 Former New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday after 14 seasons in the league.  New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata on Friday was suspended for the first six games of the 2021 regular season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances.  Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard denied making a trade request, but the point guard said he was conflicted on his future with the organization.  The Washington Wizards are expected to hire Denver Nuggets assistant Wes Unseld Jr. as their next head coach.  Felicia strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane in the East Pacific on Friday.  A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is illegal and ordered the Biden administration to stop granting new applications.  Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa set a 36-hole record at the British Open to grab a two-stroke lead after Friday's second round at Royal St. George's in England.  Russian officials transferred former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed to a penal colony in Mordovia, a human rights watchdog said Friday.  No amount of lead in drinking water is safe for people with kidney disease, a new study warns.  The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday that the unvaccinated are fueling the United States' recent uptick in COVID-19 cases.  Three men formerly employed by a "duck boat" company whose vessel sunk, killing 17 people in 2018, face manslaughter charges associated with the incident.  The first case of monkeypox in the United States in nearly 20 years was confirmed Friday by officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services.  Tiny viruses that attack bacteria, known as phages, are responsible for the rapid evolution of bacterial defense systems and the emergence of so-called superbugs, according to a new study.  Maj. Gen. Michael Guetlein was nominated to be the U.S. Space Systems Command's first field commander, the Pentagon announced.  Flash flooding in Germany and Belgium has killed more than 125 people, authorities said Friday, adding that hundreds were missing.  A Maryland woman's day took an unexpected twist when she scratched off a winning lottery ticket last week.  Six companies will share a $5 billion U.S. Navy contract for emergency construction, a Defense Department announcement said.  A Wisconsin jury ordered Walmart to pay $125.15 million on three claims of disability discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday, but the retailer is disputing the amount.  What may be Michelangelo's thumbprint has been found on a small wax statue that he created 500 years ago.  The first full approval of a drug to treat lymphoma in dogs has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  A Ugandan weightlifter in Japan who'd been hoping to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympics went missing from his hotel Friday despite COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on athletes, local officials said.  Nearly half of adults in the United States diagnosed with COVID-19 or who lost income during the pandemic struggled to keep up with medical bills, a survey released Friday by the Commonwealth Fund found.  Tanya Tucker is recovering after undergoing emergency hip surgery.  The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering airlines to inspect Boeing 737s after repeated failures of altitude switches related to cabin pressure alerts.  The largest assemblage of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter planes is in the Pacific region for exercises analysts say is a strong message to China. | 
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