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University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas competes at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in March. Her success became a focus of debate.

The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events

8:59pm June 19, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.

Matthew Fitzpatrick reacts after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday in Brookline, Mass.

Matthew Fitzpatrick wins the U.S. Open

8:26pm June 19, 2022

by Emma Bowman

Fitzpatrick just barely outplayed Will Zalatoris to win his first major golf tournament, winning by one stroke in Massachusetts on Sunday.

Four inmates from a low-level federal prison facility in Hopewell, Va., were found to be missing early Saturday morning.

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4 inmates escaped from a minimum security prison in Virginia

5:10pm June 19, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The four escapees were found to be missing at approximately 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Details about their disappearance were not released by the Bureau of Prisons.

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Jan. 6 hearing preview: Trump's efforts to overturn election results

4:59pm June 19, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

The next hearing of the January 6th Committee on Tuesday will focus on how Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the election results — most prominently in Georgia.

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The evolving grief of Uvalde residents

4:59pm June 19, 2022

by Adrian Florido

Almost four weeks after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, the town of Uvalde, Texas has begun to quiet down, and its residents have been left with their grief and in search of a way forward.

Carnivorous plant collector vies for 'best in show'

4:59pm June 19, 2022

David Fefferman with the Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts discusses his love of animal-eating plants and the group's expo, which takes place this weekend.

One family's experience with illegal abortion

4:59pm June 19, 2022

by Deena Prichep

As states restrict abortion access, experts predict a return of underground and illegal procedures. One family tells of an illegal abortion a century ago, and its impact through generations.

Students hug at a memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Dec. 1, 2021.

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Oxford High School students sue for changes after deadly mass shooting last year

2:00pm June 19, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The federal lawsuit in Michigan requests a "fully transparent and independent third-party investigation" into what led to the shooting as well as other policy changes.

Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, in Austin, Texas.

Juneteenth is a jubilant celebration — and a sacred lament

12:39pm June 19, 2022

by Tekella Foster

On Sunday, churchgoers will celebrate Juneteenth during their worship services. Members of the clergy reflect on the role of the church and the holiday marking the notification of the end of slavery.

Yellowstone's North Entrance Road was washed out by flooding.

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Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen Wednesday after historic floods

12:04pm June 19, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The park has been closed since floods washed away roads, damaged buildings and knocked out water and power to parts of the park and communities nearby. The park's northern loop will remain closed.