Progressive members of Congress pen letter urging Biden, CDC chief to act on expiring eviction ban
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a new letter to President Joe Biden and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, progressive members of Congress are calling for the CDC to “leverage every authority available to extend the eviction moratorium” after
Air pollution remained higher in minority communities during the pandemic, revealing persistent health disparities
Stock Image/Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite COVID-19 shutdowns temporarily clearing the air in many major cities, damaging air pollution was persistently higher in more minority and lower-income neighborhoods, compared to whiter, higher-income neighborhoods, according to a
Jamaica sweeps women's 100m at Tokyo Olympics as Elaine Thompson-Herah sets record
Ian MacNicol/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Jamaica swept the women’s 100m at Tokyo 2020 — repeating a feat only the Caribbean island nation has accomplished in Olympic history. Elaine Thompson-Herah defended her 2016 gold medal with an Olympic record
Woman and her dog are fatally stabbed in Atlanta park, FBI investigating
WSB-TV (ATLANTA) — A woman and her dog were brutally stabbed to death early Wednesday at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park in what police described as a “gruesome” scene. Katherine Janness, 40, was found dead at the park around 1
Top female athletes speak out amid Olympics, defy convention through their uniforms
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Female athletes are breaking with their sports’ apparel conventions — if not regulations — to prioritize their comfort during competitions, and making major statements in the process. In Tokyo this week, members of
Why women have an 'orgasm gap' and 5 myths debunked
Alex Gilbeaux/ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — In a society where women face all kinds of disparities, there is one gap that women may not know about, even though it can lead to shame, guilt and unanswered
Simone Biles withdraws from vault, uneven bars competitions
Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images (TOKYO) — American gymnast Simone Biles has pulled out of the individual competitions in vault and uneven bars, according to USA Gymnastics. Biles was a heavy favorite in the vault event final coming into the
American Caeleb Dressel sets world record in 2nd individual win at Olympics
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Caeleb Dressel set a new world record in swimming at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Two days after setting an American record in the 100-meter freestyle, Dressel one-upped himself with a world record in
Scoreboard roundup — 7/30/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Friday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 3 Miami 1 Final St. Louis 5 Minnesota