Fate of cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Sinwar on June 21, 2024The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas´ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Each leader faces significant political and personal pressures that may be influencing their decision-making. And neither seems to be in a rush to make concessions to end […]
American swimming stars Dressel and Manuel settle for relay spots at US swim trials on June 21, 2024Coming back from lengthy layoffs, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel were eager to claim their first individual events of the Paris Olympics. Instead, they had to settle for supporting roles. Dressel finished third in the men’s 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials on Wednesday night, while Manuel touched fourth in the […]
Immigrant families rejoice over Biden’s expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out on June 20, 2024Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Claudia Zúniga, 35, married in 2017, or 10 years after her husband came to the United States. He moved to Ciudad Juarez, […]
Euro 2024 takeaways: Fast starts and slow trains, old and young stars, great goals and strong views on June 20, 2024The opening round of group matches at the European Championship is complete. Here are some things we learned: Some of the best-performing players so far at Euro 2024 are making triumphant international comebacks. Toni Kroos controlled the opening-night 5-1 win for Germany against Scotland. He was coaxed out of international retirement but will be hanging […]
Ledecky unlikely to swim the 200 free at the Paris Olympics on June 20, 2024If all goes according to plan, Katie Ledecky will not be swimming four individual events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials, but she confirmed Tuesday that she will drop that event if she qualifies in her three strongest races, which had been expected. Ledecky already earned […]
Much of US braces for extreme weather, from high temperatures to possible snow in the Rockies on June 17, 2024After days of intense flooding in Florida, that state and many others are bracing for an intense heat wave, while the Pacific Northwest will experience unseasonably cold weather and the potential for late-season snow in the Rocky Mountains early next week. The chaotic weather map includes the potential for severe thunderstorms developing in between the […]
Chinese premier promises more pandas and urges Australia to put aside differences on June 17, 2024Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia on Sunday focused on positive aspects of the bilateral relationship including shared giant pandas and a rebounding wine trade as he promised a new breeding pair of the rare bears and urged both countries to put aside their differences. China´s most powerful leader after President Xi Jinping arrived […]
The US pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid on June 15, 2024The U.S.-built pier to bring food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet – its humanitarian partner is deciding if it’s safe to keep delivering supplies arriving by sea to starving Palestinians. The United Nations, the player with the widest reach delivering aid within Gaza, has paused its work with the […]
Sudan tops UN envoy’s concerns about children caught in conflicts, with Congo and Haiti next on June 15, 2024The United Nations envoy charged with reporting on violations against children in conflicts around the world said Thursday that first and foremost she is worried about what´s happening to youngsters in war-torn Sudan, followed by Congo and Haiti. Virginia Gamba told a news conference officially launching the secretary-general´s annual report and U.N. blacklist of violators […]
England beats Oman by 8 wickets to boost chances at T20 World Cup, Afghanistan advances on June 15, 2024Adil Rashid took 4-11 and England boosted its chances of reaching the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup by bowling out Oman for 47 on Thursday en route to an eight-wicket win in a pivotal match for the defending champions. Afghanistan secured its place in the next round, and ended New Zealand´s hopes […]