SAINT-DENIS, France — So it turns out that amid all the tear-jerking medal ceremonies, with flags rising to rafters and the gold medalist’s national anthem blaring from the speakers, there are other ways to win the Olympics. The old first-week Olympic reliables like gymnastics and swimming are already producing and reproducing their usual cast of…

Static Media This article contains spoilers for “House of the Dragon.” The first season of “House of the Dragon” teased the bond between dragon and rider as something special that can also threaten Westeros with the medieval equivalent of nuclear warfare, but it’s season 2 that’s really made…

A nursery group has urged parents not to hold the door open for others at drop-off and pick-up following an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Childbase Partnership, which looks after 6,000 children in 44 day nurseries across England, has sent out a ‘high priority’ email to parents about security measures after three children…

Think of the Summer Olympics moments that stayed with you the most. Maybe it’s Jason Lezak running down France’s Alain Bernard in the final lap of the 4×100 swimming free relay in Beijing in 2008 to save Michael Phelps’ bid for eight gold medals. Perhaps Usain Bolt crossing the finish line in the men’s 4×100-meter…

Hulu has ordered a documentary on a catfishing scheme that entrapped fans of a popular Canadian rock duo. Fanatical: The Catfishing Of Tegan and Sara, directed by true crime specialist Erin Lee Carr, will debut on the streaming platform October 18. The film revolves around Tegan Quin and Sara Quin, gay twin sisters from Calgary,…

The new pathway is part of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme  By Mark Nicol, Diplomacy Editor Published: 17:30 EDT, 30 July 2024 | Updated: 17:51 EDT, 30 July 2024 A long-awaited reunion route for families separated during the 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan has been opened. Many parents and children were broken up following the Taliban…

By Sam Blum, Brittany Ghiroli and Stephen J. Nesbitt Baltimore Orioles get: LHP Trevor Rogers  Miami Marlins get: OF Kyle Stowers and IF Connor Norby Sam Blum: What a get for the Miami Marlins. Norby is one of the Orioles’ top prospects and was recently called up to the big leagues. Rogers is valuable as…

It’s a wrap on Superman as James Gunn expressed his gratitude to everyone that made filming the DC Studios production possible. In a social media post, the filmmaker thanked everyone involved in the making of the superhero film and shared a photo from the first week of shooting in Svalbard, Norway. “And that’s a wrap,”…

By Jason Groves Published: 17:35 EDT, 30 July 2024 | Updated: 17:35 EDT, 30 July 2024 Rachel Reeves yesterday warned she ‘will have to raise taxes’ in the Budget this autumn. During the election campaign, Ms Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer repeatedly claimed they had ‘no plans’ for tax rises beyond those outlined in Labour‘s…

By Grant Brisbee, Tim Britton and Chad Jennings Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. This date has been marked on every baseball fan’s calendar since the start of spring training, and at last,…