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Bangladesh’s PM resigns and flees country as protesters storm her residence capping weeks of unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s prime minister resigned and fled the country Monday, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence, a day after nearly 100 died in...
Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the CarolinasVideo
TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths in the state and causing flooding before turning menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatened to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities. Record-setting rain...
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after backlash over gender misconceptionsVideo
PARIS — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank
WILMINGTON, Del. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once retrieved a bear that was killed by a motorist and left it in New York’s Central Park with a bicycle on top, sparking a mystery that consumed the city a decade ago. Kennedy describes the incident in a video...
Belgium withdraws from mixed relay triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill
PARIS — Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill. Claire Michel, who competed in the women’s triathlon Wednesday, “is unfortunately ill and will have...
Kristen Faulkner wins Paris Olympics women’s road race for U.S. after making the team as a replacementVideo
PARIS — With the Eiffel Tower behind her and the sun shining at the Paris Olympics, Kristen Faulkner stood atop the podium with her hand on her heart as the American national anthem played. Briefly, she closed her eyes as the enormity of her win in the women’s road race...
Judge in Trump’s federal election subversion case rejects defense effort to dismiss the prosecution
WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump rejected Saturday a defense effort to dismiss the indictment on claims that he was prosecuted for vindictive and political purposes. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is the first substantive order since...
Michigan’s Sherrone Moore faces allegations of NCAA violations in sign-stealing investigation
Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is facing allegations he violated NCAA rules related to an investigation into impermissible scouting and sign-stealing that hung over the program through its run to last season’s national championship, three people briefed on an impending notice of allegations told the Associated Press on Sunday. Two of...
Anthony Richardson trying to show progression in 2nd training camp as Colts QBVideo
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson looks like a natural this year at training camp. He drops back, reads the pass coverage and confidently throws the ball deep downfield. Occasionally, he runs, and when he sometimes reaches the sideline, Indianapolis Colts fans roar. In Westfield, Ind., a northern suburb...
Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100 by five-thousandths of a second, among closest finishes in Games historyVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he’d beaten Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. The word “Photo” popped up on the scoreboard after Lyles and Thompson dashed to the...
Noah Lyles pulls out Olympic 100 by five-thousandths of a secondVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100 meters by .005 seconds Sunday, waiting some 30 seconds after the finish of an excruciatingly close sprint to find out he had edged out Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. The world “Photo” popped up on the scoreboard after Lyles and Thompson dashed...
A complete list of Paris Olympics medal winnersVideo
Medal winners from Sunday, Saturday at Paris Olympics: Sunday, Aug. 4 ARCHERY MEN’S INDIVIDUAL Gold: Kim Woo-jin, South Korea Silver: Brady Ellison, United States Bronze: Lee Woo-seok, South Korea ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS MEN’S RINGS Gold: Liu Yang, China Silver: Zou Jingyuan, China Bronze: Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece MEN’S VAULT Gold: Carlos Edriel...
Novak Djokovic wins his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s tennis finalVideo
PARIS — For all of his Grand Slam championships and other titles, for all of his time at No. 1, Novak Djokovic really, really wanted an Olympic gold medal for Serbia, the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering resume. He finally got one at age 37. Doesn’t matter a...
U.S. extends Olympic win streak to 58 games with 87-68 victory over Germany; quarterfinals nextVideo
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The U.S. has incredible depth that no country can match, and it has played a key role in its unprecedented run of seven straight Olympic gold medals. The Americans can wear down their opponents by sending wave after wave of WNBA All-Stars to the court. They did...
U.S. sets two world records on final night of swimming, wins gold-medal race with AustraliaVideo
NANTERRE, France — The United States set two world records on the final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, winning the gold-medal count over rival Australia and easing the sting of their first loss in the men’s 400 medley relay. Bobby Finke set the standard in the...
High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh wins Ukraine’s 1st individual gold of the Paris OlympicsVideo
SAINT-DENIS, France — Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who was forced to flee her country because of the war with Russia, won gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. It was Ukraine’s first individual gold of these Summer Games, following a victory in women’s team saber fencing. Mahuchikh cleared 2.00...
Great Scottie! Scheffler gets the Olympic gold medal in a thriller with a 62Video
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Scottie Scheffler was a model of calm and greatness as he delivered the greatest closing round of his career. The final two hours were about charges and collapses, pure theater that ended Sunday with the Olympic gold medal fittingly draped around the neck of golf’s No. 1...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy displays newly arrived F-16 fighter jets to combat Russia in the air
SOMEWHERE IN UKRAINE — Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost the country’s war effort against Russia. “These jets are in our sky and today you see them,” said Zelenskyy, standing in front of two of...
VP campaign launches ‘Republicans for Harris’ in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday is launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy. The program will be a “campaign within a campaign,” according to Harris’ team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a...
Tropical Storm Debby strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane as it heads toward FloridaVideo
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said on Sunday evening that the storm has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The storm was located about 100 miles west southwest of Tampa and...
Man gets life sentence for killing his 3 young sons at their Ohio home
BATAVIA, Ohio — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of his three young sons at their Ohio home last year. A Clermont County judge sentenced Chad Doerman, 33, on Friday to three consecutive life terms after he pleaded...
Tigers retire Hall of Fame Jim Leyland’s No. 10 next to World Series winner Sparky Anderson on wallVideo
DETROIT — Jim Leyland’s No. 10 was retired by the Detroit Tigers, putting the Hall of Fame manager’s name and number in white on a brick wall next to World Series winner Sparky Anderson. “When I look out on that wall and see my name with the Tiger greats, it’s...
Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael, who has ALS, enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ceremony at his homeVideo
Steve McMichael couldn’t make it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so the ceremony came to him. Battling ALS and bedridden in the advanced stages of the neurological disease, the 66-year-old two-time All-Pro defensive tackle was the second player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame among seven...
Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm share lead in star-heavy chase for Olympic gold in golfVideo
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Golf finally has some Olympic buzz from a big and boisterous gallery, and it has the star power to match going into the final round of the men’s competition with medals finally at stake. Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm were tied for the lead Saturday, one shot...
Trinity Rodman’s ‘bit of magic’ sends U.S. women into Olympic soccer semifinalsVideo
PARIS — Mallory Swanson says Trinity Rodman gave the United States a bit of magic when the team needed it most. Rodman scored in extra time, and the United States advanced to the women’s soccer semifinals at the Paris Olympics with a 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday. “Ultimately in...
