Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (WICHITA, Kan.) — A firefighter in Kansas has lost his life in the line of duty while battling a house fire in Wichita, according to the Wichita Fire Department. The incident occurred on Thursday at approximately 3:22 p.m. when the currently unnamed firefighter was battling a house […]
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (PARIS) — This year’s U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. These athletes are just a handful […]
A firefighter works as the Nixon Fire burns with evacuation orders in the area on July 29, 2024 near Aguanga, Calif. — Mario Tama/Getty Images (REDDING, Calif.) — It’s only August, but already the U.S. wildfire season has burned more than 4.4 million acres, up a staggering 278% from last […]
Former prisoners released by Russia, US journalist Evan Gershkovich (C), former US marine Paul Whelan (C), and US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva (L) smile after landing at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, on August 2, 2024. SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — The former Marine who spent more […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Per a Thursday announcement, Utah Tech University officially obtained Division I status. June 28, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors officially approved the Trailblazers’ move to complete Division I status which became official August 1. This means Utah Tech is now eligible to participate in NCAA championships […]
shaunl/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — A 6-month-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Arizona for about seven hours, authorities said. The incident unfolded after the mom asked a neighbor to drive her to Prescott Valley on Tuesday, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said. The baby […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A change in the nation’s political landscape means the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case should be recused, defense attorneys argued in a court filing made public Thursday. Trump is reviving a longshot effort to have Judge Juan Merchan recused […]
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (PARIS) — Simone Biles took gold in Paris in the individual all-around on Thursday after the disappointment of Tokyo, while fellow American Suni Lee took bronze. It is the third time the U.S. has had two medallists on the same podium and the sixth straight […]
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (PARIS) — Simone Biles and Suni Lee are back on the mat Thursday for the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around final. The veteran Team USA stars, who helped add the team’s fourth Olympics gold medal on Tuesday, will compete in four rotations: vault, uneven bars, […]
Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images (PARIS) — Simone Biles and Suni Lee are back on the mat Thursday for the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around final. The veteran Team USA stars, who helped add the team’s fourth Olympics gold medal on Tuesday, will compete in four rotations: vault, uneven bars, […]
