Next week, four high schoolers will wrestle in a tournament that gives them the opportunity to qualify for the upcoming summer Olympics. Last week, some of those high school wrestlers going to the tournament didn't realize they were able to compete, since most qualifiers required the wrestlers to be 18 or older, but with this tournament, open those born in 2006, these competitors couldn't say no. Bishop McCort wrestler Bo Bassett said, “"

INDIANAPOLIS (TND) — Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel issued an apology Wednesday after his “creepy” interaction with new Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark went viral on social media. Clark became one of the biggest figures in women’s sports following her star-studded basketball career for the University of Iowa. She was recently drafted first overall in the WNBA draft by the Indian Fever. During a press conference this week, Doyel engaged in an awkward exchange with Clark after flashing her signature hand sign resembling a heart.

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJAC) — Police arrested a man they said forced his way into a woman's hotel room and repeatedly raped her for 6 1/2 hours. According to Logan Township police, 51-year-old Kevin Thompkins assaulted the victim sexually and physically at a Motel 6 along Sterling Street from 11 p.m. Friday until 5:30 a.m. Saturday. In a criminal complaint, the victim told police she and Thompkins had been on-and-off friends for about a year.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine's power grid Wednesday, targeting a wide area in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a "massive" attack. The bombardment blasted targets in seven Ukrainian regions, including the Kyiv area and parts of the south and west, damaging homes and the country's rail network, authorities said. Three people, including an 8-year-old girl, were injured, according to officials.

JOHNSTOWN — Monday, April 6, marks 50 years since the passing of basketball standout Maurice Stokes. He is one of the best basketball players to ever go through the St. Francis program. Stokes holds the Red Flash record for most rebounds in a career. He is credited with 1,819 rebounds, but surely recorded more than that amount. Rebounds didn't become an official statistic until Stokes' sophomore season of college. And, he is the program's second all-time leading scorer with 2,282 points.

The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium announced Thursday that it's two-year-old elephant calf, Tsuni, has passed away after a sudden and brief battle with elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), according to a press release. In a statement, the zoo stated that EEHV in Tsuni, who resided at the International Conservation Center in Fairhope with her herd, was detected through routine blood tests February 8, although the calf displayed no visible clinical signs.

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday told Morehouse College graduates during his commencement speech that he heard their voices of protest over the Israel-Hamas war, and that scenes from the conflict in Gaza have been heartbreaking. “I support peaceful nonviolent protest," he told students at the all-male, historically Black college, some who wore keffiyeh scarves around their shoulders on top of their black graduation robes. "Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them.

WASHINGTON (TND) — Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen took the stand Monday in former President Trump’s hush money trial, testifying that Trump urged him to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence in 2016. Throughout the trial, Trump’s gag order has been in the spotlight. For context, a gag order – formally known as a non-dissemination order – is when a judge prohibits people involved in a case from speaking about it publicly if it is believed that doing so could threaten the proceedings.

CLEARFIELD -- Country music singer Kane Brown and rock band 3 Doors Down will be among the acts to perform at this year's Clearfield County Fair. Brown will perform Aug. 1 and 3 Doors Down will be at the fair Aug. 3. with Collective Soul. Brown's debut self-titled album has gone double platinum and features songs "Heaven" and "What Ifs" with Lauren Alaina. 3 Doors Down is a Grammy Award-winning band and has well-known singles "

DUBLIN (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have long-term plans to play a regular-season NFL game in Ireland, the team said Thursday during a visit to trumpet its long-standing ties with the Emerald Isle. The Steelers touched down in Dublin days after the NFL gave the team marketing rights for Ireland and Northern Ireland, all part of the league’s aggressive push to expand its audience internationally. “Our aspirations long term are to play a game in Ireland,” said Daniel Rooney, the team’s director of business development and strategy.