Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich lands in US after historic prisoner swap with Russia
After more than a year in a hellish Russian prison, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich finally arrived on U.S. soil late Thursday night, becoming the first American journalist to be arrested on espionage charges since the Cold War. The 32-year-old journalist landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland along with freed hostages Paul Whelan […]
Queens native Lauren Scruggs captures historic Olympic fencing gold
For Queens native Lauren Scruggs, it was a golden day. The Olympic fencer helped the U.S. women’s fencing team win the gold medal, defeating Italy 45-39, marking the first time a U.S. team, men’s or women’s, has won a gold medal in the sport. The win added to an already impressive Olympic record for the […]
What historic prisoner swap means for US-Russia relations
The prisoner exchange agreement between Russia, the United States and a number of other countries was the culmination of many years of intensive diplomacy. But the White House on Thursday downplayed the possibility that the prisoner swap could lead to improved relations with Russia on a host of other international security issues, particularly over Russian […]
Report: Russia Releasing American Journalist Evan Gershkovich And Paul Whelan In Historic Multi-Country Prisoner Swap
A Russian Tupolev Tu-204-300 plane prepares to land at Esenboga airport in Ankara, August 1, 2024. Turkish authorities say 26 prisoners have been exchanged between Russia and several Western countries. Turkey has coordinated the exchange of 26 prisoners between Russia and several Western countries, including American journalist Evan Gershkovich, the Turkish presidency announced in Ankara. […]
US gymnastics’ Olympic gold medal win came with historic TV ratings
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team had captured the hearts of Americans, and it was showing in the television ratings. Ann An average of 12.7 million viewers watched the show. The network announced in a press release that U.S. Team Gymnastics, led by Simone Biles, won the gold medal on Tuesday in a competition that aired […]
Leon Marchand wins two gold medals on same day in historic Olympics moment
While most Olympians would be happy with just one gold medal, French swimmer Leon Marchand made history by winning two gold medals on the same day. Competing in his home country, the 22-year-old achieved an unprecedented feat in Olympic history by winning both the 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke – and by nearly two hours’ […]
USA women’s rugby wins historic Olympic medal on walkoff ‘truck stick’ score
In the bronze-medal game between the United States and Australia in women’s rugby sevens on Tuesday, the U.S. lost by just five points in the final seconds – nearly the length of the field. That’s when Alex Cedric took the problem into his own hands. Cedric surged through the Australians to score a walk-off run […]
Facebook Admits ‘Accidental’ Censorship In Historic Trump Photo After Assassination Attempt
Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is rushed off the stage by US Secret Service agents after suffering a gunshot wound (Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffMonday, July 29, 2024 5:23 PM Meta Platforms, the tech giant that owns Facebook and Instagram, has admitted that it “mistakenly” censored a historic […]
‘A true miracle’: Flames torch historic Baptist church sanctuary — but the fire fails to destroy famed pulpit
A massive, four-alarm fire broke out in the historic chapel of First Baptist Church of Dallas last Friday. But the flames failed to destroy the sanctuary’s historic pulpit. “It’s truly a miracle, especially when you see the area where this pulpit was on display engulfed in flames.” As the church began assessing the damage this […]
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF hits historic net outflow of $1.5B – Cointelegraph
Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE) has seen over $1.5 billion in outflows, with a net outflow of $356 million in a single day on July 26. according to July 26 was a particularly volatile day for spot Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with net outflows totaling $163 million, according to data from SoSo Value. Grayscale’s […]