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After her surprise withdrawal from an event at the Tokyo Olympics, the star American gymnast amplified recent statements that the immense stress she faces has been affecting her.

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U.S. Capitol Police sergeant Aquilino Gonell recounted how he and his fellow officers were crushed by the violent mob of pro-Trump supporters on Jan. 6.

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Traditional basketball's scrappy cousin is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo, introducing the world to the dizzyingly fast, more compact play of the game of driveways and public parks.

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"I feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion," the 27-year-old diver from Great Britain told his fans. Daley's gold was the first of his Olympic career.

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The bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas, could save some parents from unexpected (and sometimes massive) medical bills.

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Chiles had been slated to compete in just two events in the team final: vault and floor. But with Biles out of the competition, she was suddenly competing on the balance beam and uneven bars too.

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Robert Aaron Long was hoping for a sentence of life without parole to the first four of the shooting deaths. He still faces the death penalty if convicted in four more shooting deaths in Atlanta.

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Tokyo officials recorded more than 2,800 new cases in the capital on Tuesday, surpassing the previous high from January.

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The Facebook-owned app is making new accounts for kids under 16 private by default, amid growing pressure over child safety and privacy.

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U.S. star Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, pulled out of the competition after the first apparatus — the vault. It's a devastating development for the U.S. women's team.

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President Kais Saied plunged the country into uncertainty after shutting down parliament and firing the prime minister as well as the country's defense and justice ministers.

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Slushie machines, salt tablets, cooling jackets: the Tokyo Games have already proven to be a hot and humid affair, and experts say the role of climate change can't be overlooked.

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Last year it was all about chairs and headphones. This year it's time for T-shirts and sneakers — and more laptops. Back-to-school shopping in the U.S. is expected to top $37 billion.

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Seven Democrats and two Republicans — all selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — make up the committee tasked with investigating the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have sparred over who should be a part of the select committee, which is tasked with investigating the U.S. Capitol riot.

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Four officers who responded to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will give testimony to the newly established, Democratic-led panel investigating the attack.

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Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

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Coastal cities need billions of dollars to build defenses against sea level rise. Tensions are rising over where that funding will come from: taxpayers or private companies with waterfront property?

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Naomi Osaka has been the face of these Olympics and was chosen to light the cauldron in the Games opening ceremony. She easily won her first two tennis matches but lost in the third round

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Flora Duffy is one of two Bermudian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. The remote set of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is more than 600 miles from the closest land mass.

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