NEW YORK — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according … Read more
PARIS — It may be too early to call these Paris Olympics the Fashion Olympics. But, in the city widely considered the capital of fashion, the word “fashion” has surely been mentioned so far more by now than in any other Games. And so it made sense to Angela Ruggiero, a four-time U.S. Olympic medalist … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept behind it Sunday. Da Vinci’s painting depicts the moment when Jesus Christ declared that an apostle would betray him. The scene … Read more
From the operatic opening ceremony to athletes’ warmup songs, music is intrinsic to the Paris Olympics now underway. Athletes from around the world are competing in dozens of disciplines among 32 sports. For those watching at home: Do you know what you’re going listening to during commercial breaks, while making snacks, or to distract you … Read more
PARIS — The Palais Omnisports was the place to be on the second day of the Paris Olympics. To watch Simone Biles, of course, and to be seen. A star-studded crowd attended the return to the Olympics of Biles, the most decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics. Among the high-profile fans were Hollywood star … Read more
WASHINGTON — New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday – but some appear to work far better than others. It’s tricky to tell if memory problems are caused by Alzheimer’s. That requires confirming one of the disease’s hallmark signs — buildup of a sticky protein called … Read more
Three members of the Nelons, a Georgia-based family gospel group, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming on Friday, according to a statement from the family’s management company. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Clark, and their daughter Amber Kistler died in the crash Friday afternoon, according to a statement by … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Fashion. Sports. And of course, the rain. Those were the topics — separately, and together — on everyone’s lips as a gaggle of luminaries from sports, entertainment and media packed into Ralph Lauren’s Paris eatery Saturday evening in yet another high-wattage celebrity Olympic gathering in the French capital. The starry … Read more
BARCELONA, Spain — Imagine planning a vacation and not being able to check Airbnb or another online booking site for an apartment in which to spend a few days walking, shopping and eating among the locals. Would a hotel do? That’s the future confronting visitors to central Barcelona in four years. To safeguard and expand … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris cast herself as the “underdog” in the US presidential race and called her Republican opponent Donald Trump “just plain weird”, while Trump labelled Harris “low IQ” and “radical”, as the rivals hit the campaign trail. Their duelling public appearances capped a whirlwind week in which Harris ascended to the top … Read more
