Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters
By ROB GILLIES and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing has reopened after protests…
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US beats Germany, earns top seed in Olympics knockout round
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The United States beat Germany 3-2 in its final preliminary round game to earn the top seed in the…
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How yoga helps NFL pro bowler Mike Daniels tackle tension ahead of the Super Bowl
By Dana Santas, CNN It might be surprising to people who think of football players training only in the weight room or on the field, but yoga has…
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Floor collapses at London bar, leaving 13 injured
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A mezzanine floor collapsed at a bar in east London on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people injured. The London Air…
Continue Reading Skiers struggle as real snow falls on Winter Olympics
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Olympics finally look like the Winter Olympics. Real snow fell in Beijing for the first…
Continue Reading Trump’s unorthodox phone habits complicate January 6 investigation
CNN By Gloria Borger, Jamie Gangel and Ashley Semler, CNN In Donald Trump’s White House, telephones were a valued commodity. The then-President…
Continue Reading Trump’s unorthodox phone habits complicate January 6 investigation
By Gloria Borger, Jamie Gangel and Ashley Semler, CNN In Donald Trump’s White House, telephones were a valued commodity. The then-President…
Continue Reading Protesters blocking a US-Canada border crossing over Covid-19 mandates can face severe penalties, official says
By Kim Berryman, Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A police crackdown to remove protesters decrying Covid-19 mandates could soon restore some…
Continue Reading BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.” Others warn:…
Continue Reading Olympic curling alternates stay ready, in case COVID hits
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The alternate on a curling team doesn’t usually have many responsibilities. But when the U.S.…
Continue Reading Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace, IOC wants no protests
BEIJING (AP) — The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace. Heraskevych held up a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: ‘Grip,’ ‘chatter,’ other Olympic ski racing lingo
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As in many sports, and plenty of other fields, Alpine skiing has a lingua franca — those are…
Continue Reading Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet win Olympic gold in pursuit races
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland earned her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by winning…
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ConConnect wants to become the LinkedIn for the formerly incarcerated
By Alessandra Freitas, CNN When Andre Peart left New York state Bare Hill Correctional Facility in 2018, he didn’t have anywhere to go. He had…
Continue Reading Shiffrin & Kilde, ski racing’s power couple, help each other
By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — American ski racing standout Mikaela Shiffrin and boyfriend Aleksander Aamodt…
Continue Reading Miley Cyrus, Green Day span decades in pre-Super Bowl show
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Miley Cyrus has only been alive for about half the Super Bowls ever played, but her…
Continue Reading Russians hold off Norway and France for Olympic relay gold
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Russian team opened a lead on the first leg of the men’s cross-country skiing…
Continue Reading The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public
By Tara John, CNN Corpses strewn through wrecked buildings in the aftermath of an apparently deadly explosion. Distraught mourners, grieving for lost…
Continue Reading Finns console Japan captain after quarterfinal Olympic win
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Michelle Karvinen of Finland led a group of teammates across the ice to console Japan captain Chiho…
Continue Reading Florida’s LGBTQ advocates are rallying to support young people in light of ‘Don’t Say Gay’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN This weekend, Javi Gomez is traveling nearly 500 miles from his native Miami to Florida’s capital in Tallahassee to…
Continue Reading Beijing Olympics a step up for those in NHL playoff bubbles
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Being confined to the bubble in Beijing may be new for some Olympians. It’s a familiar…
Continue Reading Orphan rides ‘magic powder’ from Haiti to Winter Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A love for snow that started when he was a young orphan who had just arrived in France saw…
Continue Reading Owl photos are flooding the internet ahead of the Super Bowl. Here’s why
By Megan Marples, CNN Superb Owl. No wait, Super Bowl. Too late. Instead of Super Bowl information, one small typo later and your search results are…
Continue Reading Swiss voters reject public aid plan for newspapers, media
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Exit polls suggest that Swiss voters have rejected the government’s plan to inject more than 150…
Continue Reading Green wins Vic Open title; 3 men qualify for British Open
BARWON HEADS, Australia (AP) — Former U.S. Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green has won the Vic Open by six shots after closing with a 1-under 71.…
Continue Reading Slalom winner Vlhova leaving Olympics early with ankle issue
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left…
Continue Reading Dry winter drains reservoirs, ruins crops in Spain, Portugal
By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press ACEREDO, Spain (AP) — Large sections of Spain are experiencing extreme or prolonged drought, with rainfall…
Continue Reading Coleman scores 24 to lift Hawaii past CS Fullerton 72-55
HONOLULU — Noel Coleman had 24 points as Hawaii topped Cal State Fullerton 72-55. Tory San Antonio led the Titans with six…
Continue Reading US captain Coyne Schofield pulling double duty at Olympics
By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers BEIJING (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield hasn’t entirely quit her day job while captaining the…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s crash snuffs out Beirut’s fabled Hamra Street
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut. In the 1960s and…
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