Day: August 1, 2024

Russia releases former Marine Paul Whelan in prisoner swap

6:34 pm August 1, 2024

Russia is releasing former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan as part of a prisoner exchange that also secured freedom for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Fox News Digital has learned. Whelan had been wrongfully detained by Russian authorities for more than five years, according to the U.S. State Department. His release is part of a […]

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich being released by Russia in prisoner swap; Paul Whelan also being freed

6:21 pm August 1, 2024

He’s coming home. After nearly 500 days of imprisonment on dubious spying charges in Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is being freed as part of a massive swap of political prisoners and journalists involving the United States and Germany, Fox News can report. U.S. veteran Paul Whelan is also being freed after years […]

Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes wins fight in 46 seconds, opponent left in tears after hard hits

6:20 pm August 1, 2024

An Algerian boxer who was deemed to have male chromosomes won a fight in the 66-kilogram women’s division at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Imane Khelif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini after Carini abandoned her match. The fight lasted all of 46 seconds before Carini went to her cornermen to call off the fight. Khelif celebrated […]

Italian boxer breaks silence after abandoning Olympic bout against fighter in gender controversy

5:46 pm August 1, 2024

An Italian female boxer who abandoned her Paris Olympics bout against an Algerian fighter caught in the middle of a gender eligibility controversy revealed why she walked away from her match. Angela Carini stepped into the ring on Thursday to fight Imane Khelif in a 66-kilogram fight. However, 46 seconds into the bout, Carini went […]

Republicans wary of using DEI against Harris as Trump jokes about her being ‘Indian or black’

5:37 pm August 1, 2024

Congressional Republicans are wary of using diversity, equity and inclusion politics to criticize Vice President Harris, with some urging former President Trump to stick to “the issues.” Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said Trump’s path to victory is through arguing the issues and not getting bogged down in racial politics. His comments came after Trump mentioned […]