PARIS -- An unusually quiet arena may have played a factor in a shaky balance beam final for Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and a handful of other event finalists Monday. Biles, Lee, Brazil's Julia Soares and Romania's Sabrina Maneca-Voinea all fell during their routines inside Bercy Arena, where no music was played and some fans hushed others for making noise while the athletes were up. Italy's Alice D'Amato barely wobbled, by comparison, on her way to gold.

It was oddly quiet at the Olympics balance beam final, and Simone Biles says the gymnasts noticed

“I do not know how to describe it. It is surreal. It has always been a dream to become an Olympic champion and in decathlon, it is like an ageing event. So to win the gold at 22, I did not expect it. I came here with the goal to have a better score than I had in Budapest (at the 2023 world championships). I was in the top eight there so maybe I expected to be number five or something. And I won. I have been practising a lot and my training went pretty well,so I just tried to have fun. And I did, ” Markus Rooth.

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Team USA women's gymnastics stars Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee came up empty in the balance beam final on Monday. After Simone Biles secured her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, she and Lee both notched identical scores of 13.1000, which wasn't enough to make the podium.

Simone Biles, Suni Lee miss out on medals in women's gymnastics balance beam final

SAINT-DENIS, France -- Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson pulled out of the women's 200 meters Sunday and will not race for an individual medal at the Paris Games. Jackson, the defending world champion who is the second-fastest woman of all time in the 200, had previously withdrawn from the 100 meters, saying it was partly because of a leg injury she suffered in a tuneup race last month. It is unclear why she pulled out of Sunday's race.

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson a no-show at 200m, won't race for individual Olympic medal

South Carolina State

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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

Indiana State

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A teenage girl, who is nine months pregnant, and an 18-year-old man were hospitalized after the tent they were in was struck by lightning, officials in Indiana said.

2 teens, including 9-month pregnant girl, struck by lightning

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES -- Police have released images of three suspects and the getaway car used in the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in downtown Los Angeles when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car. The two images were released by the Los...

Police release images of suspects and car in killing of actor Johnny Wactor in Los Angeles

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American beach volleyball duo Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes survived their first test at the Paris Olympics.On Sunday at Eiffel Tower Stadium, the Americans defeated Italians Valentina Gottardi and Marta Menegatti 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-12), becoming the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the event. Cheng and Hughes will face Switzerland's Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli on Tuesday.  
THAT WINNING FEELING! WOW! Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes defeat Gottardi/Menegatti  21-18, 17-21, 15-12 to be the first  team to advance to the quarterfinals.How are you feeling, USA fans??#beachvolleyball #paris2024 #olympics pic.twitter.com/UYxVue4dhN— USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) August 4, 2024

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Norfolk, VA

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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

PARIS -- There is the table tennis player who didn’t get enough financial support back home. The discus thrower who couldn’t make rent. The badminton player who needed help to continue her journey to Paris. Several dozen athletes have used crowdfunding to help pay for their costs to...

Many American athletes and their families resorted to GoFundMe to make it to Paris Olympics

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Charleston, SC

Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday.

Tropical Storm Debby live updates: 5 killed, dangerous flooding ongoing

JAYAPURA, Indonesia -- Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said. Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan...

Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia's restive Papua region

Leon Marchand of France saw a huge growth in his Instagram followers this past week. He entered the meet with just over 200,000 followers on Instagram and currently has over 1.1million followers. Marchand has made history this week, winning four Olympic gold medals, and setting Olympic Records in all four...

Leon Marchand’s Instagram Following Grows From 200K To 1.1 Million During 2024 Paris Olympics

Virginia State

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

As equestrian competition winds down at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the jumping individual medals are still up for grabs. Out of 74 combinations, 30 will move forward to tomorrow’s Jumping Individual Final. Julien Epaillard and Dubai du Cedric of France were the top qualifiers on Monday and will be the last to go in the Jumping Individual Final.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games Photo Gallery: Jumping Individual Qualifier

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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

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team has made history as the first African nation (male or female) to reach the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. They achieved this milestone with a 79-70 win over Canada in their final Group B game. D’Tigress, who recorded their first Olympic basketball victory...

2024 Paris Olympics: Nigeria’s women’s basketball team makes history advancing to quarter finals

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Nathan Thomas explained how he and a friend survived a harrowing close encounter with Tropical Storm Debby off the Gulf Coast of Florida on Sunday.

Sailor describes surviving harrowing encounter with Hurricane Debby in the Gulf

PARIS -- Belgium's Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women's triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have...

Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri is facing a strong challenge from St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.

High-profile Missouri primary threatens to knock out second 'Squad' member Cori Bush

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Kipyegon puts drama from night before behind her, starts quest for 3rd straight 1,500 Olympic title

SAINT-DENIS, France -- Faith Kipyegon of Kenya opened her bid Tuesday for a third straight Olympic 1,500-meter title, turning the page on a drama-filled night that...

Kipyegon puts drama from night before behind her, starts quest for 3rd straight 1,500 Olympic title

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