World Anti-Doping Agency to Reconsider Cannabis Ban Following Sha’Carri Richardson Olympic Disqualification

Sha’Carri Richardson was banned from competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics because she tested positive for marijuana—now the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is reconsidering its cannabis ban. WADA chose to take another look at the ban in response to “requests from a number of stakeholders” in international athletics, […]

‘The Scars…Continue to Live With All of Us’: Simone Biles and Fellow US Gymnasts Give Congressional Testimony on FBI Mishandling of Nassar Case

Disgraced former U.S. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar is currently serving up to 175 years in prison for sexual abuse and assaults upon hundreds of girls and women placed in his care. But as Simone Biles told Congress: “The scars of this horrific abuse continue to […]

Former Minneapolis Officers Plead Not Guilty to Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights

*Four former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges they violated Floyd’s civil rights during his arrest in May 2020. Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have been charged with violating Floyd’s constitutional rights in ways that […]