Feb 09 Watch 9:22 Olympics show U.S. and South Korea out of sync on North Korea By PBS News Hour Fireworks opened the 2018 Olympic Games, but competed for attention with a diplomatic spectacle. The leaders of South Korea and North Korea showed off a historic handshake, while Vice President Mike Pence kept his distance, underscoring apparent divisions between Washington… Continue watching
Feb 09 What to watch during the first weekend of the Winter Olympics By Courtney Norris What makes this year special, other than the politics at play: a record-breaking number of athletes competing in the Winter Games. Continue reading
Feb 09 With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin By Foster Klug, Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 8:42 2018 Olympic stars, newcomers and comebacks to watch for By PBS News Hour The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, come at a particularly tense moment in the region. But there's also a lot of excitement around the Games themselves. John Yang talks to Christine Brennan of USA Today about what and who… Continue watching
Feb 08 Winter Olympics are about to begin. Here's what to watch. By Courtney Norris Here’s what to keep an eye on as we wait for the opening ceremony to begin. Continue reading
Feb 08 Philadelphia celebrates Eagles' win with first-ever Super Bowl parade By Associated Press As the sun rose, fans braved frigid wind chills in the low 20s to secure a prime viewing spot along the 5-mile (8-kilometer) parade route starting near the team's stadium and ending at the art museum steps that Sylvester Stallone… Continue reading
Feb 07 Winter Olympic officials sequester 1,200 people to test for norovirus By Foster Klug, Associated Press Organizers are scrambling on the eve of the biggest planned event in South Korea in years — not because of anything related to North Korea and national security, but in an attempt to arrest the spread of norovirus at the… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 4:59 'Underdog' Philadelphia savors first-ever Super Bowl triumph By PBS News Hour The Philadelphia Eagles won their first Super Bowl championship Sunday, defeating the favored New England Patriots 41-33. Philadelphia fans took to the streets in celebration, climbing light poles and jumping off awnings. Bob Ford, columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer talks… Continue watching
Feb 05 Quiz: Test your knowledge of 2018's Winter Olympics By Larisa Epatko After the closing ceremony and the torch is doused, the Pyeongchang stadium will be demolished. What will it become? Test your knowledge of this and other Olympic-related questions in our quiz. Continue reading
Feb 02 Could Bill Belichick's grasp of economics be the key to the Patriots' success? By Paul Solman The summer after the New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl, I visited their training camp for a PBS NewsHour story on their — and the NFL’s — success, from the point of view of economics. Continue reading