Team USA women’s water polo team kept their Olympic dreams alive by edging Hungary, 5-4, in the quarterfinals Tuesday, reports USA TODAY. The Americans now advance to the semifinals on Thursday, where they will face Australia, which defeated Greece, 9-6, earlier in the day. “Me and Maggie [Steffens] hugged each...
White Sox End AL Record-Tying Losing Streak at 21 Games With Win Over A’s
OAKLAND — Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped their American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-1. Jonathan Cannon gave up one run over six innings to end his personal drought while helping the White Sox...
Who Is a Female at the Olympics? This Is How the Complex Rules Work.
PARIS — Women's boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. When eligibility for women's events has come into question,...
Could Another Insurrection Happen in January? This Film Imagines What If
NEW YORK — Election results are contested. Far-right extremists groups are plotting to overthrow the electoral college vote count. Protesters gather in Washington. TV news screens blare: "Capitol in Chaos." In the White House Situation Room, the president gathers with advisors to consider their next moves. Only this is not...
Wall Street Rallies Again as a Promise From Japan on Interest Rates Salves Global Markets
NEW YORK — Stocks are bouncing higher on Wall Street again as a bit more fear washes out of global markets Wednesday following their steep, scary slide that began last week. The S&P 500 was jumping by 1.3% in midday trading and on pace for a back-to-back gain of at...
US Abortion Numbers Have Risen Slightly Since Roe Was Overturned, Study Finds
PHILADELPHIA — The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. A major reason for...
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey Will Miss About 2 Weeks With a Calf Injury
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey will miss about two weeks of practice after straining his calf. McCaffrey hurt his calf late last week, adding that he didn't pull a muscle, coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday. McCaffrey wouldn't play in the preseason but should be...
Wood Homers, Triples and Scores Four Runs, and the Nationals Beat the Giants
WASHINGTON — James Wood homered, tripled and scored four runs, and the Washington Nationals erased a quick four-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 11-5 on Tuesday night. Wood also walked twice and stole two bases for the Nationals, who have won three of four after losing five straight....
Turkey Formally Asks to Join the Genocide Case Against Israel at the UN Court
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa's lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court of...
Extreme Heat Is Impacting Most Americans’ Electricity Bills, AP-NORC Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds its way in. "Going upstairs, it's like walking into soup. It is so hot," Lindahl said....