Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva helped the country win its first-ever Olympic team medal in women’s gymnastics on Tuesday—while sporting a black eye. Just before the…
Day: July 30, 2024
How U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team Rewrote Their Story and Reclaimed Olympic Gold
It was a bit of déjà vu, and a bit of rewriting history at the Bercy Arena on Tuesday for the women’s gymnastics team final.…
The U.S. Will Buy Flu Shots for Farmworkers to Try to Stop Bird Flu
NEW YORK — The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into something more…
Stephen Nedoroscik Wears Glasses Due to Strabismus. Here’s What That Is
Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik—a.k.a. “The Pommel Horse guy”—introduced Americans to more than just a niche sporting event when he helped the U.S. men’s gymnastics team clinch…
6 Track-and-Field Rivalries to Watch at the Paris Olympics
A good track-and-field rivalry feels like a championship boxing match—without the violence—replete with jabbering between the combatants, showmanship at the start line, and head-to-head fights…
Project 2025 Director Leaves Heritage Foundation Amid Democratic Attacks and Trump Criticism
(NEW YORK) — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, the conservative…
TikToker Drew Afualo on How She Found Her Confidence
Since early 2020, the content creator Drew Afualo has made a name for herself online by expertly taking down misogynists through cutting roasts. See, for…
Mark Kelly and the History of Astronauts Making the Jump to Politics
Mark Kelly knows a thing or two about flying high—both literally and otherwise. As a NASA astronaut, he was part of four space shuttle missions…
Men’s Olympic Triathlon Postponed Over Seine Water Quality Concerns
(PARIS) — Olympics organizers are banking on the sun and scorching temperatures to improve the water quality of the Seine River enough for triathletes to…
Israel strikes Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut targeting senior commander ‘responsible for after Golan Heights attack’
ISRAEL says it has fired a “targeted strike” into Lebanon capital Beirut, in a bid to blast away a senior Hezbollah commander amid fears of…










