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Why Australian Open livestreams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports

The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.

Waves from the Gulf of Mexico push up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida.

Abnormally warm water helped Helene rapidly intensify and suck up moisture

Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture.

Oran Routh was arrested on charges of possession and receipt of child sexual abuse images on the same day his father, Ryan Routh, was charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

The son of Trump's alleged would-be assassin is charged over child sex abuse images

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been charged with one count each of receipt and possession of images of child sex abuse.

Fabiola Bagula was named interim superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District on Sept. 10, 2024.

Fabiola Bagula named San Diego Unified School District’s interim superintendent

The district’s school board voted unanimously to appoint Bagula to the role on Tuesday.

As fires in Los Angeles rage, an already-hurting Hollywood presses pause

The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.

A roll of police tape is left on the windshield of a Los Angeles County sheriff's vehicle. Federal prosecutors allege two former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officers took part in an elaborate extortion scheme.

4 ex-law enforcement officers charged in $37 million extortion scheme

Prosecutors say the ex-law enforcement and military officers took part in a wild scheme, funded by a Chinese national, to trick a man into signing away his rights in a business worth millions.

Michelle Buteau on the advice she's glad she ignored

On Wild Card this week, Michelle Buteau opens up advice she was smart to ignore and why getting married is the biggest risk she's ever taken.

A bedroom of the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, photographed in February. The buildings will be cooled with a system of water pipes beneath the floor, rather than air conditioning.

Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it

The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes' Village won't have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.

Vice President Harris greets supporters at Philly Cuts in Philadelphia on Sunday. Harris spent much of the day courting Black voters — attending church and then later visiting the Philly Cuts barbershop to meet Black men.

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.

Ka performs during the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival at Chicago's Union Park on July 19, 2014.

The book of Ka

The Brooklyn MC, who died this month at 52, rapped from an intense commitment to writing as a form, and a DIY ethic that put him in charge of every aspect of his business.

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