Becky Sullivan
Stories
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Sports
Athletes Will Have To Put On Their Own Medals At This Year's Olympic Games
Out is the familiar sight of an athlete dipping their head as a dignitary drapes the medal over their neck. In: medals on a tray and officials with sanitized gloves, a COVID-19 precaution.
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National
COVID Cases In Parts Of Missouri And Arkansas Surge To Levels Not Seen Since Winter
The outbreak of COVID-19 in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas has become the nation's largest and is mostly driven by the highly contagious delta variant.
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Sports
Three Black Soccer Players Are Facing Racist Abuse After England's Euro 2020 Defeat
As soon as Italy clinched its win over England in the Euro 2020 soccer championship, racist comments started pouring in blaming three Black players for the loss.
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Politics
The Battle For The U.S. Senate Will Be On Display During Baseball's All-Star Game
A new attack ad targeting Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock blames a "radical left woke crowd" for moving the game out of Atlanta. It will air during the Home Run Derby and All-Star Game.
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The Proportion Of White Christians In The U.S. Has Stopped Shrinking, New Study Finds
For years, religion in America was changing rapidly: The proportion of white Christians was shrinking, largely replaced by people who have no religious affiliation. Now, those trends have plateaued.
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National
Officials Say They Are Ending The Search For Survivors In The Surfside Condo Collapse
After 14 days of searching, the operation now turns to a "recovery" phase. None of the victims recovered from the wreckage as of Wednesday morning survived the initial collapse, authorities said.
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World
Recovering From Airstrikes, Gazans Consider How To Move Forward With Israel
As the dust settles from the latest conflict between Hamas and Israel, Gazans are considering the prospects of armed resistance or negotiation with Israel.
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World
Israel's Cabinet Votes For A Cease-fire In The Gaza Conflict
Hamas says it would agree if Israel stops its airstrikes on Gaza. Officials in Gaza say at least 230 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict. In Israel, 12 people have been killed.
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National
City Of Columbus To Pay $10 Million In Settlement With Family Of Andre Hill
Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was unarmed and holding his cell phone when he was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer in December. The settlement is the largest in the city's history.
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Science
What To Make Of The Yankees Outbreak? Scientists Say: Don't Panic, We Expected This
The New York Yankees have reported eight "breakthrough" cases among vaccinated staff and a player. Scientists say the outbreak is in line with what's already known about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.