A Paris judge questions 3 men suspected of 'psychological violence' at Eiffel Tower

PARIS (AP) — Three people were released from custody Monday pending further investigation after they allegedly placed five coffins at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, a Paris landmark that will feature prominently in the upcoming Olympic Games. According to officials at the Paris...

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the equestrian competition

A roadmap to follow for the equestrian competitions of dressage, eventing and jumping during the Paris Games: Athletes to Watch —Laura Collett, Britain: Collett almost died in a fall while competing in 2013. She was resuscitated five times and suffered a fractured...

Germany coach blasts public broadcaster for asking if there should be more white players in his team

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (AP) — Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann says he's shocked that a public broadcaster asked participants in a survey if they would prefer more white players in the national soccer team. Nagelsmann agreed Sunday with midfielder Joshua Kimmich’s comments the...

A firefighter dies and a long-distance train derails amid heavy rains and flooding in Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Flooding, high river levels and heavy rain led to the death of a firefighter and disrupted train travel in southern Germany on Sunday. The firefighter's body was recovered after an inflatable watercraft carrying four firefighters capsized as they...

Kimmich slams 'racist' survey that says 1 in 5 Germans want more white players in the national team

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (AP) — Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich has slammed as “absolutely racist” a survey and its findings that one in five of his compatriots would prefer more white players on the national team. The poll of 1,304 randomly selected participants was...

Today in History: June 1, the Beatles release 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band'

Today in History Today is Saturday, June 1, the 153rd day of 2024. There are 213 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 1, 1967, the Beatles released “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” for years considered by many...

6 injured in a knife attack in the German city of Mannheim. Police shot and wounded the assailant

BERLIN (AP) — A man stabbed several members of a group that describes itself as opposing “political Islam” on a central square in the German city of Mannheim on Friday, authorities said. Six people were wounded, including a police officer who intervened. Police quickly put an...

Berlin lets Ukraine use German weapons against targets in Russia after the US also eases its stance

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany joined the United States on Friday in authorizing Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying — a significant policy change that comes as depleted Ukrainian troops are losing ground in the war. Ukrainian...

Germany says Ukraine can use weapons it delivers against attacks from positions over the Russian border

Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed

LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a lot. The history of D-Day is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed...