The Games: America’s first gold medal of the Rio games was won by 19-year-old West Virginia University sophomore, Ginny Thrasher — in the air rifle shooting event. Eight finalists wee given eight shots each until one was eliminated. Then it …

London Attack: An American woman was killed last night in a random knife attack in London’s Russell Square that also left five people injured. The killer, a 19-year-old Norwegian man of Somali origin, was quickly captured. Investigators say the suspect …

New Ride: Tesla Motors says that by 10 last night in California the company had 133,000 orders for its new Model 3, which had been announced to the public only hours earlier. “Starting at $35,000,” the Model 3 is Tesla’s …

Trump Über Alles: Never one to back down, Donald Trump is standing by his call to ban all foreign Muslims from entering the US. In interviews Trump cited President Franklin Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese, Germans, and Italians during World War …

It’s Greek: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is signaling today that he’s willing to accept the latest European bailout offer with some adjustments to tax increases and retirement. Greece missed the deadline to repay $1.8 billion in debt yesterday, but the …

Stars and Barred: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley yesterday called for the Confederate flag to be taken down from its mast on the capitol grounds. “We are not going to allow this symbol to divide us any longer. The fact …