PARIS — As of this moment, Matt Anderson is planning to make another go at an Olympic gold medal in men's volleyball four years from now. At age 41. If his body holds up. If his young family is all in on the idea. Four-time U.S. Olympians Anderson and David...
Breanna Stewart, US Women’s Basketball Team Advances to Gold Medal Game at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and the U.S. women advanced to their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal game with a 85-64 victory over Australia on Friday. The Americans, who extended their Olympic winning streak to 60 consecutive games, will face either France or Belgium on Sunday. The U.S....
Travis Scott Is Arrested at a Paris Hotel After Altercation With a Security Guard, Prosecutors Say
PARIS — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday. The arrest occurred after police were called to the Georges V hotel early Friday to arrest a man "nicknamed Travis Scott for violence against a security guard," according...
State Senator from the Valley Switches Sides, Joins the GOP
State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is now a Republican. She made the dramatic announcement Thursday, saying the Democratic Party left her. "The Democratic Party of today is not the Democratic Party I signed up with," Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, told Elex Michaelson on his political show "The Issue Is:." She said Democrats have...
Valley PBS Is Back on the Air. But You’ll Need to Rescan Your TV Channels
More than a month after a devastating wildfire on Bear Mountain destroyed Valley PBS's transmitter and broadcast equipment and caused extensive damage to the tower and transmitters, the station is broadcasting through airwaves again. But you'll need to rescan your televisions to pick up the signal that's now being broadcast...
Judge Kamala Harris on the Merits — Not Which Box She Checks
Opinion by Pamela Paul on August 8, 2024. “Aren’t you thrilled to see a woman running for president? Isn’t it great?” Like many women, I’ve faced variations on this question multiple times since Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. I know I’m supposed to say “Yes!” and to possibly...
LeBron James Still Leads the Way for the US at Age 39
PARIS — LeBron James knows there aren't many moments like this left. He's 39. He's entering his 22nd professional season. It's logical to expect that the Paris Olympics will be his last time on this stage, and who knows if he's got one more NBA championship run in him. James...
Baby Gorilla Is Born at Detroit Zoo, the First in Its 96-Year History
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — It's a baby — gorilla. The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. "Bandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important for a first-time mom," said Tami Brightrall, the zoo's associate curator of mammals. The...
A Win for the Harris-Walz Ticket Would Also Mean the Country’s First Native American Female Governor
If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead the country for the first time, but a Native woman would govern a state for the first time in U.S. history too. Peggy Flanagan: A...
Man Charged in 1977 Strangulations of Three Southern California Women After DNA Investigation
VENTURA — A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977 after cold case detectives obtained a DNA match, authorities said Thursday, adding they believe there could be more victims. Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made his first court appearance Thursday...