Aug 11 U.S. women's basketball team holds off France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. survived a last-second shot by former UConn standout Gabby Williams that was just inside the 3-point line to hold off France for a 67-66 win. Continue reading
Aug 11 USOPC plans to appeal court ruling that strips Jordan Chiles of bronze gymnastics medal By Will Graves, Associated Press The Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an on-floor appeal by Jordan Chiles' coach that vaulted her to third, saying the appeal came 4 seconds beyond the 1-minute time limit for scoring inquiries. Continue reading
Aug 11 Landfill collapse in Uganda's capital after heavy rain leaves at least 18 people dead By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The Kiteezi landfill is on a steep slope in an impoverished part of the city. Women and children who scavenge plastic waste for income frequently gather there, and some homes have been built close to the landfill. Continue reading
Aug 10 Rescuers retrieve remains of all passengers in Brazil plane crash as families gather in Sao Paulo By Mauricio Savarese, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, David Koenig, Associated Press Brazilian rescue teams Saturday retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state as families started gathering in the metropolis to identify and bury their loved ones. Continue reading
Aug 10 Team USA defeats France to win fifth straight gold medal in men's basketball By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again, after Stephen Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win over France in the final at the Paris Games on Saturday night. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza school with deadly strike amid stalled cease-fire talks In our news wrap Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 80 people at a school in Gaza, a newly released recording of a 911 call during the Uvalde school shooting reveals the gunman’s uncle tried to intervene, the U.S. Continue watching
Aug 10 U.S. women's soccer team wins its fifth Olympic gold medal with 1-0 victory over Brazil By Anne M. Peterson, Associated Press The Americans, who hadn't won gold since the 2012 London Olympics, closed out an undefeated run to the title in their first international campaign under new coach Emma Hayes. Continue reading
Aug 10 North Korea has resumed flying trash balloons toward South Korea, Seoul says By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the war-divided rivals. Continue reading
Aug 10 Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced Gazans kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:01 Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, strikes Gaza as region sits on brink of wider war By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Israel continued its assault in southern Gaza by striking Khan Younis and killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to medics at Nasser hospital. Diplomatic efforts also intensified to head off Iranian retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political… Continue watching