August 14, 2024
Japan PM Kishida to step down as scandals prove too much
TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices. "Politics cannot…
August 8, 2024
Rojé Stona breaks Games record to become Jamaica’s first-ever Olympic discus champion
Rojé Stona’s Olympic début will be unforgettable, and the most historic for Jamaica in an Olympics where the field has taken centre stage. Stona claimed Jamaica’s first major global men’s discus title, in an Olympic record performance of 70.00m to…
August 4, 2024
Noah Lyles wins a historically close Olympic 100-meter sprint by five-thousandths of a second
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the top of his head, wistfully looking up at a scoreboard that would, sooner or later, flash an answer he’s been seeking over three sweat-soaked years. Was…
August 3, 2024
Thea LaFond wins women’s triple jump gold and Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal
Thea LaFond won gold in the women’s triple jump on Saturday, claiming Dominica’s first ever Olympic medal. The 30-year-old won with her second jump of the evening with her jump of 15.02m which was also a national record. Like other athletic…
August 3, 2024
Julien Alfred wins women’s 100m gold in emphatic fashion, holding off Sha’Carri Richardson
Julien Alfred won the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter sprint on Saturday. The Saint Lucian runner finished with a time of 10.72, ahead of American Sha’Carri Richardson, who won silver, and Melissa Jefferson winning bronze. Alfred never looked…
August 2, 2024
Biles wins all-around title for sixth Olympic gold
Simone Biles won the all-around gymnastics title for her second Olympic gold in Paris and sixth overall to cement her place back at the top of her sport with yet another sparkling slice of history. The American, who won the title at Rio 2016 and had…
August 2, 2024
Tears, hugs and a salute: Joyous scenes as tearful families reunite with freed Americans
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva have landed in the United States, following the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War. The…
August 2, 2024
Cardi B reveals she’s pregnant 1 day after filing for divorce from Offset: ‘I can have it all!’
Cardi B is pregnant with her third child. She announced the news on Thursday, just one day after she filed for divorce from her husband, fellow rapper Offset, after six years of marriage. "With every ending comes a new beginning!" Cardi B wrote on…
August 2, 2024
‘Emancipation’ Day for Vybz Kartel
At 5:29 p.m. (Wednesday July 31), the right foot of dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer connected with Tower Street in downtown Kingston. It was his first step into freedom from prison and into the welcoming embrace of a crowd of supporters…
July 22, 2024
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother face federal wire fraud charges
(CNN) — A federal grand jury in Miami charged rapper Sean Kingston and his mother each with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud, according to an indictment filed last week and announced Friday in a news release…