SafeSport Center 'in potential crisis' according to panel's survey of Olympic system
A wide-ranging survey into the state of the U_S_ Olympic system leveled criticism at the U_S_ Center for SafeSport, with a draft report concluding that feedback collected about the 6-year-old agency “paints a picture of a center in potential crisis.”
2023-09-07 08:20
The Burning Man party is over. Now a massive cleanup begins
The rain clouds have passed and the temple has burned
2023-09-07 08:17
Death toll from Brazilian floods rises to 31
Over thirty people are dead after heavy rains and floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, state governor Eduardo Leite said Wednesday.
2023-09-07 08:15
Football coach who won Supreme Court case for right to pray on the field resigns after one game
A Washington state high school football coach who won a Supreme Court case in 2022 after he lost his job for praying at the 50-yard line after games has resigned from his position.
2023-09-07 07:57
Biden administration cancels years-long attempt to drill in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will cancel seven Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect more than 13 million acres in the federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, stymieing a years-long attempt to drill in the protected region.
2023-09-07 07:49
Freddie Mercury's prized piano, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' draft are champions at auction
A Victorian-style silver snake bangle Freddie Mercury wore with an ivory satin catsuit in the “Bohemian Rhapsody” video has sold for the highest price ever paid for a piece of jewelry owned by a rock star
2023-09-07 07:48
Alexander Payne makes 'em like they used to: Fall Movie Preview
The great films of the 1970s have long loomed in the imagination of filmmakers raised during one of the most fertile periods of American movies
2023-09-07 07:45
MLB places Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías on administrative leave after arrest
Julio Urías was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball, three days after the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was arrested on suspicion of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant
2023-09-07 07:21
Kevin Costner accuses Christine Baumgartner of waging 'relentless jihad' against him amid divorce battle
Kevin Costner's lawyers accused Christine Baumgartner of bringing 'a level of animosity to this proceeding that is wholly unnecessary'
2023-09-07 07:19
Special counsel to indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says
Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
2023-09-07 07:15
A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and Mexico
A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15
2023-09-07 06:56
George Washington University sheltering in place after homicide suspect escapes from hospital
The George Washington University community in the nation's capital has been told to shelter in place after a homicide suspect escaped custody at the university's hospital
2023-09-07 06:56