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International

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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‘I’m a girl from Philly…but I cried’: Dawn Staley reacts to Brittney Griner’s release

"I was shocked actually ... and then, honestly, I cried," Staley said on ESPN's "First Take."

4 years ago

Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom
Courts & Law

Brittney Griner freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap

The deal, the second such exchange in eight months with Russia, procured the release of the most prominent American detained abroad.

4 years ago

Fans of the United States soccer team Eesha Pendharkar, right, and Dania Abdalla react as they watch on television at a bar in Washington the United States team play against the Netherlands during their World Cup soccer match, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Community

American fans captivated by U.S. team’s World Cup run

The American audience tuned into the U.S.'s first three matches in record numbers to watch the second-youngest team at the World Cup.

4 years ago

Flame and smoke rise from the bridge connecting the Russian mainland and the Crimean peninsula early Saturday. (AP)
Politics & Policy

Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Russian authorities rejected a price cap on the country's oil set by Ukraine’s Western supporters and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.

4 years ago

USA defender Walker Zimmerman (#3) fights for the ball with Netherlands' forward Memphis Depay during the 2022 World Cup round of 16 match at Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on December 3, 2022. (Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The U.S.’s 2022 World Cup run is over after falling to the Netherlands, 3-1

The U.S. run at the 2022 World Cup has ended after the Netherlands defeated the U.S. 3-1 in the round of 16.

4 years ago

Christian Pulisic of the United States, left, and Yunus Musah of the United States speak before a free kick during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Community

Americans face the Netherlands in World Cup round of 16

The United States is trying to get to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002 and continues to delight the American audience.

4 years ago

Christian Pulisic of the United States attends a news conference before a training session at Al-Gharafa SC Stadium, in Doha, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (Ashley Landis/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

U.S. Soccer star Christian Pulisic mending, hopes to play in Saturday’s match

4 years ago

Christian Pulisic of the United States scores his side's opening goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Iran and the United States at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Arts & Entertainment

Pulisic goal advances U.S. in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran

The Americans play the Netherlands on Saturday with the chance to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002.

4 years ago

An up-close microscopic image of mpox virus particles.
NPR
Health

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year to make the change.

4 years ago

An Iran team supporter cries as she holds a shirt that reads ''Mahsa Amini'' prior to the start of the World Cup group B soccer match between Wales and Iran, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Soccer briefly scrubs emblem from Iran flag at World Cup

The federation described the move as a show of support for protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday.

4 years ago

Weston McKennie of the United States kicks the ball during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and The United States, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Community

U.S. frustrates England again at a World Cup in 0-0 draw

The United States frustrated England in a 0-0 draw on Friday for its second consecutive tie in the World Cup.

4 years ago

Tim Weah of the United States scores during the World Cup, group B soccer match between the United States and Wales, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Arts & Entertainment

U.S. draw 1-1 in team’s World Cup opener after Bale’s late penalty

Tim Weah scored after a pass from Christian Pulisic in the first half.

4 years ago

United States men's national soccer tem head coach Gregg Berhalter (left) and President Joe Biden.
Politics & Policy

Biden urges U.S. World Cup team to `let’s go shock ’em all’

The team opens against Wales on Monday, then meets England on Friday and closes group play against Iran on Nov. 29.

4 years ago

The COP27 summit went late into overtime, with Sameh Shoukry, president of the climate summit, speaking during a closing session on Sunday. (Peter Dejong/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Did the world make progress on climate change? Here’s what was decided at global talks

Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change.

4 years ago

Al-Bayt Stadium in al-Khor hosts the opening game of the 2022 World Cup between host country Qatar and Ecuador. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar begins, warts and all

The soccer tournament has been clouded by bribery, migrant deaths and questions about the country's human rights record.

4 years ago

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