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: Matt Richtman of the United States celebrates after crossing the finish line and winning the 2025 Los Angeles Marathon at Westfield Century City on March 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

American Wins L.A. Marathon For First Time Since 1994

An American has won the Los Angeles Marathon for the first time in 31 years.

Emmaculate Anyango Achol of Kenya competes in the Senior Women's Final during the World Athletics Cross Country finals Championships at The Park of Friendship on March 30, 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images for World Athletics)

Kenyan runner Anyango banned for six years for use of testosterone and EPO

Kenyan cross country runner Emmaculate Anyango has been banned for six years after failing a doping test for testosterone and the blood-boosting hormone EPO.

Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei in action during the women's marathon final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

Rebecca Cheptegei: Uganda athlete dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.

(Photos via: Sherburne County Sheriff's Office)

2 Others Charged In Conspiring To Bribe A Minnesota Juror Plead Not Guilty

Two of the five individuals accused of plotting to bribe a juror in Minnesota with a bag of $120,000 cash in exchange for the defendants’ acquittal in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases entered a not guilty plea on Wednesday.

NAIROBI, KENYA - JUNE 25: Protesters march while carrying signs during a protest against the finance bill on June 25, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Last week saw several days of protests, mainly by young Kenyans, against a proposed finance bill that promises to raise taxes on a variety of goods. The outcry spurred the government to withdraw several contentious provisions, including taxes on bread and vehicles, but the bill passed a second-round vote and a parliamentary committee is now considering amendments. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt/Getty Images)

Kenya: At Least 5 Dead And 31 Injured During Tax Hike Protest

As anger over a contentious “finance bill” has prompted ongoing protests and riots, Kenyan police opened fire on demonstrators in Nairobi on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring at least 31.

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir celebrates after winning the women's elite race REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Jepchirchir crushes women’s-only world record in winning London Marathon

The 30-year-old Jepchirchir crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in two hours 16 minutes 16 seconds.