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Trans athletes have racked up a staggering 2,293 medals in women's sports

Trans-identifying men have won at least 2,293 gold medals in women's sports, a new study found. Here's how much prize money changed hands -- and which sports were hit hardest.

Unbanned: Trump team lets ejected journos back into White House

Three news outlets had their White House credentials temporarily restored Thursday after a judge issued a 14-day restraining order against President Trump's ban.

Navy sticking with jets' electromagnetic launching from carriers despite Trump pushback

The Navy appears to be standing by its choice of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System over legacy steam catapults for Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite President Trump's criticism of the cutting-edge system.

Elizabeth Holmes approved for halfway house before release in 2030

Theranos co-founder Elizabeth Holmes has been approved to serve the rest of her 10-year federal prison sentence for fraud at a halfway house in Texas beginning next year.

The stories that got them banned: Trump lists 'reporting incidents' in letters to three news outlets

Reporting on the planned military bunker beneath the new East Wing complex and an article about the Defense Department's munitions shortage are among the stories the Trump administration used to justify banning three media outlets from the White House.

College sports act overcomes filibuster in Senate, heading toward passage

A bill to create nationwide rules for compensating college athletes and limiting athletic conference consolidation is on a glide path to passage in the Senate after it cleared a filibuster Thursday.

Newly found remains confirmed to be missing Texas State University student

Texas officials said Wednesday that human remains found this month belong to Jason Landry, a Texas State University student who went missing in 2020.

Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive in the coming days at Atlanta's zoo

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at one time had lapsed as part of tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Mortgage rates climb for 5th straight week, pushing average rate on a 30-year home loan above 7%

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases.

Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms

Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election.

U.S. government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging

At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says "America will never be a communist country" and boasts about the "largest tax cuts in history."

As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market

Computer science student Jack Zemke was getting nowhere despite sending out hundreds of job applications that mostly disappeared into the void - ignored.