Month: July 2021

Poland Wins First 4x400m Mixed Relay Gold as Team USA Claims Bronze

TOKYO—Poland scored an upset win in the inaugural Olympic 4×400 meters mixed relay on Saturday, with Dominican Republic picking up silver and the United States taking bronze. The Polish team, comprised of Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, and Kajetan Duszynski, put on a gutsy performance inside the fan-free Olympic Stadium after posting the fastest…


Tourists Fined $500 for Touching Hawaiian Monk Seals

HONOLULU—A woman from Louisiana who was honeymooning in Hawaii has been fined $500 after a social media video showed her touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal, U.S. authorities said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched an investigation last month and found the woman violated the Endangered Species Act, said Dominic Andrews, a spokesperson for…


Bob Odenkirk Says He Had a Small Heart Attack, Will Be Back

ALBUQUERQUE—“Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk said Friday that he “had a small heart attack” but will “be back soon.” The 58-year-old actor took to Twitter to make his first public statement since collapsing on the show’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, set on Tuesday. “Hi. It’s Bob,” Odenkirk tweeted. “Thank you. To my family and friends…


Tornadoes Spur Injuries, Damage in Eastern Pennsylvania

BENSALEM, Pa.—At least five people were injured when severe weather struck an auto dealership, homes and other businesses in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down Thursday in Bucks County, including an EF-3 twister that hit in Bensalem and contained top winds of 140 mph. The tornado sent trees…


US Crushed by ROC After Losing Thompson to Injury

TOKYO—The United States’ hopes of winning the first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball took a hit on Saturday when they lost ace spiker, Jordan Thompson, to injury in a straight sets defeat by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team. Thompson sprained her ankle in the second set and did not return, watching on from…


Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

My first experience in organized sports was playing soccer as a 7-year-old boy. I loved it, but I was small for my age. I was easily the smallest kid on the field, and I didn’t get a lot of playing time. The coach wasn’t mean or unfair about things. I think he was just afraid…


Southern California Nonprofit Brings Clean Water to Malawi, Africa

A Toyota 4×4 minibus displaying the letters WWFA drove along the rocky, uneven terrain of a rural road in the African nation of Malawi’s Thyolo District.  Suddenly, it came to a complete stop. Several passengers wearing purple and grey t-shirts sporting the same letters shown on the minibus—an acronym for the nonprofit Water Wells for…


AstraZeneca, Still Unsure of Need for COVID-19 Booster

This story originally appeared on ValueWalk Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca plc, said the company still doesn’t know if a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine will be necessary to maintain protection against the virus. Time Will Tell Soriot told CNBC: “There are two dimensions to this immunity—antibodies [which] decline over time, but the second,…


Pennsylvania Lawmaker Intends to Issue Subpoenas After Three Counties Reject Audit Requests

A Pennsylvania state senator says he intends to ask a panel he chairs for the authority to issue subpoenas to compel counties to cooperate with his efforts to investigate the 2020 election. “We’re eagerly awaiting my committee coming together when I can get a quorum, get everyone’s calendars matched up—it is summertime. As soon as…


Pennsylvania Senator Prepares to Issue Subpoenas After Three Counties Reject Audit Requests

A Pennsylvania senator is preparing to ask a panel he chairs for the authority to issue subpoenas to compel counties to cooperate with his effort to investigate the 2020 election. “We’re eagerly awaiting my committee coming together when I can get a quorum, get everyone’s calendars matched up—it is summertime. As soon as I get…