A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels.
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U.S. women cruised to victory in the 4 by 400 relay in Saint-Denis, France. American men, meanwhile, prevailed in a hard-fought relay at the same distance, beating Botswana.
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In a photo finish, Masai Russell of the U.S. captured a gold medal in the hundred-meter hurdle sprint, beating a French runner by 0.01 seconds.
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Chiles won bronze after a last-minute inquiry found the judges had underscored her by a tenth of a point. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the inquiry, saying it had come four seconds too late.
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It's the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. women's national team since 2012. The win against Brazil is another sign of the U.S. transformation after falling short in a string of major tournaments.
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Over the past three decades, Susan Wojcicki had a knack for seeing a startup's potential. Her intuition helped shape the growth of YouTube and Google.
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Michael Brown Sr. said, “I’m not gonna never let the world forget about my son,” he told St. Louis Public Radio on Friday. “We wanted to show what he did in his life before the hashtag.”
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This will be the final Summer Olympics with the current line-up of the five events that make up the modern pentathlon. Gone will be the horse-riding and in its place: a controversial obstacle course.
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The U.S. women's water polo team was chasing a historic fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Instead, the team will miss out on the podium for the first time since the sport made its debut in 2000.
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A Reporter's Notebook: Athletes at sports press conferences are famous for talking in clichés. But at the Paris Games, a lot of Olympians went deep, voicing wisdom and sharing their truths.
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Ten years ago, a white police officer killed Michael Brown, a Black teen in Ferguson, Mo. His death prompted nationwide protests and a White House report on American policing. How much has changed since his death?
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