The U.S. soccer team faced North Korea and won 1-0. Abby Wambach scored in the 25th minute, becoming the very first non-British athlete to score at Old Trafford. With this win, the USWMNT comes out of the group stage with an undefeated record, a feat never before accomplished in women’s …

July 31, 2012: On the strength of Michael Phelps’ record-breaking 19th Olympic medal, Team USA stayed even with China on Day 4 at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The countries are now tied for first with 23 medals each, but China boasts 13 gold medals to USA’s 9. China has the …

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“Discipline” is a word with many meanings: punishment, a field of study, self-control, training that corrects deficiencies. For Boston Cannons midfielder Paul Rabil — perhaps the best lacrosse player in the world — discipline is all of this and more. The Core of Sports video series has featured several athletes …

July 31, 2012—NASA has planned one of the most complicated spacecraft landings ever attempted for the Curiosity rover’s touchdown on August 6 at about 1:30 am. ET. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world’s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, …

“…a massive Reddit thread dealing with sexual assault, born out of one Redditor’s question: “Reddit’s had a few threads about sexual assault victims, but are there any redditors from the other side of the story? What were your motivations?” the user asked, “Do you regret it?” The response was instant, …

“Sherlyn Chopra, a Bollywood film actor, will become the first woman from India to strip naked in Playboy. The 28-year-old knockout wrote to the magazine and suggested the idea herself, the BBC reported. They got back to her within a few days to accept…”.* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss …

“Former vice president Richard B. Cheney said the selection of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008 was “a mistake” — the sort of mistake Mitt Romney should avoid. In an interview with ABC News, Cheney said Sen. John McCain’s choice of the relatively inexperienced Palin was …

“Nadia Ilse is looking forward to the new school year, when she will no longer be called “Dumbo” by her peers for her “elephant ears.” To ward off school bullies who began taunting her in the first grade for her ears, Nadia begged her mother at the age of 10 …

“A Jackson, Miss., couple’s dream of exchanging vows in the church they had been attending was dashed last week when the church pastor told them that some members had complained about the black couple getting married in the predominantly white First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs…”.* Ana Kasparian, Cenk Uygur, …