Arsonists attacked the French high-speed rail network in the early hours of July 26, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe for some 800,000 people—including Olympic athletes heading to the grand opening ceremony of the Games on Friday evening. French officials condemned the attacks as “criminal actions,” though they said there was no sign of a direct link to the Games.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign received a substantial boost as former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama announced their endorsement of her bid for the White House. The endorsement came in the form of a video shared by Ms. Harris in which she accepted a joint phone call from the Obamas. The vice president is seeking to build momentum as the Democratic Party’s likely nominee after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the campaign.
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of pushing a burning car 60 feet into a California gully, spreading flames that caused what’s now become the state’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said. The Park Fire in Butte County has quickly burned an area larger than the city of Atlanta.
Topics in this episode include:
- Rail Traffic Disrupted in France Ahead of Olympics Opening
- Team Officials Struggle to Reach Paris for Olympics Ceremony
- Stranded Passengers, Parisians React to Sabotage
- France on Alert for Cyberattacks, Israel Warns of Terrorism
- Obamas Endorse Harris for President
- Israel’s Prime Minister Meets Trump in Florida
- Trump, JFK Jr. to Attend Bitcoin Conference
- Suspected Arson: California Fire Destroys ‘Numerous Structures’
- Kagan Would Back SCOTUS Ethics Enforcement
- FCC Rule Proposal Targets AI in Political Ads
- Citron Capital’s Andrew Left Indicted for Securities Fraud
- CrowdStrike Says 97 Percent of Windows Sensors Back Online
- Ohio Supreme Court: ‘Boneless’ Wings Not Guaranteed
- ‘Starter Homes’ Now Cost $1 Million in 230+ US Cities
- Survey Shows Why People Choose Not to Have Kids
- North Korean Charged in Cyberattacks on US Hospitals
- Powerful Typhoon Floods Towns in Northeast China
- Blinken to Visit 6 Asian Countries in Show of Commitment
- Pentagon Finds Another $2 Billion of Accounting Errors
- EU Transfers $1.6 Billion in Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine
- Russia Arrests Former Deputy Defense Minister
- UK Not Pursuing ICC Challenge Over Netanyahu Warrant
- Spanish Police Seize 4.4 Tons of Cocaine in Rice Sacks
- Paris Ready for Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
- Ukrainian Canoeist Sees Olympics as Another ‘Frontline’
- Canadian Women’s Soccer Coach Removed After Drone Scandal
- Angel Reese Signs With Offseason Basketball League
- Tampa Bay Trades All-Star Outfielder to Seattle
- Seniors Compete in Mock Olympics as Paris Games Begin
