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While protesters were dispersed, Minnesota State Troopers corralled media members and photographed their faces and identification. RELATED: » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. source

Simone Biles is focused on the Tokyo Olympics and considering returning for Paris 2024. RELATED: US Olympians and Olympic hopefuls describe their pandemic training https://youtu.be/N6ee2Z8mzD4 With less than a hundred days until the Tokyo Olympics, this may not be the last Olympic games for gymnast Simone Biles. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other …

The Biden administration plans to overturn Betsy Devos’s Title IX rule on campus sexual assault. Here’s why the civil rights law is so controversial. RELATED: https://bit.ly/3sndQ0o In a statement supporting the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports, the NCAA Board of Governors warned state lawmakers Monday that actions to the contrary could result in the loss of championship games and …

Asian American US Olympians and Olympic hopefuls use their platform as athletes to bring awareness to anti-Asian hate. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ee2Z8mzD4 Not even athletes who represent the United States are spared the anti-Asian hate that has become so prevalent throughout the country. Sakura Kokumai, who has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in karate, and Yul Moldauer, a favorite to make the …

At least eight people were killed in a shooting late Thursday at a FedEx facility near Indianapolis International Airport, authorities said. Police responded to the FedEx Ground facility on the city’s southwest side just after 11 p.m. Thursday for a report of shots fired at a business. There was an “active shooter” situation when officers arrived, said Genae Cook, spokesman …

Iowa State Patrol officer Sgt. Jim Smith, a 27-year veteran will be laid to rest. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RqKFHEu64A&list=PLlvHlI3rc2tN_TvmFeABx02I2JK6JCxYi&index=47 Sgt. Smith, three other State Patrol troopers and a Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy K-9 unit attempted to arrest Michael Thomas Lang, 41, in Lang’s Grundy Center home last Friday. As they attempted to clear the home, Smith was hit by gunfire. » Subscribe …

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia from the East Room. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgOiel_xxUo&t=29s The Biden administration on Thursday announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies as it moved to hold the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: …

Chicago police release bodycam footage of shooting on 13-year-old Adam Toledo. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0YKHrrSxKw The mayor appealed for calm Thursday as the city released body camera videos of last month’s fatal shooting of Adam Toledo, 13, by a Chicago police officer – an incident that appears to show Adam’s hands in the air when he was shot. According to one officer’s …

Defense and prosecution rest after final rebuttal testimony in the Chauvin trial. RELATED: Chauvin trial: Forensic doctor calls George Floyd’s death ‘undetermined’ https://youtu.be/PBKfmBXWB6E The evidence is in at the trial of Derek Chauvin, charged in the death of George Floyd, and the judge has told jurors to plan for long deliberations. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more …

The former Brooklyn Center police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright will make her first court appearance Thursday. RELATED: https://bit.ly/2Ruzlje » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. source

The USOPC is not tracking or mandating COVID-19 vaccines for its athletes, but Olympic hopefuls are still lining up for shots to keep themselves and their teams safe. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ee2Z8mzD4 The USOPC is not mandating the vaccine for its athletes or members of the delegation, although leaders maintained that the governing body strongly encourages athletes be vaccinated prior to the …

WARNING: Viewers may find portions of this trial disturbing Defense in Derek Chauvin murder trial is expected to call at least one more witness in trial over death of George Floyd. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dF6lMKNUO8 A medical expert testifying for the defense in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors Wednesday the manner of George Floyd’s death …

Chauvin trial forensic pathologist testifies that George Floyd’s death is ‘undetermined.’ RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dF6lMKNUO8&t=0s A medical expert testifying for the defense in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors Wednesday the manner of George Floyd’s death was “undetermined,” contrary to various prosecution witnesses who labeled the death a homicide. Dr. David Fowler, former head of the …

WARNING: Viewers may find portions of this trial disturbing Defense in Derek Chauvin murder trial to call more witnesses Wednesday RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWwOpLy9nPY Where the trial stands: Over the course of 11 days, prosecutors called 38 witnesses to the stand and played dozens of bystander, surveillance and police body-cam videos in a bid to prove Floyd died due to Chauvin’s knee …

Divers and swimmers training on land. Boxers training on mountains. When gyms closed during the pandemic, Olympic hopefuls had to pivot and find new, creative ways to stay in Olympic shape. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-pqL_35U5Q They are some of the top athletes in the world in their respective sports – elite in their training, meticulous in the preparation, the best the United …