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Two Lincoln High School sumo wrestlers headed to world championship — if they can raise the funds

The championship is in Poland. To go, they need to raise $10,000.

The tennis player Coco Gauff, seen here training ahead at Roland-Garros of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, will join LeBron James in carrying the U.S. flag during the opening ceremony.

Tennis star Coco Gauff will carry the U.S. flag at the Olympic opening ceremony

Gauff, 20, is the first tennis player to serve as a U.S. flag bearer at an Olympic Games. At Friday's opening ceremony, she will carry the flag alongside basketball great LeBron James.

Eminem on stage during the 2024 NFL Draft on April 25, 2024 in Detroit, Mich.

Eminem breaks Taylor Swift’s 12-week run atop the album chart

Every album the rapper has released since 2000 has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) extends his streak. Also: Shaboozey returns to the top of the singles chart.

<em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage of a Russian courtroom on July 19. A Russian court convicted Gershkovich on espionage charges that his employer and the U.S. have rejected as fabricated. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison after a secretive and rapid trial.

Dozens of Americans are wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, often for years

The number of "unjust detentions" fell 42% over the last two years, according to the nonprofit Foley Foundation. Despite the progress, nations like Russia continue to pose major risks for U.S. travelers.

Chickens stand in their cages at a farm in 2009, near Stuart, Iowa. Millions of chickens have been culled in Iowa, Colorado and other states since 2022 in response to the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks

A recent crop of human cases at a chicken farm highlight the risks of the ongoing outbreak. Here's what scientists fear could happen next in the evolution of the virus.

A deep sea shark and several eels are attracted to bait placed at the summit of the Cook seamount, as seen from the Pisces V submersible during a dive to the previously unexplored seamount off the coast of Hawaii's Big Island on Sept. 6, 2016.

Scientists may have discovered 'dark oxygen' being created without photosynthesis

It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no light.

The Olympic rings are seen at Trocadero Plaza, the site of the Opening Ceremony's finale celebrations, overlooking the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Paris Olympics: What to watch for

A new sport, the return of in-person crowds, and a one-of-a-kind opening ceremony. Here's what to know about the start of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.

She was 19 and caused a car crash. It was the other driver who came to her aid

As Lilah Clevey pulled out of a gas station, she slammed into another car. The driver then became the unexpected source of comfort in Clevey's moment of panic.

IOC President Thomas Bach holds a scarf during the inauguration of the Olympic Truce Wall in the Olympic Village at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Paris, France.

The Olympic president warns of perilous future for global sport as Paris Games begin

IOC President Thomas Bach says Paris is ready to go for the 2024 Summer Olympics. But in speeches this week ahead of the Games, he warned that rising global tensions threaten the Olympic movement.

A large study looked at 11- and 12-year-old children, and 72% of them had their own cellphone.

Tweens, screens and sleep: How parents can help kids get their zzzzz's

A large new study confirms what parents probably already suspect: Phones can keep tweens from getting a good night's sleep.

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