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Chile's Esteban Bustos competes in the men's riding show jumping of the modern pentathlon during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles on Friday. The equestrian portion of the Olympic modern pentathlon will end after these Games — replaced with ...

The modern pentathlon, soon to break from military tradition, has last ride in Paris

This will be the final Summer Olympics with the current line-up of the five events that make up the modern pentathlon. Gone will be the horse-riding and in its place: a controversial obstacle course.

Opinion: RFK Jr.'s Central Park 'Bear-B-Q' stunt

In an election season rife with surprises, you might add this week’s revelation by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

This image made from a video, shows the yard of a school after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday.

Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 80 people, Palestinian officials say

The Israeli military acknowledged the strike, claiming it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Man sentenced to 20 years for attacking police in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol

A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

Clockwise from left, pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, the Canoe Slalom Women's Kayak Cross, women's rugby player Sammy Sullivan, and the Men's 100m Final.

These Olympic medals don’t exist — so we made them up

What if there were Olympic medals for audience participation, or the best use of an accessory? NPR’s pop culture critic doles them out.

Chi Chi Rodriguez smiles while signing an autograph at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, Mass., on June 9, 2006.

'Chi Chi' Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer who livened up the sport, dies at 88

Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday.

Florida took the case to the Supreme Court, which on July 1 vacated the appeals-court ruling and sent the lawsuit back for further consideration.

Fight over social media law reemerges

After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month, Florida and tech-industry groups could resume a legal battle about a 2021 state law aimed at placing restrictions on social-media platforms.

Harris and Trump will debate in September. And, a COVID mystery unraveled

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have agreed to a debate on Sept. 10. Two other debates are also possible within the same month. And, doctors unravel a COVID mystery.

A couple of farmworkers walk home. The housing situation for the farmworkers and full time residents in Immokalee, FL, has gone from bad to worse since Hurricane Irma put a beating on the small town. There is not a single vacancy at this time anywhere. Laura Safer Espinoza and her husband Arol Buntzman, they along with a dozen or so people are the backbone of the Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance. They are now working on the festering problem: The lack of safe, affordable housing. To date, the Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance has raised about $5 million enough for initial costs, infrastructure and the completion the first building. The group is $1 million shy of being able to build the second building. It cost about $2.8 per building. Among the first 16 families that will live in this new community is Bernabela’s. She and her children Eddie is 17, Ashley 11, and Kimberly, 8, lived at one time in one of the bedrooms, of a 3 bedroom trailer, with 8 people.

Migrant farmworkers are extremely vulnerable to natural disasters, study shows

The migrant farmworker community is one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to natural disasters. Language barriers and immigration status are major hurdles to seeking emergency relief.

A damaged home in the town of Sudzha, about 6 miles inside Russia, where Ukraine is waging an offensive on the Russia side of the border. The photo was released by the acting governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov, on his Telegram channel. The surprise Russian attack began Tuesday and ongoing fighting was reported for a fourth day Friday.

Ukraine presses offensive inside Russia as Moscow scrambles to respond

Video on social media shows long lines of Russia civilians driving out of villages to escape the fighting. Some plead for help from Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying they fear for their lives.

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