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American swimmer Lilly King had some choice words, as well as a finger wag, Sunday night for Russian counterpart Yulia Efimova, who was twice banned for doping but was surprisingly reinstated for the Rio Olympics Saturday.
Efimova, the reigning world champion in the 100 meter breaststroke, has a long history with using substances to get a leg-up on her competition. She was suspended for 16…
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Boxer Hassan Saada, a Moroccan Olympian scheduled to compete in his first bout of the Rio Games on Saturday, was arrested and detained by Brazilian police Friday morning after he allegedly sexually assaulted two chambermaids in the athletes' village.
Police reported that Saada, 22, pushed one maid against a wall and attempted to kiss her, before grabbing the breast of another maid and making…
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Richard "Scott" Silverthorne, the mayor of DC-suburb City of Fairfax, was arrested Thursday evening after attempting to sell methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in exchange for a sexual encounter.
According to a Fairfax County Police Department news release issued on Friday, police received a tip in late July about a possible distributor of meth in the area. During the…
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Just one day after a DC cop was arrested for having ties to ISIS, on Thursday a North Carolina resident was charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State.
The Department of Justice detailed the arrest of Erick Jamal Hendricks in an official statement:
Erick Jamal Hendricks, 35, tried to recruit people to train together and conduct terrorist attacks in the United…
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The Rio Olympics kicked off Wednesday with a slew of women's soccer matches, including reigning world champions the United States taking on New Zealand. During the match, fans booed and jeered at U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo whenever she touched the ball, specifically chanting the word "Zika":
Hope solo getting booed while taking a goal kick... Fans yelling "zikaa" at Mineirao lol #usaxnzl #…
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Back in June, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research surveyed 1,008 American citizens on their perception of the current state of the United States. The survey's results, released on Monday, revealed several key divides in the national outlook, with many believing the country to be struggling while others asserted that America is doing great.
The disparity in opinion…
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While the lead poisoning in Flint's water supply has been outside of the national spotlight for the past several months, the problem continues to persist. Enter retired NBA star Rasheed Wallace, a former Detroit Piston, who decided to take a trip to the Michigan city over the weekend and deliver hundreds of water bottles to the still-struggling community.
Accompanied by fellow NBA retiree…
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Residents of Pennsylvania began paying a little extra to watch their favorite shows online Monday, as a new state "revenue package" went into effect which extended the state's six percent sales tax to digital downloads and online subscription services, such as Netflix and Hulu.
Anyone whose account contains a Pennsylvania billing address will be hit with the so-called "Netflix tax", which…
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NBA center Andrew Bogut, a member of the Australian basketball team at the Rio Olympics, took to Twitter Monday night to rant about the poor living conditions in the Australian team's building, introducing the ironic hashtag "#IOCLuxuryLodging":
In the OLY village. Upon first looks its only fitting I will be posting pics with the hashtag #IOCLuxuryLodging #rio2016
— Andrew Bogut (@…
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While much has been made of Rio's highly contaminated waters ahead of the Olympic Games, not a lot has been said of the city's significant air pollution issues. And according to a report released by Reuters on Monday, the air is far "dirtier and deadlier" than the Brazilian government promised it would be in its official bid for the Games.
Rio has long had problems meeting the World Health…