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Advocates say THC does not enhance sports performance. So why is it banned?

Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's positive marijuana test runs afoul of at least two regulations: being against the "spirit of sport" and posing a potential health risk.
Image: Sha'Carri Richardson competes in the Women's 100 Meter Semi-finals on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Ore.
Image: Sha'Carri Richardson competes in the Women's 100 Meter Semi-finals on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Ore.
2h ago

2 more victims, including a 7-year-old, found in Miami condo rubble

The confirmed death toll is up to 20 after nearly half of Champlain Towers South in Surfside crumbled suddenly last week.
Image: Search and rescue workers descend from the rubble pile at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing one week after it partially collapsed on July 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.
Image: Search and rescue workers descend from the rubble pile at the Champlain Towers South condo building, where scores of people remain missing one week after it partially collapsed on July 2, 2021, in Surfside, Fla.

Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine works well against delta variant

The immune response lasts at least eight months, according to lab data released by the vaccine maker.
Image: A man receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Los Angeles on June 12, 2021.
Image: A man receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Los Angeles on June 12, 2021.
2h ago

Officers didn't ID selves in fatal Minneapolis shooting, attorneys say

“As he raised the phone all she could hear was gunfire and saw Winston Smith slump over,” the attorneys for a woman who was with Smith said.
Winston Boogie Smith Jr.,on May 31, 2021 in Minneapolis.
Winston Boogie Smith Jr.,on May 31, 2021 in Minneapolis.

Prosecutors seek to show evidence of past violence at Kyle Rittenhouse trial

They also want a judge to allow evidence that shows Rittenhouse was associated with the far-right Proud Boys, a group linked to political violence.
Image: Kyle Rittenhouse
Image: Kyle Rittenhouse

Transgender teen's crypto art series fetches $2.16 million at Christie's

More than 20 collectors bid on the 18-year-old artist's work, "Hello, i'm Victor (FEWOCiOUS) and This Is My Life," which focuses on his gender transition.
Christie's Partners With Artist Fewocious To Offer NFT-Based Works
Christie's Partners With Artist Fewocious To Offer NFT-Based Works
3h ago

Couple faces $18,000 fine after bulldozing 36 Joshua Trees to build a home

The tree native to the area is currently illegal to remove because it is a candidate for protection under the California Endangered Species Act.
A portion of the recovered Western Joshua Trees after being uprooted, buried, then unburied during the investigation.
A portion of the recovered Western Joshua Trees after being uprooted, buried, then unburied during the investigation.
4h ago

Couple found in bed together after Miami building collapse, grandson says

Brian Lozano said his grandparents, who were married for more than 58 years, "couldn’t stand a moment without each other."
Image: Gladys and Antonio Lozano
Image: Gladys and Antonio Lozano
4h ago

California school stripped of title over tortilla incident

Coronado High School will lose its boys Division 4-A regional championship after some players threw tortillas at the opposing team in an apparent racist taunt.
Coronado High School basketball team have been stripped of their title over an alleged tortilla throwing incident.
Coronado High School basketball team have been stripped of their title over an alleged tortilla throwing incident.

He was famous for being 'the pregnant man.' Here's where Thomas Beatie is now

His pregnancy was a media sensation in 2008. Today, Beatie lives a relatively quiet life with his wife and children, working as a stockbroker in Phoenix.
Thomas Beatie Family Photos
Thomas Beatie Family Photos

Tracking coronavirus case surges in the United States

New coronavirus cases are rising across the country. Not all upticks are the same.