Paris closing out 2024 Olympics with final star-studded show
Flag bearers march during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
Reynolds-Lively husband and wife team wins weekend box office
FILE – Blake Lively, left, and Ryan Reynolds attend the world premiere of Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine” at the David H. Koch Theater in New York, July 22, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
US ties China in Paris Olympics gold medal count after Americans’ nail-biting women’s hoops win
Members of the United States team pose for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024.
Paris Olympics: Bhutan’s marathoner gets standing ovation for last-place finish
Kinzang Lhamo, of Bhutan, approaches the finish line at the end of the women’s marathon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024.
Mexico City’s women water harvesters help make up for drought
FILE – Abigail Lopez, a member of cooperative Pixcatl, removes a filter from a water collector system at a community garden in Mexico City, July 14, 2024.
China’s proposal to create a cyber ID system faces criticism
A woman looks at her phone at Shichahai lake pub area in Beijing, July 16, 2024.
Venezuela ratifies Maduro win as more nations recognize rival as true victor
Pedestrians walk past a campaign mural featuring President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 2, 2024.
Violent protests over high cost of living rock Nigeria
A man holds a banner during a protest against economic hardship, in Lagos, Nigeria, Aug 2, 2024.
Ukraine and Russia swap bodies of nearly 300 slain soldiers
This handout photo released Aug. 2, 2024, by the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POW shows International Red Cross representatives in an undisclosed location in the Sumy region checking body bags that contain the remains of servicemen.
Pentagon chief revokes plea deals with three Sept. 11 suspects
FILE – This Dec. 8, 2008, courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, center, and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash, left, attending a pre-trial session at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.