Biles missed much of the Tokyo Games as she dealt with mental health issues. June 28, 2023, 12:07 PM Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and 2016 Olympic individual all-around champion, was announced as […]
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Muslims at Hajj pilgrimage brave heat to cast stones at pillars representing devil
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. With morning temperatures rising past 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Farenheit), huge crowds of pilgrims walked or took buses to […]
Prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government
REPRESA, California — The graduates lined up, brushing off their gowns and adjusting classmates’ tassels and stoles. As the graduation march played, the 85 men appeared to hoots and cheers from their families. They marched to the stage – one surrounded by barbed wire fence and constructed by fellow prisoners. […]
Kevin Spacey faces sex assault trial in London on allegations over a decade old
LONDON — Jurors who will decide the fate of actor Kevin Spacey were sworn in Wednesday in a London court as the Oscar winner faces charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago. The outcome of the trial could send Spacey to prison or revive his […]
Teenager’s death during police traffic stop sparks violent unrest in Paris suburb
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. June 28, 2023, 6:34 AM PARIS and LONDON — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for “calm” on Wednesday after a night of violent protests over a teenager’s death at the hands of police in […]
Lawyer accused of decades-old Boston rapes indicted on new sexual assault charges
A lawyer arrested last month in connection with an alleged string of decades-old sexual assaults in Boston has been accused of committing other attacks in the city around the same time. Matthew Nilo, 35, of New Jersey, was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including rape, for allegedly […]
Norway approves oil, gas projects, saying resulting investments are worth over $19B
Norway has approved 19 oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, saying the total investments are worth over $19 billion ByThe Associated Press June 28, 2023, 4:30 AM FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, a view of a supply ship at the Edvard Grieg oil […]
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning in Gulf of Mexico
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning off the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and first responders were called to a beach in Destin, Florida — approximately 50 miles east of Pensacola in Florida’s panhandle — at 2:12 p.m. to a […]
Plane with 214 people aboard lands safely in Philippines after technical problem
A Vietjet plane carrying 214 people has made an unscheduled but safe landing in the northern Philippines after encountering an unspecified technical problem ByThe Associated Press June 27, 2023, 10:29 PM In this photo provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Laoag, passengers disembark from a Vietjet Airbus […]
Gunmen abduct 14 police officers in the Mexican state of Chiapas
A commando of armed men has abducted 14 state police officers in southern Mexico, prompting a heavy deployment of federal and local forces ByÉDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press June 27, 2023, 11:27 PM MEXICO CITY — A commando of armed men abducted 14 state police officers in southern Mexico on […]