Jul 09 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Olympian pleads not guilty on Reflecting Pool damage charges In our news wrap Thursday, three-time Olympic canoe racer David Hearn pleaded not guilty on charges he deliberately damaged the Reflecting Pool in Washington, Ukraine struck more energy targets inside Russia with long-range drones and authorities in southern China say… Continue watching
Jul 09 8 men indicted on conspiracy charges over planned attack on White House UFC event By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June. Continue reading
Jul 09 Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87 By Associated Press Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space. In 2021, she got her chance aboard Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Continue reading
Jul 09 How satire shaped American history By Judy Woodruff From Benjamin Franklin to The Onion, satire has long been a part of how Americans process politics and power. In this episode of “In Pursuit of Happiness,” Judy Woodruff talks to Sophia McClennen of Penn State University and Joshua Johnson… Continue reading
Jul 09 After dramatic tiebreaker, Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon By Andrew Dampf, Associated Press Muchova becomes the fourth Czech woman in the last six years to reach the final of the grass-court Grand Slam. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured leg in World Cup loss to Belgium By Ronald Blum, Associated Press A person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press that U.S. star Christian Pulisic fractured his right leg during the World Cup loss to Belgium and will be sidelined for several weeks. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers’ affordability challenges. Continue reading
Jul 09 Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing said 'he wishes he hadn't done it,' roommate says in video By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Lance Twiggs, who was also defendant Tyler Robinson’s romantic partner, said in an interview with law enforcement that the teary interaction with Robinson happened in their apartment in southern Utah, more than 200 miles from where Kirk was shot. Continue reading
Jul 09 Former Olympic canoe racer pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press David Hearn, who competed in three Summer Olympics, entered the plea on Thursday in D.C. Superior Court. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:24 ICE agent kills Mexican immigrant in Houston in latest deadly enforcement encounter By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant, Andrew Merlis Family members and local officials are calling for a full investigation into the shooting death of a man killed by ICE agents in Houston. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot Tuesday as agents tried to arrest him. Federal officials say he… Continue watching