New York Post

American track sensation Noah Lyles, looking to win his second career Olympic gold medal after taking the 100-meters in thrilling fashion on Sunday, will run at 1 p.m. during the first round of the men’s 200 meters. 

Lyles, a 27-year-old Florida native with a flair for the dramatic, is attempting an ambitious 100-200 sprint double. 



The American women’s basketball 3×3 team seeks its second straight gold medal — in the event’s second Olympic tournament. They take on Spain in the semifinals at 11:30 a.m. in hopes of reaching the 4 p.m. final against either Germany or Canada. 

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The events to watch at the Paris Olympics on Monday, August 5

TIME

Photographer Robbie Lawrence traveled to Paris for TIME to capture the beauty and  movement of Olympic sports.

Inside Photographing the 2024 Paris Olympics

PARIS — The USA women will play Brazil on Wednesday in the Paris Olympics volleyball semfinals after they not only defeated Poland, but swept on Tuesday. “We’re excited that yesterday was not our last practice,” USA coach Karch Kiraly said, “and today was not our last match.”

Sweep! USA women thump Poland to make Olympic volleyball semifinals

PARIS — The USA men are back in the Olympics volleyball semifinals. They beat Brazil on Monday 26-24, 28-30, 25-19, 25-19 to cap a wild day at South Paris Arena 1 that saw two of the four matches end in reverse sweeps. After a day off, the Americans play...

Moving on: USA men beat Brazil to advance to Olympics men’s volleyball semis

The Spun

A 20-year-old Olympic swimmer who has been kicked out of the Olympic Village in Paris, France has been accused of a "selfish" move.  Luana Alonso, the 20-year-old Paraguayan swimmer who went viral leading up to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, has been kicked out of the Olympic Village. Her ...

20-Year-Old Olympian Accused Of 'Selfish' Move In Paris

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

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

USA TODAY

Olympic sport climbers faced vexing boulders with some of the competitors saying the the setup was too difficult.

Olympic sport climbers face vexing boulders as competition gets underway at Paris Games

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

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.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

960 The Ref

SAINT-DENIS, France — (AP) — The American coach of Olympic champions Andre De Grasse and Marcell Jacobs has been kicked out of the Paris Games. Rana Reider was investigated for alleged sexual misconduct by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and placed on a one-year probation that ended in May. He was accredited for the Summer Games through the Canadian Olympic Committee for his personal work with De Grasse, the defending 200-meter champion. He's also the personal coach of Jacobs, the Italian who won the 100 meters in Tokyo three years ago, and several other sprinters.

The American coach of Olympic champions De Grasse and Jacobs is kicked out of the Paris Games

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Olympics are underway. The United States led the medal standings after the 10th day of competition with China second and host France third, but more winners will join the list every day from July 27–Aug. 11. See which countries lead the medal count and the highlights in today’s schedule. Below is a list of all the medal winners, day by day.

Paris Olympics 2024 Medal Winners Day 11

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

With the Olympics in Paris, there is pressure on France to medal, and Victor Wembanyama feels that responsibility.

Pressure mounts on Victor Wembanyama, France in basketball at Paris Olympics

Denver, CO

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

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

102.5 The Bone

PARIS — On August 5, 1992 — nearly 32 years ago — the United States women’s basketball team was upset at the Olympics, 79-73, at the hands of the “Unified Team” which was essentially the old Soviet Union. The Unified went into a brilliant...

Paris Olympics: U.S. women cruise into knockout round with rout of Germany

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

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

Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it. She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Immigrants allege Denver hotel staff mistreated them

Kansas State

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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Brunner-Huberli knock Cheng-Hughes out of Olympics beach volleyball

The lone remaining USA beach volleyball pair of Miles Partain and Andy Benesh play Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar at 10 p.m. Paris time...

Brunner-Huberli knock Cheng-Hughes out of Olympics beach volleyball

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