Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a...
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Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war
Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, with each side hardening its...
Today in History: Mike Tyson sentenced for rape
On March 26, 1992, a judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson...
Today in History: Civil rights activists march from Selma to Montgomery
On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
Death of student from Elmhurst in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say
James Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing in...
FIFA fines Israel, denies key Palestinian complaint and urges Iran to fulfill its World Cup schedule
FIFA fined the Israeli soccer federation for breaching anti-discrimination regulations but took no action on...
Iran threatens tourism sites and the US sends more Marines to the Middle East as President Trump hints at a wind-down to the war
Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, the U.S. is sending more...
Today in History: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ published
On March 20, 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was...
James Gracey, missing University of Alabama student from Elmhurst, found dead
Family members said James “Jimmy” Gracey, a 20-year-old student at the University of Alabama, was...
Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
Israel has pounded Tehran with airstrikes as Iranians mark Nowruz, or the Persian New Year.
Today in History: Bush announces Iraq invasion
On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition...
President Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East
President Donald Trump paid his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base where the...
US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company...