American Katie Ledecky won gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle race, the first time that distance was on offer for women at the Olympics. Read more »

Timelapse footage shows the moment a camera was engulfed by the Dixie Fire in Indian Falls, California. Read more »

The DOJ said it has determined it does not believe Brooks was acting within the scope of the duties of his office Read more »

A former Air Force intelligence analyst has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for leaking top-secret information about the U.S. government’s drone strike program to a journalist Read more »

President Joe Biden told ABC News on Tuesday that a mandate to require all federal employees to be vaccinated from COVID-19 was "under consideration." Read more »

An Iowa judge is deciding whether to grant the man convicted of murdering Mollie Tibbetts a new trial. Read more »

An eastern Missouri woman already serving a life sentence for one murder has pleaded not guilty to killing her friend a decade ago Read more »

The sole copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,â€� owned by Martin Shkreli until he forfeited it following his securities fraud conviction, has been sold. Read more »

The company has denied its products cause cancer. Read more »

A 15-year-old high school football player died after collapsing at the first day of practice in middle Georgia Read more »

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Sporting Kansas City isn't on top of the West, but after beating the conference-leading Sounders in Seattle, it's No. 1 in our Power Rankings. Read more »

Katie Ledecky got her gold in the 1,500 free, part of a 1-2 American performance. Then the U.S. men's basketball team strives to get back on track. We've got you covered with updates from all the Tokyo Olympics action. Read more »

Dolphins Pro Bowl cornerback Xavien Howard said in a statement Tuesday night that he has requested a trade amid frustrations over his contract and the team's approach to it. Read more »

Wide receiver Randall Cobb expects to be traded by the Texans to the Packers, where he will reunite with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a source told ESPN. Read more »

Deshaun Watson has no restrictions on his activities at the Texans' training camp despite the 22 active lawsuits against him, said the NFL; its investigation into the quarterback is ongoing. Read more »

Katie Ledecky bounced back as expected in the 1,500-meter freestyle, winning gold about an hour after she finished fifth in the 200 free Wednesday at the Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

Washington coach Ron Rivera said that while his team is more than 50% vaccinated, "We're not where we want to be." Read more »

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will have season-ending neck surgery Wednesday after being diagnosed with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome. "He's down, he's frustrated," Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. Read more »

The Astros have acquired relievers Kendall Graveman and Rafael Montero from the Mariners for third baseman Abraham Toro and reliever Joe Smith. A teary Graveman said he was shocked by the trade, and had assumed he would be sticking with the Mariners. Read more »