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Australian field hockey player amputates part of finger to make Olympics

An Australian field hockey player was so set on playing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, he cut off part of an injured finger rather than get surgery, heal it and miss the event.

July 26, 2024

Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ now has highest worldwide box office for an animated film

Pixar's "Inside Out 2," which explores the life of a young girl named Riley and her anthropomorphized emotions much like the first film, now has the highest worldwide box office revenue ever.

July 26, 2024

Lady Gaga to sing with Celine Dion at Olympics’ opening gala

Pop singer and actress Lady Gaga is set to perform a duet with fellow singer Celine Dion at Friday's opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

July 25, 2024

Yellowstone National Park closes off Biscuit Basin area following hydrothermal blast

After a hydrothermal explosion rocked the Biscuit Basin area of Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park Tuesday and sent rocks flying, park officials closed off the area for the rest of the summer.

July 25, 2024

Southwest Airlines will now offer redeye flights and assigned seats, breaking a 50-year tradition

Southwest Airlines will now offer assigned seating and redeye flights, a departure after more than 50 years, company officials said Thursday.

July 25, 2024

Real-life cocaine sharks: Scientists say sharks off the coast of Rio de Janeiro testing positive

A team of researchers with Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Institute has detected cocaine in 13 specimens of the Brazilian sharpnose shark found off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

July 24, 2024

Canada’s women’s soccer coach, analyst tossed from Olympics after using drone to spy on New Zealand

An assistant coach and an analyst for Canada's women's soccer team used a drone to record and disrupt a practice by the New Zealand women's team and have been sent home from the Paris Olympics.

July 24, 2024

Cardinals, Rays players say Trump-like gestures not endorsements

Players on the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays say recent celebrations don't mean they're backing former President Donald Trump.

July 24, 2024

Pickleball will be a varsity sport at all Montgomery County high schools this fall

All high schoolers in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be able to try out for the varsity pickleball team starting in the fall.

July 24, 2024

Tennis legend Andy Murray, two-time gold medalist in singles, to retire after Paris Olympics

British tennis star Andy Murray, 37, announced on social media Tuesday that he is retiring after the 2024 Paris Olympics.

July 23, 2024

FAA investigating Southwest Airlines for diverted low-altitude flight in Florida

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight from earlier this month that had to divert after flying at low altitudes.

July 23, 2024

Snoop Dogg to hoist Olympic torch on way to opening ceremony in Paris

Rapper Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through the streets of a Paris suburb Friday ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics.

July 23, 2024

Transportation Department investigating Delta Air Lines as cancellations mount

The Department of Transportation is investigating Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling with cancellations after last week's global data outage.

July 23, 2024

7-month-old boy shot in the leg in Philadelphia, taken to hospital by good Samaritan

A 7-month-old baby boy had to be taken to the hospital in Philadelphia after being shot in the leg. The woman police allege is responsible has been arrested.

July 20, 2024

Plane crashes at Ohio airport, killing all 3 aboard

A twin-engine plane crashed at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna Township, Ohio, Friday, killing all three people on board.

July 20, 2024

Pedophile fugitive who fled prison work detail in Oregon 3 decades ago recaptured in Georgia

A pedophile who fled a prison work detail in Oregon in 1994 was recaptured in Macon, Georgia, this week, having lived for years under the identity of a child who died in Texas in 1962.

July 20, 2024

Montanan shoots charging grizzly bear to death

A 72-year-old man out picking huckleberries alone in Flathead National Forest in Montana had to shoot a grizzly bear dead with a handgun after it attacked him.

July 20, 2024

Rare orange lobster spared by Colorado Red Lobster employees

An extremely rare orange lobster was spared by employees of a Pueblo, Colorado, Red Lobster restaurant last week because its coloration reminded them of the NFL's orange and blue Denver Broncos.

July 19, 2024

Feds order offshore wind farm near Nantucket to suspend operations after blade breaks

The Biden administration ordered the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm to suspend operations this week after a blade from one of its turbines broke, dropping debris into the ocean that then washed up on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts.

July 19, 2024

16-year-old girl rescued from hole in sand at San Diego beach as high tide rolls in

A 16-year-old girl got trapped up to her neck in a hole in the sand at Mission Beach in San Diego just an hour before high tide. Good Samaritans and lifeguards were able to get her out in time.

July 19, 2024