Mar. 16, 2025
Harrison Floyd.Photo:Ricky Fitchett/ZUMA Wire
Ricky Fitchett/ZUMA Wire
One of the 18 people indicted in Georgia alongsideDonald Trumpwas charged earlier this year for allegedly assaulting the FBI agents who served him a subpoena for grand jury testimony.
The Washington Postreports that Harrison Floyd was charged in May with simple assault on a police officer after allegedly threatening two FBI agents who attempted to serve him the subpoena at his apartment in Rockville, Maryland in late February.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Tim Clayton/Getty Images; KENA BETANCUR/Getty ImagesTwo tennis prodigies faced off in a tournament for the first time in a historic match.Naomi OsakadefeatedCoco Gauff6-3, 6-0 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium during the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday evening.“I just want to say, ‘You guys raised an amazing player. I remember seeing you guys training in the same place. I think Coco you’re amazing,’ " Osaka tearfully said to Gauff’s parents in the stands.
Mar. 16, 2025
In the qualifying round, they came in second in the relay with a time of 41.90 seconds, just behind Great Britain, who finished in 41.55.
The U.S. team repeated that second-place performance in the final as they trailed Jamaica, who had won silver in the previous Olympic match-up; Great Britain won third.
Though the U.S. put up a season’s best time, Jamaica earned a national record and was never less than several steps ahead.
Mar. 16, 2025
Mikaela Shiffrin will not be able to defend her gold in giant slalom.
In Beijing on Monday, the 26-year-old champion made a rare error at the National Alpine Center in Yanquig when she lost control just seconds into her first run and fell to her left hip. She skied out for the first time in years, breaking her 30-race streak.
Thus, Shiffrin, who was touted as the gold medal threat this year, was disqualified from the women’s giant slalom competition.
Mar. 16, 2025
Lloyd Austin.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for the next several days, he announced on Sunday, adding that he is experiencing “mild” symptoms.
Austin’s statement said he had informed his leadership team as well as PresidentJoe Bidenof his positive test result, and that his staff “has begun contact tracing and testing of all those with whom I have come into contact over the last week.