The ERA is a constitutional amendment that specifically states that women are entitled to the same legal rights as men. The amendment reads, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” In January 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA since its introduction in 1972. With Virginia signing on, the ERA had finally achieved its ratification by two-thirds of all states required for its addition to the Constitution....

On July 10, a Turkish court annulled an Ataturk-era government order that had made the famous landmark a secular building. Within hours, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree restoring the building—once the seat of Orthodox Christianity—as an Islamic religious site. Already promising prayers to be held there as soon as July 24, the Hagia Sophia’s re-conversion to a mosque is the symbolic cornerstone of Erdogan’s years-long efforts to bolster his domestic standing and position Turkey as the region’s preeminent Sunni power....

Blocking a shot in his Toronto Maple Leafs debut last season March 22 against the Columbus Blue Jackets left him with an injured ring finger on his left hand. Fehr was playing in his first game for Toronto — his only appearance to date for the Maple Leafs — after being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins right before the trade deadline. The knuckle is now nearly twice the size of his others....

Munchel and Lisa Eisenhart were charged with “knowingly and wilfully conspiring with persons known and unknown,” according to an FBI filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The FBI said video footage taken from inside the Capitol building “captures Eisenhart and Munchel in the vicinity of a mob of individuals that are physically attacking two Capitol Police officers guarding entry into the Senate chambers.” In one video, officers being chased by a mob of rioters can be seen running past the mother-son duo, prompting them to join behind the group, the FBI explained....

Eric Pratt, who was one of the Moab officers shown in body-cam footage taken as the couple were questioned on August 12, told an investigation that he was “desperately f***ed over that she got killed.” “I really am. I would have done anything to stop it if I would have known that was coming,” he said. “I accept responsibility for it but I don’t want anyone to think that I did not care,” Pratt said according to the report....

The NFL on Fox sideline reporter took the traditional path to broadcasting success, working as a studio host for Turner Sports South, a rinkside correspondent for the NHL’s Lightning and the lead sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football coverage. Since 2013, she has served as Fox’s lead sideline reporter for the NFL and other major events such as the World Series. MORE: 11 female NFL pioneers | When is Super Bowl 50?...

Johnson’s son Michael has muscular dystrophy that causes severe respiratory issues, and Johnson was concerned covering “The Match 2” could lead him to bring COVID-19 back home and threaten Michael’s life. Johnson framed the decision not to attend the event as one risk-and-reward scenarios that many Americans are facing during this uncertain period. “I would have loved to have been part of the broadcast team down there at Medalist today,” Johnson said....

But the 31-year-old looked like an overmatched “deer in the headlights” during the Rams’ 26-13 loss to the Falcons in the wild-card playoffs Saturday, according to ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” crew. IYER: Falcons flipped script on Rams Randy Moss and Charles Woodson were particularly hard on McVay, whose speedy success was supposed to inspire a wave of 30-something head coaches in the staid No Fun League. Going into Saturday’s game, Moss said he expected the inexperience of the rookie coach, second-year quarterback Jared Goff and third-year running back Todd Gurley to show against coach Dan Quinn’s reigning NFC champions, who could have (and should have) beat the Patriots in Super Bowl 51....

The former quarterback helped Florida win a title in 2000 on an offense that averaged 37.3 points per game. Palmer said first-year coach Jim McElwain and offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier are the right combination to get the Gators’ offense back on that track. MORE: Hayes’ favorite stadiums | Top 25 conference games | Top programs since 2000 “They can do it,” Palmer told Sporting News on Wednesday. “They’re both extremely good offensive minds....

On Tuesday, they asked: Can a white running back still win college football’s Heisman Trophy? HEISMAN FINALISTS: Christian McCaffrey | Derrick Henry During their discussion of the Heisman Trophy race between Alabama running back Derrick Henry, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, Kornheiser noted the last white running back to win the Heisman was Penn State’s John Cappelletti in 1973. Kornheiser asked if McCaffrey being white helps or hurts his chances?...

The Post’s Page Six section blamed Lupica , the longtime New York Daily News sports columnist, for tanking the Sunday morning talk show that will sign off in May after nearly 30 years on the air. Lupica jumped at the chance to host “The Sports Reporters” after the sudden death of the late, great John Saunders last August at age 61. But Lupica didn’t realize the host’s job was different than being a panelist, according to the Post....

Network veteran Sage Steele is out. Michelle Beadle is in, the network announced Tuesday. MORE: How ESPN personalities’ careers fared after leaving the network Beadle, who rose to popularity as personality on ESPN2’s “SportsNation,” will become the full-time host on “NBA Countdown,” leading the network’s coverage throughout the the postseason, including the Western Conference finals and NBA Finals on ABC. The shift likely means Sage Steele will no longer have a role in ESPN’s NBA coverage....

“Every employee must be accountable to ESPN and those engaged in our editorial operations must also operate within ESPN’s journalistic standards. We have worked hard to ensure that our recent NFL coverage has met that criteria. Bill Simmons did not meet those obligations in a recent podcast, and as a result we have suspended him for three weeks.” MORE: John Oliver rips Goodell | Commissioner’s press conference misses mark | Bisciotti apologizes...

But that nostalgia may tell us more about who we are now than who we were. Stephanie Coontz, author of “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap,” says parents worry they’re not spending as much time with their kids as past generations did. In truth, “people are spending more interactive time and resources on their kids than ever before,” Coontz says. The real problem is they think they have less to teach them....

Platelets are the cells responsible for blood clotting which literally stick together at the site of a laceration or injury in order to stop bleeding. In persons with ET, the presence of excessive platelets can be problematic, causing the abnormal formation of clots inside a blood vessel (a condition known as thrombosis). While the specific cause of ET is unknown, around 55% of people with the disorder have a genetic mutation known as the Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)....

Ski resorts have relied on artificial snow–superfine ice, really–for decades. But traditional snow-making systems–which blow water and compressed air through special nozzles to aerosolize it, then rely on outdoor air to freeze it before it hits the slopes–only work when temperatures drop below freezing. Temperature-independent systems reverse that process. The machines freeze water inside a refrigerated compartment, pulverize the ice, then blow the “snow” out of a tube. Yes, some of it melts on warm days, but pile it up quickly enough and it self-insulates, allowing it to last surprisingly long....

Erick ‘Cubo’ Torres returns to Houston Dynamo The 21-year-old goalkeeper had been with Norwegian club Molde since 2013, but moves on as part of a transfer. Goal reported in December a transfer fee had been agreed between the team with just personal terms left to be worked out. “I’m very happy to announce I’ve signed for Club Brugge,” Horvath said in a video posted to Club Brugge’s official site. “And I’m very much looking forward to meeting my new teammates and the Club Brugge supporters this year....

In the arid regions of the American West, water has always been a precious, liquid gold. But in Adamson’s home of Yuma County, two hours east of Denver, the stakes just got higher. Thanks to the boom in ethanol production spurred by green-energy concerns, corn farmers in Yuma County–one of the top three corn-producing counties in the country–are enjoying a new prosperity. But the green-fuel boom touted as a clean, eco-friendly alternative to gasoline is proving to have its own dirty costs....

Delegations from Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain, Iran and the U.S. will return to their home countries to brief their governments before reconvening in Vienna next week, according to Mora, the Associated Press reported. “I’m sure that the next round will be the one in which we will finally get the deal,” Mora told reporters after the meeting. “There are a few political issues (and) there are a number of technical issues, again rather complex,” he added....