra reports on the storm.

Tropical Storm Debby set to slam Florida

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

Americans Emma Hunt and Piper Kelly raced in the seeding and elimination heats during the women's speed climbing qualification round. Hunt climbed a personal best time of 6.36 seconds to qualify for the final. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.

Americans Hunt, Kelly race to qualify in women's speed heats

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

The Moroccan team has stunned the world yet again with its Paris Olympics run. In past years, they have surprised global soccer fans after performing extremely well in international competitions. They have shown the world that African nations are just as good, if not better, than many European countries that are looking to bring home some silverware to their domestic fans.

Olympics: Morocco Aims to Surprise the World After 4-0 Win

The Associated Press

A gallery of highlights on Day 9 of the Olympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images Blog, Instagram, Twitter

AP PHOTOS: Olympic highlights from Day 9 of the Paris Games

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MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its anticipated landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday, U.S. forecasters said late Sunday. The storm's maximum winds had increased to 75 mph at 11 p.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane was about 65...

Spain shows resiliency in 2-1 comeback win vs. Morocco

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