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U.S. star Simone Biles has pulled out of the individual all-around final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Simone Biles Now Realizes She's More Than Her Gymnastics Accomplishments

"the outpouring love & support I've received has made me realize I'm more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before," Biles said in a tweet.

U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher lies injured as Becky Sauerbrunn checks on her during the women's semifinal match between Team USA and Canada on Monday at the Tokyo Olympic Games at Kashima Stadium.

U.S. Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher Won't Play In Women's Olympic Bronze Medal Match

Naeher was injured in the Olympic semifinal loss against Canada. Naeher landed awkwardly trying to swat the ball away in the first half. She played for a few more minutes and then was substituted out.

Bonnaroo Will Require Vaccination Or Negative Test As Live Music Adapts To Delta

The Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee announced today that it will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend.

One year after the Little League World Series was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming series will be played without spectators from the general public. Here, players are seen on the field at Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., during the tournament's 2019 edition.

Little League Says The General Public Can't Attend Its World Series

Last year's tournament was canceled outright for the first time in its history. Officials say thousands of spectators would pose too great a risk at this year's tourney.

Mass. House Speaker DeLeo Discloses Plans To Negotiate Job At Northeastern University

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo filed an ethics disclosure with the House clerk on Friday indicating that he intended to begin negotiating…

Vice President Mike Pence received a COVID-19 vaccine shot on December 18, 2020.

If God's Not In Charge, It's Up To Us

Last June, Vice President Mike Pence wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, "There Isn’t A Coronavirus Second Wave." The day it was published, 779…

For One Couple, 2nd Pandemic Birthday Comes With A Surprise Engagement

NPR's Leila Fadel shares how one couple made the most of a second pandemic birthday with a wedding proposal.

An Afghanistan evacuee deplanes in Italy on August 22, 2021, assisted by U.S. military.

Resettlement Agencies In Western Mass. Lining Up Resources For Afghanistan Evacuees

Refugee resettlement agencies are preparing for hundreds of evacuees from Afghanistan coming to western Massachusetts.That includes finding employment,…

In this illustration drawn from a video feed, the prosecution presents its closing argument in the federal trial against singer R. Kelly on Sept. 22 in New York.

R. Kelly Found Guilty Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking

A jury found the disgraced R&B star guilty of charges that included sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering and sex trafficking. He faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.

A group of scientists have discovered a fossil of a now-extinct whale with four legs. This visual reconstruction shows <em>Phiomicetus</em> a<em>nubis</em> preying on a sawfish.

Scientists Discover Fossil Of A 4-Legged Whale With A Raptor-Like Eating Style

Are you terrified yet? Because we certainly are. Scientists even named their discovery of a 43 million-year-old fossil after Anubis, an Egyptian god associated with death.

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