Feb 16 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Ottawa police move to end siege by truckers protesting COVID restrictions In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Canada began moving to end a nearly three-week siege by truckers protesting COVID restrictions, CDC says it's working on new guidance for masks, President Biden ordered Trump White House visitor logs be released,… Continue watching
Feb 15 Amid doping scandal, Russian skater Kamila Valieva takes lead in women’s short program By Dave Skretta, Associated Press Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake to lead after the women’s short program at the Beijing Games on Tuesday night. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: Federal judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against New York Times In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge in New York dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the federal hate-crimes trial of three white men for killing Ahmaud Arbery got underway, a 22-year drought in the… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 6:31 Controversy swirls around Russian figure skater’s doping scandal at Winter Olympics By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Despite being cleared to compete in more events this week, controversy and criticism surrounds the continued presence of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in the Beijing Olympics. Her failed drug test has jeopardized Russia's gold medal in team figure skating,… Continue watching
Feb 12 Queries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics By Jake Seiner, Associated Press The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday hardly centered on who would win the six gold medals up for grabs. Not with the fate of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva still undecided. Will the Russian be allowed to… Continue reading
Feb 11 Once confined to classical music, figure skaters now turn to an eclectic mix of genres By Sally Ho, Associated Press Figure skating at the Beijing Olympics has witnessed a birth of more current, mainstream and offbeat music that first took hold four years ago in Pyeongchang, the first Winter Games in which lyrics were allowed. Continue reading
Feb 11 Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate By Graham Dunbar, James Ellingworth, Associated Press Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is the heavy favorite in her event, which begins Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 11 At the Olympics, where are the Black figure skaters? By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press There are no Black athletes competing in figure skating for the Americans this year. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 8:00 At the 2022 Winter Olympics, ‘a lot of pressure and high hopes’ By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes Team USA had a big night in Beijing, but there have been upsets and disappointments this week, too. There's also controversy surrounding a top Russian figure skater who reportedly has tested positive for a banned drug after having already secured… Continue watching
Feb 10 How Olympic ski jumpers toe the line between falling and flying By Amy Pope, The Conversation Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills. Continue reading