PARIS (AP) - The Paris Olympics look likely to get off to a soggy start. Meteo-France, the French weather service, is predicting "flooding rains" Friday evening when the opening ceremony is set to unroll along the Seine River.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, one of the leading contenders to be Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, apologized this week for something he said in lambasting Ohio Sen. JD Vance as inauthentically Appalachian - but the apology wasn’t to Vance.
In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a moment when pressure is mounting on the country to negotiate an end to the grinding war there.
PARIS (AP) - French transport was thrust into chaos Friday just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of coordinated “malicious acts" upended high-speed train lines.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris crashed the season finale of "RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars," urging Americans to vote in an appearance that was taped before President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.
PARIS (AP) - A massive security operation has been deployed Friday in Paris to keep the opening ceremony of the Olympics safe.
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said Friday the U.K. will not interfere with the International Criminal Court's request for an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu.
COLOMBES, France (AP) - Olympians come in all shapes and sizes. Rarely do they come deliberately amputated. Australia field hockey player Matthew Dawson took his determination to compete in the Paris Olympics to another level by amputating part of a finger to ensure he’s able to take part.
