Officials Say Jordan Chiles Didn’t Actually Win Medal Days After Country’s Prime Minister Boycotted Olympics
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) reinstated Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos for third place in Saturday’s women’s floor exercise final, ESPN reported. FIG’s decision could affect American gymnast Jordan Childs, who originally won the bronze medal, following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that invalidated a scoring challenge made during the competition, […]
Uvalde officials release bodycam footage from Robb Elementary shooting
Authorities in Uvalde, Texas, have released police body camera footage and a collection of audio and video recordings from the deadly 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The footage was released after media outlets including The Associated Press filed a lawsuit against the city for initially refusing to release information about the shooting that […]
State officials announce mass indictments of alleged gang members
Attorney General Chris Carr and Governor Brian Kemp announced the indictments of more than a dozen alleged gang members. source
State, federal officials to inspect ‘ridiculous’ apple waste in NYC schools
State and federal officials are in New York City investigating the city’s apple crisis, while the city instructs vendors to continue accepting deliveries even as thousands of cases of fruit are being discarded. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State Department of General Services will visit city facilities on Aug. 15 and […]
Bangladesh chief justice, central bank chief quit amid protests, officials say By Reuters – Investing.com
By Maqsud-un-Nabi DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country widened to target other officials appointed during her tenure. Supreme Court Justice Obaidul Hassan resigned, Law Ministry adviser Asif Nazrul said in a video […]
Smartmatic Head Charged with Bribing Election Officials to Get Contracts in Philippines
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday indicted Roger Piñate, founder and president of voting-machine maker Smartmatic, on charges of participating in a bribery and money laundering scheme connected to the 2016 Philippine elections. In addition to Piñate, a federal grand jury in Florida indicted two other “executives of voting […]
US officials identify Buffalo Soldier killed in World War II
The Defense POW/MIA Agency (DPAA) is working to identify dozens of black soldiers killed in World War II who served with the 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers. “The idea that we can tell them, first of all, this is how it happened, how he died a hero, this is what he was […]
Japan: Officials Warn Residents Of Possible ‘Megaquake’ Following Thursday’s 7.1 Earthquake
This photo shows a panoramic view of wind turbines at Hikawahama Beach in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, taken on August 9, 2024. (PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) By Blake Wolf, OAN StaffFriday, August 9, 2024 10:52 AM A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the island on Thursday, sending aftershocks across the island and forcing residents to evacuate, […]
AI advancements can be both a tool and a threat, cybersecurity officials say
Cybersecurity experts say there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks in recent years. “You know, any serious organization today assumes there will be a breach,” says James Gerber, CFO of SimSpace. “You have to assume that attackers are going to get in, because they will. The question is, once they do get in, […]
White House officials meet with crypto leaders
White House officials participated in a conference call with about a dozen cryptocurrency leaders on Thursday morning in the Biden administration’s latest outreach to the industry. Also on the call were White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, along with Christine Lucius, senior adviser and legislative director […]