Day: July 27, 2024

Olympics have first positive drug test after Iraqi athlete is accused of using steroids

5:28 am July 27, 2024

There was a positive test for a banned substance at the Olympics before the opening ceremony even began. Sajjad Sehen’s first Olympic Games are over before they even started after the Iraqi judoka tested positive for metandienone and boldenone in a sample taken in Paris Tuesday. The 28-year-old was due to compete Tuesday but is […]

Olympics opening ceremony sparks outrage with drag queens parodying Last Supper: ‘Gone completely woke’

5:07 am July 27, 2024

The 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris has sparked international outrage with drag-queen themed imagery of religious and historical figures. In between listing all the countries participating in the Olympic Games, there have been several performances riffing on France’s history and culture, such as a headless Marie Antoinette, the last queen prior to being executed […]

US forces destroy Houthi drones as terror group continues aggressive actions at sea

5:04 am July 27, 2024

U.S. forces in the Middle East have destroyed Houthi drones in Yemen in the past 24 hours, the military said Friday. Separately, forces with the U.S. Central Command destroyed three uncrewed Houthi surface vessels operating of the Yemeni coast, CENTCOM said. “It was determined these weapons presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and […]

French Olympic heroes Marie-José Pérec, Teddy Riner light cauldron to kick off Paris games

4:42 am July 27, 2024

Twenty-four French athletes were Olympic torchbearers, but a special duo received the honor of lighting the cauldron. The torch’s final trek began with soccer legend Zinedine Zidane, and it was eventually handed to two French Olympic heroes who each won three Olympic gold medals. Track star Marie-José Pérec and judoka Teddy Riner lit the cauldron, […]

Judge sentences teen for role in shooting at Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade

4:41 am July 27, 2024

Multiple individuals have been charged with murder and other crimes in connection to the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade in February. This week, one of the juveniles was sentenced to a Missouri state Department of Youth Services facility, The Associated Press confirmed. The 15-year-old, whose full name was not made […]