Marcus Ingram/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles is set to return to gymnastics competition for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. Biles was announced as a competitor at the U.S. Classic in Chicago on Aug. 4 and 5, according to USA Gymnastics. The 26-year-old, who dealt with mental […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is now suing the writer who sued him for defamation. Trump is accusing E. Jean Carroll of defaming him when, after a jury held him liable for sexually assaulting her but not raping her as she initially claimed, Carroll appeared […]
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A Delta plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning without its front landing gear, according to the airline. No injuries were reported among the two pilots, three flight attendants or 96 customers on board the Boeing 717, Delta said. The flight […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marine veteran Daniel Penny was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide Wednesday in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train. Penny pleaded not guilty to the charges and is free on $100,000 bail. His next court appearance […]
ABC via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepares to pursue a third straight Women’s World Cup, the squad is being honored for a different fight. The team is set to be honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPY Awards […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned more than 17.7 million acres across Canada so far this year, with no end in sight. There are nearly 500 […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Marine veteran Daniel Penny is expected to appear in court Wednesday in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train. He was indicted by a grand jury on June 14, but his exact charges remain sealed until Penny appears in […]
Patrick Smith/Getty Images (DESTIN, Fla.) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died in an apparent drowning off the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and first responders were called to a beach in Destin, Florida — approximately 50 miles east of Pensacola in Florida’s panhandle […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 7, Seattle 4 (11) Miami 10, Boston 1 Cincinnati 3, Baltimore 1 San Francisco 3, Toronto 0 Atlanta 6, Minnesota 2 St. Louis 4, Houston 2 Arizona 8, Tampa Bay 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE […]
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — One year after 53 people, including six kids, were killed in an abandoned sweltering tractor-trailer near San Antonio during an alleged smuggling attempt, the Justice Department announced it has indicted and arrested four men for the incident. Riley Covarrubias-Ponce, Felipe Orduna-Torres, Luis […]
