Flawed installation" caused the liner of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to peel, the Justice Department said in a court filing on Friday, as it dropped its case against a former US Olympian.

The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14 million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of…

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.