Arson attacks cause travel chaos before start of Olympics in Paris, thwarting athletes’ travel
PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked the French high-speed rail network early Friday, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe for some 800,000 people, including Olympic athletes heading to the grand opening ceremony of the Games in the evening.
July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law
Today is Friday, July 26, the 208th day of 2024. There are 158 days left in the year.
Chicken wings advertised as ‘boneless’ can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides
Consumers cannot expect boneless chicken wings to actually be free of bones, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by a restaurant patron who suffered serious medical complications from getting a bone stuck in his throat.
Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian and Chinese bombers flew together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, in a new show of expanding military cooperation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday raises concerns.
Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on...
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity.
US economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses helping drive growth despite the pressure of continually high interest rates.
2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into their memories, when an explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks and killed so many comrades two years ago.
Israel-Hamas war latest: Cease-fire talks face delays after Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress
Officials from Egypt, Israel, the United States and Qatar were expected to meet Thursday in Doha with the aim of resuming talks for a proposed three-phase cease-fire to end the war between Israel and Hamas and free the remaining hostages. But an Israeli official said Israel’s negotiating team was delayed and would likely be dispatched next week.
July 25, Tuskegee Syphilis Study exposed
Today is Thursday, July 25, the 207th day of 2024. There are 159 days left in the year.
Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate
Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced, testing the young conservative senator in his early days campaigning as part of the Republicans’ presidential ticket.
