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File photo: Ottawa quarterback Madysen Carrera (21) is tackled by Midland defender Casey Thompson (left) during an NAIA flag football game in Ottawa, Kan., March 26, 2021.
Community

Olympics set to tackle flag football at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

Also on the LA proposal were baseball and softball, which have been bouncing on and off the program for decades; lacrosse; squash; and cricket.

2 years ago

Rep. Dan Goldman (L) and Sen. Cory Booker (R) were both in Israel over the weekend when Hamas attacked. They have since made it back to the U.S.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Two U.S. lawmakers managed to get home from Israel. Other Americans have not

Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Dan Goldman are back in the U.S. after sheltering in place as violence erupted in Israel on Saturday.

2 years ago

Palestinians inspect the rubble in Rafah refugee camp, Gaza Strip
Politics & Policy

Delaware Valley leaders voice support for Israel as it declares war following surprise attack from Hamas

New Jersey’s attorney general said law enforcement will be increasing patrols in “sensitive areas” out of an “abundance of caution.”

2 years ago

Palestinians inspect the rubble of the West mosque destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, early Monday, Oct. 9, 2023.
Politics & Policy

Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages

More than two days after Hamas launched its surprise attack from Gaza, the military said Monday that the fighting within Israel had largely died down for now.

2 years ago

An Israeli soldier walks by a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri
Politics & Policy

What to know on the sixth day of the war between Israel and Hamas

Palestinians say civilians are paying the price in strikes on Gaza, a small coastal strip of land packed with 2.3 million residents.

2 years ago

Afghan residents sit at a damaged house after an earthquake in a village in Herat province on Saturday.
NPR
Community

Over 2,000 feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan

Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.

2 years ago

United States' Simone Biles competes on the beam during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.
Community

Make it 23 titles: Unstoppable Biles wraps up world championships comeback with 2 more gold medals

In Antwerp, where she started her collection of 23 world titles 10 years ago, Biles has made a stunning return to the international stage.

2 years ago

Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
Politics & Policy

Israel declares war and bombards Gaza as fighting rages for second day after Hamas attack

The declaration on Sunday portended greater fighting ahead as the toll from the conflict passed 900 dead and thousands wounded on both sides.

2 years ago

Rockets are seen in the air, after being launched across buildings
Community

Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

A stunned Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza.

2 years ago

Rev. Beaman delivers a benediction at President Biden's inauguration
Politics & Policy

Wilmington preacher who gave Biden’s inaugural benediction will chair president’s council on African Diaspora Engagement

Bishop Beaman is currently serving his church in Africa but said “God would help me to compartmentalize my life” to fulfill his new role in the administration.

2 years ago

Paraguay's Soccer Association President Robert Harrison (left) FIFA delegate Ignacio Alonso, center, Conmebol President Alejandro Dominguez (third from left) and Conmebol Vice President Claudio Tapia stand after announcing host countries for the World Cup soccer tournament in Luque, Paraguay, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.
Community

2030 FIFA World Cup set to be hosted by Spain-Portugal-Morocco with 3 South American countries added

The deal still needs formal approval at a meeting of FIFA's 211 member federations.

2 years ago

Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's division of the Berlin Marathon in world record time in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
NPR
Community

Tigst Assefa smashes the women’s marathon record by more than 2 minutes

The 26-year-old Ethiopian crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate with a time of 2:11:53.

2 years ago

Destruction and rubble in the wake of floods in Libya is visible
Community

Libya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000

Libya’s top prosecutor says he has opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city.

2 years ago

Mexican Cultural Center staff released colored smoke during the El Grito de Dolores ceremony
Community

Why Mexican Independence Day revelers in Philadelphia shout ‘Viva Mexico’ in historical battle cry

Communities across the Delaware Valley this week hosted historical re-enactments of El Grito de Dolores.

2 years ago

Law enforcement officers escort Danelo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale Pa.
Courts & Law

As captured fugitive resumes sentence in the U.S., homicide in his native Brazil remains unsolved

Cavalcante allegedly shot a man in Brazil in 2017, but he stood to receive a considerably lighter sentence.

2 years ago

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