Emily Swecker/WGXA (MACON, Ga.) — One person is dead and six others injured, including one critically, after two boats collided on a Georgia lake Saturday, officials said. A person has been charged with boating under the influence after allegedly fleeing the scene of the deadly early morning crash, officials said. The […]
KATU (VANCOUVER, Wash.) — A Washington state sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty Friday night as police launch a search for suspects. The deputy involved in the shooting that unfolded around 7 p.m. has not been named. Clark County Sheriff Sgt. Brent Waddell said in an […]
Jeff Curry/Getty Images (ST.LOUIS) — Hours after health officials in St. Louis announced they would reinstate a mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the state’s attorney general said he planned to challenge it. On Friday, officials for the city and county of St. Louis said residents ages 5 and […]
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Unlike most sports at the Tokyo Olympics, the venue for surfing will be decided by when and where Team USA hopefuls such as Carissa Moore and Kolohe Andino paddle out off Japan’s Shidashita Beach. Organizers of the first-time event have scheduled an eight-day waiting period — […]
Kiran Ridley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on Friday to entertain the possibility of implementing vaccination passports in the nation’s largest city. The mayor, who had previously said vaccine passports could be an important tool if balanced with privacy concerns, encouraged businesses “to move immediately […]
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images (TOKYO) — China’s Qian Yang wins 1st gold medal for shooting Qian Yang, 21, received the first gold model of the 2020 Games in the 10 meter air rifle event, where competitors have 75 minutes to shoot 60 rounds at a target. U.S. women’s soccer team bounces back […]
Clive Brunskill/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Novak Djokovic could be on his way to making men’s tennis history with this year’s Olympic Games. Every year, tennis players have the opportunity to achieve a Grand Slam by winning all four majors: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. But every four […]
Paul Marotta/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some of the best colleges and universities in the U.S. are facing backlash over the extent of their commitment to classroom diversity. Several high-profile Black academics have been denied tenure at esteemed higher-learning institutions, sparking a new debate about racism and privilege in academia. This […]
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (TOKYO) — The first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics was officially won Saturday in Japan China’s Qian Yang earned gold in the women’s 10-meter air rifle to take home the long-awaited first medal. The 21-year-old is a rising star in the sport. She defeated Russian Anastasiia […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 3 Toronto 0 Final Baltimore 6 Washington 1 Final Milwaukee 7 Chicago White Sox 1 AMERICAN […]
