Victory lap restores the shine to double US Olympic hockey gold

NEW YORK (AP) — It took until noon on Saturday, less than 12 hours before showtime, for the script to arrive. The opening monologue for “Saturday Night Live,” of all things, was about to become a turning point in a national celebration that had somehow gone sideways in the week after the U.S. won Olympic … Read more

World Cup: FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year’s World Cup. Soccer’s organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and Canada, the most requests were made by fans residing in Germany, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Colombia. FIFA is asking for … Read more

AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage

Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city. The mission was to capture images that, combined with artificial intelligence technology, could help relief organizations quickly assess how … Read more

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship

Archyde Federal Judge‍ Pauses TrumpS Birthright citizenship⁤ Order Table of Contents 1. Federal Judge‍ Pauses TrumpS Birthright citizenship⁤ Order 2. Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, ​Calling it “blatantly Unconstitutional” 3. Birthright Citizenship: ‍A Cornerstone of american Identity 4. What are the potential legal challenges to president Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship? 5. … Read more