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Starbucks profits fall again but CEO says turnaround underway

Starbucks profits fall again but CEO says turnaround underway

Starbucks reported lower profits Tuesday behind broad-based sales declines, but shares rose as the company said a turnaround was on track.

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Pig's head threat sees Di Maria abandon return to Argentina

Pig's head threat sees Di Maria abandon return to Argentina

Argentine soccer player Angel Di Maria said Tuesday that safety concerns mean he will not finish his career in his native Rosario, after a bullet-pierced pig's head was thrown at a family business.

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Biles 'queen' but Italy, Brazil make history with team medals

Biles 'queen' but Italy, Brazil make history with team medals

Simone Biles may be the "queen" of gymnastics but Italy and Brazil made history with medals in the women's team competition on Tuesday behind the United States.

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France striker Mateta stokes Argentina rivalry ahead of Olympic showdown

France striker Mateta stokes Argentina rivalry ahead of Olympic showdown

France striker Jean-Philippe Mateta set the tone Tuesday ahead of a quarter-final clash with Argentina in the men's Olympic football tournament by saying recent bad blood with the South Americans had left on its mark on the country.

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Nadal keeps Olympic flame burning, Murray back from the brink

Nadal keeps Olympic flame burning, Murray back from the brink

Rafael Nadal kept alive his dream of a third Olympic gold on Tuesday, powering into the men's doubles quarter-finals alongside teammate Carlos Alcaraz as Andy Murray once again came back from the dead.

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Murray cries 'happy tears' as career stays alive at Olympics

Murray cries 'happy tears' as career stays alive at Olympics

Andy Murray cried "happy tears" after he delayed his retirement from tennis on Tuesday with another thrilling Olympic doubles win with Dan Evans where they saved match points for the second successive round.

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Harris says Israel has 'right to defend itself' against Hezbollah

Harris says Israel has 'right to defend itself' against Hezbollah

US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic election nominee, said Tuesday that Israel had a "right to defend itself" following a strike in Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut.

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Outrage, pro-Hezbollah chants as Israel hits group stronghold

Outrage, pro-Hezbollah chants as Israel hits group stronghold

Anger simmered Tuesday after Israel struck a southern Beirut suburb that is also a Hezbollah stronghold, with young men chanting in support of the group at the site of the strike.

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Tearful Wiffen makes Irish history with Olympic gold 

Tearful Wiffen makes Irish history with Olympic gold 

Daniel Wiffen made history Tuesday as the first Irishman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal, shedding tears as the enormity of the achievement sunk in.

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McKeown delivers more Aussie gold as Ireland's Wiffen makes history

McKeown delivers more Aussie gold as Ireland's Wiffen makes history

Kaylee McKeown won back-to-back gold in the women's 100m backstroke while Daniel Wiffen made history as he became the first Irishman to win a swimming gold as he swept to victory in the 800m freestyle at the Paris Games on Monday.

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