Day: June 19, 2024

American Regan Smith smashes world record in women’s 100-meter backstroke at US Olympic swimming trials

11:06 pm June 19, 2024

Team USA is already making a splash ahead of the Summer Games. Three-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith is heading to her second Games next month after her dominating win in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis on Tuesday night. But she’ll be showing up with some well-earned bragging rights. […]

Key Dem Senate candidate who accused opponent of election denialism has history of questioning results

10:39 pm June 19, 2024

FIRST ON FOX: The Democrat running in one of this year’s top Senate races, who accused his opponent of election denialism, also has a history of questioning the legitimacy of the vote. Rep. Colin Allred, the Democratic nominee in Texas’ Senate race, recently launched attacks against incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz for avoiding directly saying […]

Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell admits to trying to use contract clause to get out of dancing at his wedding

10:38 pm June 19, 2024

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell revealed he tried to get out of dancing at his own wedding in 2010 with the legal language in his contract when he was a player. O’Connell made the revelation to ESPN for a story about what players are prohibited from doing in the offseason. He was a quarterback […]

Military ammunition depot explosion in Chad kills 9 people, wounds 46

10:00 pm June 19, 2024

Nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire set off explosions at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital, an official said Wednesday. Government spokesperson Abderaman Koulamallah said 46 people were being treated for various injuries after the explosions jolted residents from their sleep late Tuesday in the Goudji district of […]

Novak Djokovic to compete at 2024 Olympics in Paris after successful knee surgery

9:58 pm June 19, 2024

Novak Djokovic will compete in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris next month on the same clay courts where the 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered a meniscus tear, ending his French Open run prematurely. The Serbian Olympic Committee announced Tuesday that Djokovic, 37, will compete in his fifth Olympics just weeks after he withdrew from […]