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The league can more strictly penalize players for sexual assault involving coercion or threats, and its discipline can take into account pat...

Teen Competitive Cyclist Dies After Being Hit by Car

Magnus White, 17, who competed internationally in cyclocross racing, was killed in Boulder County, Colo., the police said. from NYT > S...

If you miss August's Super Blue Moon, you'll have to wait 9 years for your next chance

Two stellar lunar events are happening this August, with a sturgeon supermoon happening on Aug. 1, and then a rare blue supermoon on Aug. 3...

Watch: Lori Vallow Daybell is sentenced for killing her children in 'zombie' murders

The sentencing hearing is being live-streamed from the Fremont County courthouse in Idaho. Vallow Daybell, 50, faces a punishment ranging u...

Up First briefing: Pakistan bombing; Yellow trucking meltdown; grieving pet loss

A deadly bombing near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has killed dozens and injured hundreds. Shipping company Yellow is expected to file b...

One co-host is out. Can Sam Kerr and Australia avoid the same fate?

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A bombing at a political rally in Pakistan has killed at least 35 people

The attack tore through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district. ...

Germany is sidestepping the messiness present in other groups.

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Supporters of Niger's coup march, waving Russian flags and denouncing France

Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup this week marched through the streets of the capital waving Russian fla...

Megan Rapinoe Is Not Going Quietly

Relegated to a reserve role in her fourth World Cup, the outspoken U.S. forward said she has plenty left to give. And that she’s still expec...

African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to peace in Ukraine

African leaders are leaving two days of meetings with Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that kept grai...

The historic heatwave that has hit the U.S. Southwest is set to cool a little

A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning t...

Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships

The 26-year-old American won the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday at the world championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in...

Almost nothing has come from all the talk about states banning drag in front of kids

Across the country, efforts by state Republicans to restrict drag performances in front of kids have fallen short. Bills have been scuttled...

A WWII Japanese soldier's 'good luck flag' is returned to his family from U.S. museum

The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It...

After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch

Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle. (Image credit: Julie Jammot/AFP via Getty Im...

Mega Millions jackpot passes $1 billion after no one draws all 6 winning numbers

The next drawing for the grand prize, which is equal to the fourth-largest Mega Millions jackpot to date, is Tuesday. Just last week, a win...

What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power

Economic data show higher prices and constant warnings of a downturn haven't slowed down American shoppers. The Fed is anxious. Compani...

How can kids stay safe if they play outside in extreme heat?

Little kids are like a "small potato" whose core can heat up faster than an adult's, an expert tells NPR. Here are tips for h...

A woman is running for mayor of Uvalde in honor of daughter killed in school shooting

Kimberly Mata-Rubio says she hopes to reunite the community if elected. The town has been torn on how to move on after 19 children and two ...

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77

Called "the sweetest man in the music business" by ex-bandmate Don Felder, Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon...

The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed

The ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 18, has been cancelled due to the writers and actors' strikes. This year's nominees include Succe...

Australian TV Deal Has World Cup Viewers Asking: Where Are the Games?

When FIFA sold Australia’s World Cup broadcast rights to a streaming service, it made it harder for casual fans to find the matches. from ...

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting ...

House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes ...

Up First briefing: Extreme heat and hospitals; Trump faces new charges; summer reads

Congress and the Biden administration have until Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown. Hospitals deal with extreme heat. How to cope wit...

Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, with some in the negative

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the SAG-AFTRA union's request for a separate type of residual payment ...

Niger's military announces a coup on national television

The U.S. is calling for the president of Niger to be released after soldiers say they have seized power in a coup in the West African count...

They billed Medicare late for his anesthesia. He went to collections for a $3,000 tab

Medicare was supposed to cover the entire cost of his procedure. But the anesthesia provider failed to file its claims in a timely manner a...

Mets and Yankees Split Final Subway Series of 2023

It may be too late to save the Mets season, and the Yankees are not a sure bet for the postseason even once Aaron Judge returns. from NYT ...

Meta's Threads needs a policy for election disinformation, voting groups say