NICE, France — The U.S. women’s national soccer team arrived at these Olympic Games without a major trophy or medal to its name for five years — an eternity for a program that set the gold standard decades before most of the world discovered the wonders of the women’s game.
End of carouselAlmost one year since their worst performance at a premier tournament, the Americans arrived here under the direction of a new coach and with a troupe of new performers aiming to set a fresh course in an increasingly competitive environment. Read More...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential for an unprecedented government default that he said would have been catastrophic for the U.S. and global economies.
Watch Biden’s remarks in the player above.
The bipartisan measure was approved by the Senate late Thursday night after passing the House in yet another late session the night before. Read More...
A beloved person is one who is dearly loved. In the Old Testament, the word beloved is used repeatedly in the Song of Solomon as the newlyweds express their deep affection for each other (Song of Solomon 5:9; 6:1, 3). In this instance, beloved implies romantic feelings. Nehemiah 13:26 also uses the word beloved to describe King Solomon as “beloved by his God” (ESV). In fact, at Solomon’s birth, “because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah” (2 Samuel 12:25). Read More...
