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The Paris Olympics are underway and several medals have already been doled out.The United States led the way with 28 medals in total as Wednesday began. Though only picking up four gold, the Americans have attained 12 silver and 12 bronze.Here are the Americans who won medals during the 2024 Olympics so far.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Source link : https://www.foxnews.com/sports/2024-olympic-games-medal-counter-stay-up-to-date-team-usa-other-wins Author : Publish date : 2024-07-31 19:23:35 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Vice President Kamala Harris caused a wave of criticism on social media after appearing to suddenly use a southern accent during a speech in Atlanta."You all helped us win in 2020 and we gonna do it again in 2024," Harris, who is from California, told Atlanta rally goers while seemingly debuting the new accent.The accent immediately caught the attention of critics on social media, who accused the presumptive Democratic nominee of pandering to her audience."Kamala Harris went to speak in Atlanta and now has a southern accent," OutKick founder Clay Travis said on X, including a clip of the moment.

A former ballerina at the center of the highly publicized "Black Swan murder" case has been convicted of manslaughter. Ashley Benefield, 33, was found guilty by a jury in Manatee County, Florida on Tuesday night. The manslaughter conviction is a step-down from the second-degree murder charge originally issued against Benefield after the death of her husband in 2020.FLORIDA EX-BALLERINA USES 'STAND YOUR GROUND' DEFENSE IN HOPES OF CLEARING MURDER RAP IN HUSBAND'S DEATHBenefield has maintained that she fatally shot Doug Benefield in self-defense. Her attorneys filed a motion last year arguing that she opened fire on the Navy veteran after she had

EXCLUSIVE -- Conservative activist Leonard Leo says Democrats and liberal media outlets working to "delegitimize the Supreme Court" are simply attempting to undermine its rulings. "The effort to delegitimize the Supreme Court has now been going on for, probably three or four years, and I think it really reached a peak right after the Dobbs case was decided, and in the run-up to it," Leo told Fox News Digital. "Democrats in the Senate knew full well that when a number of these conservative justices were appointed, and confirmed, that they were going to render decisions in big cases like abortion, religious freedom, the Second

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard announced Wednesday, but nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.Israel was immediately blamed for the assassination after pledging to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the terrorist group's Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish State, which killed 1,200 people and roughly 250 others were abducted, according to the Associated Press.Haniyeh was in Tehran for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's swearing-in on Tuesday. Pezeshkian was sworn in with chants of "Death to America, Israel."On Tuesday morning, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei posted on the social media platform X that

Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., fought off a primary challenge Tuesday against a challenger he sought to tie to ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom Crane voted to remove last year.Crane had faced a challenge for the seat in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District from Jack Smith, a former member of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors.Crane was one of eight Republicans who voted to remove Speaker McCarthy last year, and Smith reportedly received indirect financial support from McCarthy’s allies to challenge the freshman.CRUCIAL SOUTHWESTERN BATTLEGROUND HOLDS SENATE, HOUSE PRIMARIES TODAYCrane had cast Smith as someone funded by the D.C. "swamp.""Kevin McCarthy recently

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., slammed the White House Tuesday for failing to address the controversial Olympics opening ceremony skit that appeared to showcase drag queens reenacting the Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples. "The White House has had every opportunity to condemn the Olympics’ shameful mockery of the Last Supper, but they refuse to do it," Johnson wrote in a post on X. "Their silence should be taken as an endorsement. The more than 200 million Christians in America should take note."During Tuesday's White House briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to answer questions about President Biden's take on

CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell is stepping down as the face of "CBS Evening News" but will remain with the network as a correspondent. "After this year’s election, I’ve decided I will be leaving my role as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News to take on a new position at the network. We just celebrated an amazing five years together. I love what I do, and I am so fortunate to work with the best journalists and people in the business," O'Donnell wrote in a note to staff Tuesday.""This presidential election will be my seventh as a journalist,

Brazilian gymnast Flavia Saraiva suffered a hard fall during warmups for the uneven bars event for the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday evening at the Paris Olympics.Saraiva was about to swing around when she slipped off the bar and fell on her back. The NBC broadcast showed Saraiva’s fall, and it appeared she suffered a cut above her right eye and a bruise below it.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSaraiva managed to shake off whatever pain she was feeling and scored a 13.666 on the uneven bars to start the team final.The 24-year-old Brazilian gymnast was looking

Once again, President Joe Biden has embraced a predictable and tiresome ploy to gin up votes by vilifying the justices on our nation’s highest court.The timing is no coincidence.    An election is fast approaching, so our lame duck president trotted out the same jaded and politically-driven bromide to "reform" the U.S. Supreme Court that we’ve heard so many times before. BIDEN CALLS TRUMP IMMUNITY DECISION A 'DANGEROUS PRECEDENT' IN SPEECH OUTLINING RADICAL SCOTUS CHANGESIn his speech on Monday at the LBJ Presidential Library in Texas outlining his plan, Biden railed against the "extreme positions of the Supreme Court."  Except those

Brazil sent Ana Carolina Vieira home from the Paris Olympics on Sunday over a breach of protocol violation.The Brazilian Swimming Federation said in a statement it sent notice to the Brazilian Olympic Committee that two athletes, Vieira and Gabriel Santos, left the Olympic Village without proper authorization. Santos was given a warning, but Vieira was sent home.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOfficials said Viiera contested the violation "disrespectfully and aggressively.""We’re not here playing or taking a vacation," Brazilian swim team leader Gustavo Otsuka told Reuters. "We’re here working for Brazil, for the 200 million taxpayers who are working

Former President Trump will visit Chicago, Illinois, for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention, his campaign announced Monday.The convention will be held at the Hilton Chicago at 720 South Michigan Avenue and Trump will participate during its opening day on Wednesday, July 31, at noon CST.The NABJ said on its website that the convention is a conference for journalism education, career development, networking and innovation."This year's convention in the Windy City will attract industry leaders, innovators, and influencers in journalism, media, technology, business, government, community service, health, arts, entertainment, academia, and more," the website said.SECRET SERVICE ALLEGEDLY DELAYED

Former President Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is blasting Kamala Harris and accusing her of sending a letter to trans activist Dylan Mulvaney, but never reaching out to the family of murdered Georgia student Laken Riley."Border Czar Kamala Harris found the time to write a letter to Dylan Mulvaney, yet hasn't found any time to say even a single word about Laken Riley," Vance wrote in a post on X. "I find it very weird that Kamala is so cold and heartless about the American kids dying because of her open border policies."Vance posted a screenshot from a

Politico altered a headline that called Vice President Harris' support for banning fracking a "Trump accusation," despite her publicly expressing support numerous times for a ban during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary."Harris campaign pledges she won't ban fracking after Trump accusation," Politico's original headline read, in a piece published on Sunday. Harris' campaign has said that the presumptive Democratic nominee does not want to ban fracking. GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has raised Harris' initial stance on fracking at campaign rallies, calling the vice president out for her flip-flopping on the issue. "Trump’s false claims about fracking bans are an obvious attempt

Reyes Moronta, who pitched for the Los Angeles Angels last year, was killed in a motorcycle crash in the Dominican Republic, one of his former teams said Monday. He was 31.Aguilas Cibaenas, a baseball club in the Dominican Republic, released a statement on Moronta’s death.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"We profoundly regret the unexpected death of pitcher Reyes Moronta, who died yesterday," the team said."The Aguilas board, the baseball operations department and players share the pain with his family, and we pray for his eternal rest."Moronta was riding his motorcycle in the Villa Gonzalez community when the crash

A team of underwater archaeologists have uncovered an ancient mosaic off the coast of Naples, Italy.The rare find was discovered in the Submerged Archaeological Park of Baia."Thousands of marble slabs, hundreds of different shapes, brought together to create a very articulated geometry" Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park officials wrote in a Facebook post.DIVERS DISCOVER 19TH CENTURY SHIPWRECK CONTAINING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS IN BALTIC SEAThe park is located in Campi Flegrei, an area of volcanic origin. It's believed that the pieces are originally from a reception room of a villa built towards the end of the Roman Empire before volcanic activity, known as "bradyseism,"

Algerian judoka Messaoud Dris missed weight at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, one day before he was set to compete against Israel’s Tohar Butbul, which sparked an investigation.The International Judo Federation (IJF) said Monday it will probe the reasons why Dris missed weight. The bout was scheduled to be first in the men’s 73-kilogram event, but political implications around the bout led many to wonder whether the bout would happen at all.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDris is the No. 14 ranked judoka in the world in the 73-kilogram division. Butbol is No. 22."Following the Olympic Games, a

Haley Batten made American Olympics' history with a silver medal in the women’s mountain biking cross-country event on Sunday. It was the best finish for an American mountain biker at an Olympics in the sport’s history.However, she will leave France with a lighter wallet.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBatten was fined about $565 for breaking a rule on the final lap. She was jockeying for second place with Sweden’s Jenny Rissveds when she went through a lane meant for taking in food or stopping for mechanical problems.Judges only determined that Batten broke one rule – failing to "respect the

A U.S. Marine died on Sunday after a vehicle rollover in Twentynine Palms, California, according to the United States Marine Corps.According to a social media post by the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, a Marine assigned to the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group was pronounced dead on Sunday.He was involved in a vehicle rollover with a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle on Saturday at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, the post said.US MILITARY TO UNVEIL NEW COMMAND IN TOKYO AIMED AT COMBATTING CHINAThe Marine was transported to Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital, Twentynine Palms before he

A man was arrested in Houston, Texas, on allegations he sold and shipped counterfeit cancer drugs worth tens of thousands of dollars to people in the U.S.Sanjay Kumar, 43, of Bihar, India, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday.He was arrested on Friday in Houston while he was in the U.S. to negotiate additional deals to expand his illicit business of selling fake oncology pharmaceuticals in the U.S., according to the U.S. Justice Department.SINALOA CARTEL CO-FOUNDER 'EL MAYO' TAKEN INTO US CUSTODYKumar and his co-conspirators are accused of orchestrating the sale and shipment of counterfeit versions of Keytruda

Human remains discovered in a canyon in Grand County, Utah, have been identified as those of a Texas woman who went missing with her husband while exploring an area in Moab last weekend, according to authorities.The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said the Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed that the remains discovered in the canyon on July 22, 2024, have been identified as Maranda Ankofski."The Grand County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest condolences to Ankofski’s family and friends during this difficult time," the sheriff’s office said in a press release. "We understand the profound impact this news may have on

Over 450,000 Massachusetts residents have limited English-language proficiency, a new report finds.The Boston Herald reported that the situation represents "another challenge for an economy that continues to lose many taxpayers to other states with lower taxes and cost of living."The report, released by MassInc and UMass Donahue on Wednesday, found that an estimated 480,000 residents have limited English proficiency (LEP). This makes up approximately 10% of the state’s workforce. The data could be an undercount, considering that it stems from 2022 Census estimates.MIGRANTS CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO BOSTON AIRPORT AS MORE THAN 100 SLEEP ON THE FLOORThe report urges state

Former President Trump vowed that he would continue holding outdoor rallies in the wake of an assassination attempt against him, pushing back against the Secret Service after they encouraged him to hold indoor rallies.In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump announced that he will continue to hold outdoor rallies, saying the Secret Service has agreed to "substantially step up their operation.""They are very capable of doing so," he said. "No one can ever be allowed to stop or impede free speech or gathering."Trump's vote of confidence came after the Secret Service encouraged the Trump campaign not to hold large

Lori Loughlin, an American actress popularly known for her role in "Full House," was born July 28, 1964, in New York City. One of Loughlin's first acting roles was as Jody Travis in the series "The Edge of Night." She appeared on the show from 1980 until 1984. Four years after "The Edge of Night's" end came the beginning of "Full House." On the show, Loughlin played Rebecca Donaldson, later Rebecca Katsopolis, when her character married Jesse Katsopolis, played by John Stamos. Aunt Becky and Uncle Jesse were fan favorites on the series. ‘FULL HOUSE’S' LORI LOUGHLIN SAYS ‘NO ONE IS PERFECT’ IN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed consequences for Hezbollah after a rocket attack killed 12 children and wounded dozens more on Saturday.Netanyahu cut short his trip in the U.S. and immediately began traveling back to Israel following Saturday's attack. A Hezbollah rocket struck a soccer field in northern Israel as children on the field – located in a Druze community in northern Israel – were running toward a bomb shelter."Citizens of Israel, like you, I was horrified. I was horrified to see the terrible images following Hezbollah’s murderous attack on Majdal Shams," Netanyahu said in a statement in Hebrew. "Among