AI-assisted summary Amber Glenn set a record-breaking score of 83.05 in the short program, placing her in first. Alysa Liu sits in second place after her own flawless short program earned a score of 81.11. Defending champions Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov lead the pairs competition after the short program. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is the final event before ...

The Trae Young era in Atlanta is over. The Atlanta Hawks are trading Young to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, a person with knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet official. A breakup between the Hawks and their longtime ...

AI-assisted summary Black coaches are rarely given second chances after being fired, unlike many of their white counterparts. Experts suggest Black coaches are often judged collectively, while white coaches are evaluated as individuals. The number of Black head coaches in the FBS has decreased from 17 in 2011 to 14 today. The two most powerful leagues in college football began ...

HARTFORD, CT — Sarah Strong had 24 points, including 19 in the first half, to help No. 1 ranked UConn women’s basketball team beat St. John’s, 88-43, in Big East play on Wednesday at PeoplesBank Arena. The sophomore phenom added team-best six steals and the Huskies totaled 23 for the game. ‘She has a knack that she has to put ...

The seizure of a Russian-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic has highlighted ‘worry’ among NATO and Nordic-Baltic governments over dark fleet vessels and the type of crews onboard, according to a maritime intelligence analyst. U.S. military and Coast Guard personnel boarded the Marinera between Iceland and the U.K. Wednesday as it operated under deceptive shipping practices, including flying a ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump has approved a Russian sanctions bill designed to pressure Moscow to end its war with Ukraine. Graham revealed the development in a post on X, describing it as a pivotal shift in the U.S. approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.  ‘After a very productive meeting today with President Trump on a variety ...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday called on Congress during a Senate hearing to impeach two federal judges, making his most elaborate case yet for imposing the extraordinary sanction on a pair of closely scrutinized jurists. Cruz acknowledged that impeaching federal judges is exceedingly rare — 15 have been impeached in history, typically for straightforward crimes like bribery — but ...

Venezuelan crude oil is being shipped to the U.S. at speed and in bulk following the arrest of former President Nicolás Maduro, according to a maritime intelligence analyst. As many as ’15 very large crude carrier shipments’ carrying 50 million barrels will end up en route, said Michelle Wiese Bockmann, senior maritime intelligence analyst at Windward, which has tracked oil ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. to withdraw from 66 international organizations, ordering executive departments and agencies to cease participation in and funding of entities the administration says no longer serve U.S. interests. The memorandum follows a State Department review ordered earlier this year under Executive Order 14199 and applies to 35 non-United Nations ...

The San Francisco 49ers look to add depth to their injury-riddled linebacker core ahead of their wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Jan. 11. The 49ers have signed eight-year veteran linebacker Kyzir White for the NFL postseason, according to Yahoo Sports NFL insider Jordan Schultz. White, 29, played in one game during the 2025 ...