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How USA Gymnastics rebounded from a sexual abuse scandal ahead of the Paris Olympics 06/27/2024 09:38am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� USA Gymnastics was a house afire five years ago, the massive fallout surrounding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal rendering one of the U.S. Olympic movement's marquee programs radioactive. Lawsuits. Bankruptcy. Potential decertification. A revolving door at the top as CEOs West African defense chiefs propose a $2.6 billion security plan that analysts say might not work 06/27/2024 09:34am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday proposed an ambitious plan to deploy a 5,000-strong ���standby force��� to fight the region���s worsening security crises, a measure that analysts say might not work due to challenges of funding and division within the regional bloc. Biden's asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take 06/27/2024 09:19am • NOGALES, Mexico (AP) ��� Ana Ruiz was dismayed seeing migrants from some countries released in the United States with orders to appear in immigration court while she and other Mexicans were deported on a one-hour bus ride to the nearest border crossing. ���They're giving priority to other countries, Independent UN experts accuse Sudan���s warring parties of using starvation as weapon 06/27/2024 06:14am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Human rights experts working for the United Nations on Wednesday accused Sudan���s warring parties of using starvation as a war weapon, amid mounting warnings about imminent famine in the African nation. Sudan plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the c Could the DC area see a low-humidity, pleasant summer's day on Thursday? 06/27/2024 06:09am • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. After the D.C. area saw severe storms that left thousands in the dark on Wednesday night, the region could have lovely, low-humidity summer days on Thursday and Friday. The cold front that swept over the region Wednesday brought se China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US 06/27/2024 05:28am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� China's space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples that the Chang'e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation, specifically with the United States. O Kennedy Center showcases Black ballet in 'Reframing the Narrative' initiative 06/27/2024 04:18am • The nation's capital is shining an overdue spotlight on Black ballet dancers and choreographers. Next week, the Kennedy Center will host "Pathways to Performance: Exercises in Reframing the Narrative" on Tuesday, July 2, and Wednesday, July 3. "The title points out that sometimes people wh Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis 06/27/2024 02:05am • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� Led by a top general vowing to ���restore democracy,��� armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace Wednesday in what the president called a coup attempt, then quickly retreated ��� the latest crisis in the South American country facing a political battl Conforto, Villar go back-to-back, Matos hits tiebreaking blast as Giants beat Cubs 4-3 06/27/2024 01:12am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Michael Conforto and David Villar hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning, Luis Matos hit a tiebreaking solo shot in the fifth and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday night. Seiya Suzuki homered for Chicago, which lost its fourth in a row an Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home 06/27/2024 12:30am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of classified documents. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday there was nothing to be gaine Shohei Ohtani and Gavin Stone help the Dodgers shut down the White Sox 4-0 06/26/2024 11:24pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Shohei Ohtani hit another leadoff homer and Gavin Stone pitched a four-hitter, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive win. Ohtani drove a full-count cut fastball from Erick Fedde deep to right-center for his NL- The Latest | Bolivian official says general wanted to take power, navy vice admiral also arrested 06/26/2024 10:51pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) ��� An apparent failed coup attempt erupted Wednesday in Bolivia, where armored vehicles rammed into the doors of the government palace and President Luis Arce said the country stood firm against attacks on democracy. Arce confronted the general commander of the army ��� Juan Jo Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K 06/26/2024 10:42pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country���s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases, the U.S. Attorney���s Office and the FBI announced Wednesday. The Vatican stands trial in London as a British financier seeks to clear his name in a property deal 06/26/2024 10:14pm • ROME (AP) ��� The Vatican went on trial in a London court Wednesday, as a British financier sought to recover from the harm he said he suffered to his reputation as a result of a Vatican investigation into its 350 million euro (around $375 million) investment in a London property. It is believed to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends 06/26/2024 10:03pm • CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ��� WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department