Steph Curry lifts USA basketball past France to fifth straight Olympic gold: How America’s Avengers delivered
PARIS — America’s recurring dream continues.
What caused a plane to fall from the sky in Brazil?
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian investigators Saturday began analyzing the black boxes from a Sao Paulo-bound flight to try to understand why the passenger plane fell from 17,000 feet Friday, in a crash that killed all 62 on board.
Judge gives Trump and prosecutors more time to assess presidential immunity
The federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s election interference case on Friday delayed until the end of the month a deadline for the defense and prosecution to send proposals for how to assess the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling granting former presidents broad immunity against criminal charges.
Russia pushes back at Ukraine’s cross-border assault, but Kyiv presses on
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is pushing back against Ukraine’s largest assault into Russian territory since the start of the war, sending troop reinforcements, establishing strict security measures in border areas and conducting airstrikes, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. One of the strikes on Ukrainian troops involved a thermobaric missile that causes a blast wave and suffocates those in its path, the ministry said.
Lahaina navigates layers of history as it rebuilds
Across nine generations, Archie Kalepa’s family has seen the waterfront in Lahaina, a town on the island of Maui, undergo repeated transformation.
Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 20 years for assaults on police
A California man who attacked police officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a sustained assault with his hands, his feet, a flagpole, crutches, pepper spray and broken pieces of furniture was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison — one of the stiffest penalties issued in more than four years of prosecutions of the rioters.
Evidence shows ‘hand to mouth’ production of Russia’s advanced weapons
WASHINGTON — The Russian cruise missile that slammed into a children’s hospital in Kyiv last month left behind clues about Russia’s defense industry after more than two years of war.
About 400 million people worldwide have had long COVID, researchers say
About 400 million people worldwide have been afflicted with long COVID, according to a new report by scientists and other researchers who have studied the condition. The team estimated that the economic cost — from factors like health care services and patients unable to return to work — is about $1 trillion worldwide each year, or about 1% of the global economy.
Harris used to worry about laughing. Now joy is fueling her campaign.
WASHINGTON — There was a time, early in her vice presidency, when Kamala Harris, aware of reams of conservative news coverage criticizing her laughter, privately wondered to confidants whether she should laugh, or show a sense of humor, at all.
Habitat for Humanity Helped Them Get Homes. An Insurance Crisis May Take Them Away.
NEW ORLEANS — The house that Kevin Hargrove built with the help of Habitat for Humanity volunteers had everything he wanted for his family: It was in the same New Orleans neighborhood where he’d grown up, with plenty of space for his daughters. A charity had donated furnishings, so as soon as the construction was finished, they stepped inside and it felt like home.
NOAA forecasts highly active hurricane season will continue
This year’s hurricane season could rank among the busiest on record, according to an update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday.
Nation and world news — at a glance — for August 9
The Park fire is now the 4th largest in California history
Noah Lyles wins bronze in 200 meters, then reveals he has COVID-19
SAINT-DENIS, France — Almost as soon as he crossed the finish line in the 200-meter dash Thursday night, Noah Lyles looked winded. He lay on his back on the purple track at Stade de France, after finishing third in a race he had dominated for the past three years, and struggled for breath.
Japan warns of elevated risk of giant earthquake after strong one hits
Japan’s meteorological agency said Thursday that there was a higher-than-usual chance that an immense earthquake could hit the country in the next few days, following a 7.1-magnitude temblor off the southern island of Kyushu.
Burned out of Lahaina, thousands try to rebuild lives elsewhere
For Ernesto Perez, life on the Hawaiian island of Maui wasn’t easy. But it was pleasant and peaceful, and a long way from the cartel violence of Mexico that his family escaped nearly three decades ago.
Boeing’s Starliner astronauts could return on SpaceX capsule in Feb 2025, NASA says
NASA officials said on Wednesday the two astronauts delivered to the International Space Station in June by Boeing’s Starliner could return on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon in February 2025 if Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth.
Vance attacks Walz’s military record, accusing him of avoiding a tour in Iraq
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday of quitting the Army National Guard two decades ago to avoid being deployed to Iraq and of exaggerating his service record to claim falsely that he had served in combat.
Boeing says it’s changing type of panel that blew off Alaska Airlines jet
WASHINGTON — Boeing officials told regulators Tuesday that the aircraft maker would make changes to how it designed and produced the type of panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines jet shortly after takeoff in January.
After botched rollout, FAFSA is delayed for a second year
WASHINGTON — The Education Department announced Wednesday that availability of the federal student aid application form would be delayed for a second year in a row, after months of last-ditch troubleshooting and contingency planning failed to fully fix significant problems with last year’s revised application.
5 ways Hawaii is trying to prevent the next deadly fire
LAHAINA, Maui — A year ago, the deadliest American wildfire in more than a century took 102 lives on the Hawaii island of Maui, leaving the historic town of Lahaina in ashes and spurring a series of investigations into what could have been done to better prepare for such a disaster.
