Brittney Griner is honored in Washington despite missing Mercury's game with a hip injury
Brittney Griner did not play for the Phoenix Mercury in their first game in Washington since returning from her imprisonment in Russia
2023-06-17 09:17
NCAA committee recommends dropping marijuana from banned drug list for athletes
An NCAA medical committee is recommending the removal of marijuana from its banned drug list and suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances
2023-06-17 08:27
New Jersey police officer performs life-saving CPR on a man who was struck by lightning
A New Jersey police officer has been hailed as a hero after helping save the life of a father who was struck by lightning.
2023-06-17 08:20
Mississippi GOP governor and Democratic challenger spar over crime, courts and trans care
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and the Democrat who is trying to unseat him this year, Brandon Presley, are trading barbs about crime, courts and transgender health care
2023-06-17 07:48
Brittney Griner misses Mercury's game at Mystics with hip injury
Brittney Griner missed the Phoenix Mercury's game at the Washington Mystics because of a hip injury
2023-06-17 07:47
Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the fellow Republican trying to unseat him in a primary challenge, are seeking to burnish their conservative credentials on the campaign trail
2023-06-17 07:47
Takeaways from the scathing report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd's killing
The Justice Department has issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd’s killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints
2023-06-17 07:27
Vietnam-era whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
Daniel Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 92
2023-06-17 07:21
Man exhibiting mental crisis charged in unprovoked shooting of pregnant woman in Seattle
A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis when he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week has been charged with first-degree murder in her death
2023-06-17 07:20
At least 15 dead in Canada highway collision
The semi-truck involved in Thursday's accident with a bus that killed 15 people in Manitoba, Canada, had the right of way at the time of the incident, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
2023-06-17 07:15
US House Speaker McCarthy threatens to block funding for Chile waiver program
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding
2023-06-17 06:55
The Reddit blackout, explained: Why thousands of subreddits are protesting third-party app charges
Thousands of Reddit communities went dark this week in protest of upcoming API changes, which include a controversial policy that will charge some third-party apps for continued use
2023-06-17 06:53