• After years of transformation, twin towns once run by FLDS sect enjoy new freedoms

    After years of transformation, twin towns once run by FLDS sect enjoy new freedoms

    Jan 31, 2026 12:19 AM EDT

    ... in 2002. Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others. On Jeffs' orders, children were pulled from public school, basketball hoops were taken down, and followers were told how to spend their time and what to eat.

  • Thousands brave frigid cold in Twin Cities 'ICE Out' protest

    Thousands brave frigid cold in Twin Cities 'ICE Out' protest

    Jan 23, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    ... no, you can stand up for what you believe in. Fred de Sam Lazaro: Protesters marched about a mile through downtown Minneapolis to the indoor basketball arena. The DHS gave no signs today of easing up on its surge in the Twin Cities in the days ahead. On Thursday, Border ...

  • News Wrap: Federal prosecutors subpoena Minnesota officials

    News Wrap: Federal prosecutors subpoena Minnesota officials

    Jan 20, 2026 11:50 PM EDT

    ... Hoosiers Quarterback: That just epitomizes the Hoosiers spirit and foreshadows the many long celebrations that there are going to be. Bloomington's been a predominantly basketball town and basketball city for the longest time, and I think it's a great honor and great privilege to be a part of ...

  • ‘Be The People’ campaign wants to unite Americans to solve problems

    ‘Be The People’ campaign wants to unite Americans to solve problems

    Jan 20, 2026 07:33 PM EDT

    ... Founding members range from nonprofits — including GivingTuesday, Goodwill Industries, Habitat for Humanity and More Perfect, businesses like Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment and the National Basketball Association, to funders like the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hooks said this is a 10-year commitment toward trying to achieve ...

  • Indiana completes improbable undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP final

    Indiana completes improbable undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP final

    Jan 20, 2026 03:59 PM EDT

    ... a slow start — Indiana led 10-0 at half. In a fitting bit of symmetry, this undefeated title comes 50 years after Bob Knight's basketball team went 32-0 to win it all in that state's favorite sport. That hasn't happened since, and there's already some ...

  • Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City and late founder Robert Redford

    Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City and late founder Robert Redford

    Jan 20, 2026 12:40 AM EDT

    ... documentaries too, which have a good track record of snagging eventual Oscar nominations and wins. There are a handful of films about famous faces, including basketball star Brittney Griner, Courtney Love, Salman Rushdie, Billie Jean King, Nelson Mandela and comedian Maria Bamford. Others delve into newsy subjects past and present ...

  • What to watch as Indiana and Miami face off for college football's championship

    What to watch as Indiana and Miami face off for college football's championship

    Jan 16, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    ... the time that remains to the other big story in college sports. And that's yesterday's indictment charging 26 people with allegedly fixing college basketball games. What do we know about the allegations and what might this mean for the NCAA? Ralph Russo: So, what happened here was, basically ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. places new sanctions on several Iranian officials

    News Wrap: U.S. places new sanctions on several Iranian officials

    Jan 15, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    ... Greenland would not affect President Trump's position on taking over the territory. Federal prosecutors are charging 26 people for allegedly rigging NCAA and Chinese basketball association games; 15 of those charged played Division I basketball as recently as last season. The charges include wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy. In ...

  • A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture put prediction markets in the spotlight. Here's how they work

    A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture put prediction markets in the spotlight. Here's how they work

    Jan 12, 2026 10:51 PM EDT

    Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The latter is drawing renewed scrutiny into this murky world of speculative, 24/7 transactions. Last week, an anonymous trader pocketed more ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold states' bans on transgender students playing school sports

    LISTEN: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold states' bans on transgender students playing school sports

    Jan 12, 2026 08:38 PM EDT

    ... Sanders and Donna de Varona and beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh-Jennings are supporting the state bans. Soccer stars Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn and basketball players Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart back the transgender athletes. The high-court arguments had been expected to focus on whether the sports bans ...