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Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, left, and Algeria's Imane Khelif have competed in boxing competitions as women for years. But their presence in Paris is being scrutinized by some after they failed a vague gender eligibility test last year.

What to know about the gender controversy sweeping Olympic boxing

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.

Kamila Valieva is banned from figure skating because of a doping scandal that rocked the Olympic world after the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. But an international sports tribunal has ruled that the rest of her Russian teammates will be honored with a bronze Olympic medal.

Russian figure skaters awarded team bronze despite Valieva doping scandal

An international sports tribunal in Switzerland rejected an appeal by Canadian figure skaters and confirmed that the bronze medal would go to Russian athletes from the 2022 Beijing Games.

U.S. judge overturns $4.7 billion 'Sunday Ticket' judgment against the NFL

A jury had awarded $4.7 billion in damages to subscribers after it ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.

An appeals court denied a request from former President Donald Trump, seen here in court in April, to lift the gag order limiting his ability to speak about prosecutors in his New York hush money case.

Trump loses bid to lift New York gag order in response to Harris’ campaigning

Former President Donald Trump still can't speak about prosecutors in his New York criminal trial after an appeals court decision denied his attempt to lift the gag order.

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, shown here with his wife Sarah in 2023, says Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids hacked into his voicemails and documents to learn private information about him and his family. A 2011 police memo shows Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, then working for Murdoch, cited a security threat involving Brown as a reason to delete company emails.

Former U.K. Prime Minister says Bezos should reconsider 'Washington Post' publisher

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Washington Post CEO Will Lewis told police a "clearly fabricated" account in 2011 to justify destroying emails amid a scandal. Lewis denies wrongdoing.

U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which was still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel. Here, a Delta Air Lines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Airlines could soon be banned from charging fees for seating families together

The Biden administration has sought to eliminate airline "junk fees," which are unexpected and obscured additional costs on travel tickets.

Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on July 13 in which the Israeli military claim they killed the head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif.

Israel confirms it killed Hamas military commander in a July airstrike

Israel's military says the commander of Hamas is dead. The announcement comes following a series of assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in the region.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson led a news conference with Republican committee chairs, including House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, on April 30 to decry reports of antisemitism happening at university protests across the country.

Columbia University threatened with subpoenas over U.S. House antisemitism investigation

A Republican-led House committee says it would issue subpoenas to Columbia University to get documents it requested months ago for its investigation into reports of antisemitism on campus.

"No matter what, there's one thing you can't deny ... that I am giving it everything and leaving nothing," Brittany Howard says.

Brittany Howard on Prince, breakup songs and giving 'everything and leaving nothing'

As a kid, the former Alabama Shakes singer/guitarist was told repeatedly she didn't look like a lead singer. "It made me sing ... louder and perform just as hard as I could," Howard says.

Simone Biles reacts after the balance beam portion of the women's gymnastics individual all-around competition at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. She's now won six Olympic gold medals — the most of any U.S. gymnast.

Golden again: Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title

Biles, who won gold earlier this week as part of the team all-around final, now has six Olympic gold medals (plus a silver and two bronze). Those nine Olympic medals are the most by any U.S. gymnast.

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