Jul 24 Coco Gauff named female flag bearer for U.S. at Olympic opening ceremony By Associated Press Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony. Continue reading
Jul 24 Salt Lake City chosen as host for 2034 Winter Games but pressured to lobby end of FBI doping investigation By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Salt Lake City’s final approval was in a vote Wednesday by IOC members. Continue reading
Jul 18 Paris police seal off banks of Seine River ahead of Olympics By John Leicester, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 3:25 News Wrap: Deadly Israeli strike in Gaza was targeting Hamas military chief, officials say In our news wrap Saturday, Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike targeting a Hamas commander killed at least 90 people in southern Gaza, Biden worked to shore up support while Harris campaigned in Pennsylvania, Russia and Ukraine traded more attacks,… Continue watching
Jul 04 U.S. man, 76, swims in Seine River ahead of Paris Olympics, amid concerns of E. coli By Nicolas Garriga, Associated Press Unsafe levels of E. coli were found in the Seine River last week for the third consecutive week. But on Thursday, regional authorities released new results showing an improvement. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: U.S. denies Netanyahu’s claims of a slowdown in weapon shipments to Israel In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu doubled down on his complaints of a decline in U.S. arms deliveries, Saudi Arabia’s health minister said more than 1,300 Muslim pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj, the… Continue watching
Jun 18 Olympic games are a billion-dollar business and proxy for geopolitical influence By Stephen Wade, Associated Press The Olympics are a giant business generating billions and a proxy for geopolitical influence. Continue reading
Jun 14 Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Seine River less than 2 months before Paris Olympics By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes. Continue reading
Jun 07 Paris Olympics organizers unveil the 5 Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower By Associated Press The structure of rings, made of recycled French steel, was displayed on Friday on the south side of the 135-year-old landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. Continue reading
May 08 Olympic torch makes a grand entrance in Marseille By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The ship sailed into Marseille’s old port with the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, echoing from the embankment and a French Air force flyover with planes first drawing the five Olympic rings and then the red-blue-white colors of the nation’s… Continue reading