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Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason. Four officers, two from the U.S. Capitol Police and two from...
What a day: U.S. swimmer Katie Ledecky experiences defeat, victory, perspective
TOKYO — Katie Ledecky will be the first to concede that her standards are almost impossible to meet, especially at this stage of her stellar swimming career. She always wants to go faster, faster, faster — a singular vision that has carried her to the pinnacle of her sport. Yet...
‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics
TOKYO — For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up — to set aside the doubt, or the demons, and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done. For years, Simone Biles was one of the very best at that. Suddenly — to...
Olympic golf: A team feel turns back into individual quest
KAWAGOE, Japan — Justin Thomas is playing in his first Olympics and it all feels so familiar. Thomas played another practice round with his fellow Americans — two of them, anyway, with Patrick Reed a late arrival as an alternate. They have matching uniforms and “USA” stitched on their blue...
Olympic champ Simone Biles withdraws from all-around competition
TOKYO — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself...
This date in sports history: July 28Video
1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain, three matches to two. 1928 — The Summer Olympics open in Amsterdam, and the Olympic flame is lit for the first time. 1929 — The Chicago Cardinals become the first NFL team to train out...
Dolphins CB Xavien Howard reports to camp but wants to be tradedVideo
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard reported for the start of training camp to avoid being fined, then said he doesn’t feel valued or respected by the team and has requested a trade. Howard skipped mandatory minicamp in June and is unhappy with the $75.25 million,...
Ariarne Titmus wins again at Tokyo; Katie Ledecky doesn’t medal in 200 metersVideo
TOKYO — Ariarne Titmus has beaten Katie Ledecky again at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. In fact, Ledecky didn’t even win a medal — the first time that ever has happened to her at the Olympics. The Terminator gave the Australian women their third individual swimming gold of these games with...
‘Clean slate’ in QB competition as Patriots open training campVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Cam Newton will enter training camp as the Patriots’ starting quarterback. Coach Bill Belichick made that clear multiple times this offseason. But he said Tuesday that, like all positions, who winds up with the job at the end of camp is back to being an open question...
Column: For Simone Biles, it finally becomes too much at OlympicsVideo
Finally, it all became too much. Simone Biles felt it hours before she took the floor in Tokyo, a nervousness she couldn’t explain as she waited to deliver what everyone except her was sure would be a gold medal for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. “I was just like shaking,...
White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workersVideo
WASHINGTON — The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask — a potentially major shift in policy that reflects growing concerns about the spread of the more infectious delta variant....
1 found dead after Blair County house explosion that injured 5 others
TYRONE — One person was found dead after a house explosion in central Pennsylvania that reportedly injured five other people, authorities said. Emergency dispatchers in Blair County said the blast in Tyrone was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Monday and flames spread to two other houses. Deputy coroner Samantha Kimberling...
Indycar rookie Johnson aims for Indianapolis 500 run in 2022Video
IndyCar rookie Jimmie Johnson is hopeful of testing in August on the oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway as part of a path toward running in next year’s Indianapolis 500. The seven-time NASCAR champion jumped this season to IndyCar and has competed in seven races for team owner and Fox Chapel native...
Nationals’ Strasburg to have season-ending neck surgeryVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Stephen Strasburg will have season-ending neck surgery, Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Tuesday, ending another frustrating year for Washington’s 2019 World Series hero. The three-time All-Star right-hander felt discomfort after a 27-pitch bullpen session last week and saw a specialist on Monday. Strasburg, who is 1-2 with a...
Blinken decries swastika vandalism in State Department elevator
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday condemned an incident in which a swastika was carved into an elevator wall at the State Department’s main headquarters. Blinken said in a message sent to all department employees that the vandalism is a painful reminder that antisemitism remains an issue...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes masks in schools as covid cases riseVideo
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose re-election campaign is selling koozies quoting him saying, “How the hell am I going to drink a beer with a mask on?” held a private meeting this week with doctors to oppose mask mandates in public schools. DeSantis said he fears that the...
Audit: Military personnel unprotected from toxic chemicals
The Defense Department has dragged its feet on protecting service personnel from “forever chemicals” at military installations and isn’t doing enough to track health effects from exposure to the toxic compounds, according to an internal audit. Officials have taken steps to find and clean groundwater contaminated with firefighting foam containing...
Another Pennsylvania man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania man who boasted of macing police at the breach of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection is facing federal charges. Agents detained Samuel Lazar, 37, Monday in Ephrata, on charges of assaulting police and obstruction of law enforcement, according to court filings unsealed Tuesday....
Robinhood IPO asks customers to play big role as investors
LOS ANGELES — Robinhood is disrupting another stock market norm — and taking a big risk — by giving ordinary investors access to a huge slice of its initial public offering. The popular online brokerage is taking the unusual step of allowing users of its trading app to buy up...
Ex-airman sentenced to 45 months for leaking drone information
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Air Force intelligence analyst who once helped find targets for deadly U.S. drone strikes was sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking top-secret details about the program. Daniel Hale, 33, told a federal judge he felt compelled to leak information to a journalist out...
Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
CANTON, Ga. — A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in four of the killings and was handed four sentences of life without parole. Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in...
South Carolina man convicted of killing Uber rider in 2019Video
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was convicted Tuesday of the 2019 abduction and murder of a 21-year-old college student who mistook his car for her Uber ride. The jury took a little more than an hour to find Nathaniel Rowland guilty of the charges in the death of...
Brewers’ Christian Yelich on covid-19 list after positive test, out against PiratesVideo
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich tested positive for the coronavirus and is showing mild symptoms. Yelich and utilityman Jace Peterson were placed on the covid-19 injured list, Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns said Tuesday, adding that Peterson was sidelined because contact tracing and hasn’t tested positive. Yelich —...
Pennsylvania transportation funding report could propel years of debate
HARRISBURG — A transportation funding commission is preparing to recommend how to raise billions more dollars in Pennsylvania for a 21st-century highway system, a report that will land at a politically touchy time and is expected to kick off a debate that could last years. The report, expected this week...
Man honors 9/11 crews with Boston-New York drink cart push
A former flight attendant who lost several colleagues when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center’s south tower in New York on Sept. 11, 2001, is honoring his friends on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by pushing an airline beverage cart from Boston to ground...
