News

Basketball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Kevin Durant powered the U.S. men’s basketball team in Olympic opener against Serbia

7:00pm July 28, 2024

by Juana Summers

For the U.S. to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, the men’s team has to advance out of its four-team group, and then win three consecutive games in the knockout round.

National

Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alerts

6:18pm July 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

The so-called Park Fire had scorched more than 550 square miles in Northern California as of Sunday, contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada.

Swimming - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 2

Torri Huske missed a medal by 1/100th of a second in Tokyo. On Sunday, she won gold

6:14pm July 28, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Her teammate Gretchen Walsh had been favored after setting the world record during Olympic trials in June. But it was Huske who won Paris gold, an emotional win after her "devastating" Tokyo result.

Sports

What's inside the mysterious boxed gift Olympic winners get with their medals

6:12pm July 28, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The first trove of medals were awarded this weekend at the Paris Olympics and fans were quick to notice that athletes were handed another prize at the podium.

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly on life in space and Starliner crew's delayed return

4:25pm July 28, 2024

by Tinbete Ermyas

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World News

GAZA BOMBING & GOLAN HEIGHTS STRIKE

3:46pm July 28, 2024

A rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children on a soccer field yesterday. Israel blames the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which denies responsibility for the attack.

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World News

People hope for change in Venezuela's elections as migration crisis takes center stage

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

Many Venezuelans are waiting to see who wins this Sunday's presidential election. They say they can't take more of the economic and political turmoil under their current leader, Nicolas Maduro.

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Sports

Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Brian Mann

Chinese athletes say they compete "clean" despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.

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Politics & Government

Politics chat: Harris campaign ramps up, Trump campaign refocuses its attention

3:35pm July 28, 2024

The Harris campaign moves into high gear as the Trump campaign redirects its focus, and tries out some new messaging.

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Politics & Government

The week in political news, from the newsmakers themselves

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

The election landscape shifts again: We hear politicians from the past week, in their own words.

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