Ethiopa’s Lamecha Girma taken to hospital after horror fall in 3,000m steeplechase | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Ethiopian track and field athlete Lamecha Girma has regained consciousness and is able to speak after a horrific fall during the 3,000m steeplechase final at the Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday night. The world record holder hit his knee on a barrier on the final lap of the race and slammed his head on […]
Pelosi Major Backer Of Walz As VP Pick
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) departs a Democratic Caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers1:46 PM – Wednesday, August 6, 2024 A new report from Politico has suggested that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a major part in Vice President Kamala […]
‘More To Worry About’: Billionaire Investor Says ‘Uncertainty’ From Harris Joining Race Led To Market Downturn
Billionaire investor Ken Fisher said on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris abruptly entering the presidential race caused the market to dive because of the unpredictability it provoked. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 2.6% Monday, while the S&P 500 plunged by 3% and the NASDAQ declined by 3.43% following a dismal Friday jobs […]
Paris Olympics 2024: Quincy Hall wins 400m gold medal in epic comeback
At the Paris Olympics, the US track and field team once again won gold medals with incredible late comebacks: first Noah Lyles in the 100 meters, then Cole Hocker in the 1500 meters, and now Quincy Hall in the 400 meters. Coming into the final, Quincy Hall was in fourth place behind gold medal favorites […]
‘No Evidence’: CNN Reporter Delivers Devastating Fact-Check On Walz’s Claims About Military Service
CNN correspondent Tom Foreman fact-checked Minnesota’s Democratic governor, Tim Walz, on Wednesday after he claimed he was carrying weapons in a “war.” Foreman appeared on CNN News Central with co-host Brianna Keilar to discuss previous allegations that Governor Walz suggested he was carrying weapons to war when speaking about gun control. Foreman said there is […]
Revised high-rise plans will still cast shadow over BK Botanic Garden, cause ‘existential harm’ for ‘generations to come’: critics
A fight over a proposed high-rise near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden continues, even though the project’s developers claim they’ve revised the plans so they don’t overshadow the green space. Dozens of critics gathered at a public hearing Wednesday to reject developer Continuum’s pruning proposals, which garden officials argue would still create harmful shade for sun-loving […]
Blinken pressured to freeze Afghanistan aid after revelation nearly $300M could have gone to Taliban
First appearance on FOXSecretary of State Antony Blinken has faced calls to freeze aid to Afghanistan after it emerged that it may be being directed to the Taliban. A recent report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), the government agency that monitors U.S. aid to Afghanistan, concluded that two of five bureaus […]
Massachusetts man dies after rescue from New Hampshire hike by Black Hawk helicopter
A Massachusetts man was transported by Blackhawk helicopter after receiving emergency treatment while hiking in a remote area with his family. The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release that they received a call around 2:14 p.m. Tuesday about a 52-year-old man experiencing a medical emergency between two peaks on […]
Vance Approaches Air Force Two On Tarmac, Speaks To Reporters Ignored By Harris
Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio speaks at NMC-Wollard Inc./Wollard International in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024. Vance and Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are both scheduled to speak at competing events in the same battleground state this week. (Photo by Adam Boettcher/Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN […]
Human Smuggler Pleads Guilty in Texas, Continues Smuggling While on Bond
A federal judge sentenced a 27-year-old Pharr, Texas, man to eight years in federal prison for his role in a migrant smuggling operation that authorities suspect moved thousands of migrants from the border into the U.S. interior. Alamdar S. Hamdani, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, announced the sentence on Wednesday for […]