A former Olympian and longtime track coach is expected to plead guilty Thursday to charges of sexually molesting young boys while working at a sports camp in western Massachusetts in the 1970s. Conrad Mainwaring, who was a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, was… Read More
[Pic] This year’s Olympic medals contain Eiffel Tower chunks
An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How’s that for a monumental prize? A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is embedded in each gold, silver or bronze medal that will be hung around athletes’ necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris… Read More
King Charles just broke with the tradition of royal secrecy
In British history, the secrecy of the monarch’s health has always reigned supreme. Buckingham Palace’s disclosure that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer shattered that longstanding tradition. On the heels of the shock and well-wishing that followed the official statement Monday came the surprise that the palace had… Read More
Hamas “generally positive” after cease-fire plan floated
Qatar’s prime minister said Tuesday that Hamas’ reaction to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive” as he met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was making his latest visit to the Middle East. Qatar, which has long mediated… Read More
King Charles III cancer battle, and the order of succession
As King Charles III receives treatment for cancer just months after taking the throne, he remains Britain’s monarch. But if the unthinkable happens, and the 75-year-old United Kingdom’s head of state dies? The king’s older son, Prince William, is next in line for the throne. The crown does not pass… Read More
Stunning cancer diagnosis shakes up political world
A cancer announcement has shaken up the political world. King Charles III of the United Kingdom has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. The palace says the cancer is not related to the king’s recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. It is still… Read More
Pro-Palestine U.S. porn actress visits Iran
An American porn actor who has advocated for Palestinians online during Israel’s war on Hamas traveled to Iran and visited the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which was abandoned after the 1979 hostage crisis. The visit by Whitney Wright as Iran imprisons Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women’s rights activist… Read More
120+ dead in wildfire
Volunteers in central Chile tried to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris Monday from neighborhoods devastated by wildfires over the past several days, as officials raised the death toll to 122. Hundreds of people remain missing. The fires appeared to have diminished by Monday morning after burning intensely… Read More
Police: 3 wounded in Paris train station attack
A man armed with a knife and a hammer wounded three people Saturday in an early morning attack at the bustling Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympics host city before the Summer Games open in six months. The 31-year-old man, carrying residency… Read More
American military pounds dozens of terror camps
The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed terrorists and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend. The massive barrage of strikes hit… Read More
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