Saturday, February 7, 2026

Shiffrin champions peace, representing 'own values' at Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated Alpine skier of all time, wrote down a full Nelson Mandela quote to read to reporters. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - MAY 21: (EDITORS NOTE: A special effects camera filter was used for this image.) Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States poses for a photo during a Team USA Photo Shoot at Sunset Glenoaks Studios on May 21, 2025 in Sun Valley, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated Alpine skier of all time, wrote down a full Nelson Mandela quote to read to reporters.

Temperatures next week (Feb. 11-15, 2026) should be above average across much the US east of the Rockies.
 

Sick of the polar vortex? Here's when warmer weather will arrive.

While forecasters can't yet say for sure, a warmer stretch of weather appears likely for much of the nation. Here's when to expect a warm-up.

Team USA captain Hilary Knight (21) celebrates with teammates after her second-period goal against Finland.
 

Hilary Knight ties US goal record in USA rout of Finland: Highlights

Team USA captain Hilary Knight scored her 14th career Olympic goal as the Americans beat Finland 5-0 to improve to 2-0.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump see off former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama as they depart following Trump's inauguration at the Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
 

Obamas cheer on US Olympic team, remain silent on racist Trump post

The power couple has rarely responded to Trump's provocations. Supporters said it's an example of "when they go low, we go high."

Feb 7, 2026; Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITALY; Lindsey Vonn of the United States during women's alpine skiing downhill training the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images
 

Your Lindsey Vonn advice is misogynistic trash. Keep it to yourself

A recent opinion piece about Lindsey Vonn was ill-informed, condescending and misogynistic. Here's why.

German POWs celebrate Christmas inside Camp Algona with handmade decorations.
 

Amid the horrors of war, humanity prevailed in WWII POW camps

As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected friends and neighbors.

United States Vice President JD Vance and boxer Jake Paul attend women's ice hockey group A play between the United States and Finland during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
 

JD Vance, Jake Paul sit together to cheer on US women's hockey at Olympics

Vice President JD Vance is back at the Milano Rho Arena to cheer on Team USA women's hockey. This time, he's joined by influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

Mourners pay their respects at a memorial site on Nicolett Avenue in Minneapolis marking where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents.
 

'Softer touch' unlikely with billions for ICE detention, new agents

Immigrant advocates point to the billions of dollars in funding to beef up ICE detention and put thousands more agents on the street.

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her home in a community just north of Tucson on Feb. 1, 2026.
 

What we know about Nancy Guthrie case a week after she was last seen

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, was last seen by her family on Jan. 31.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, on Feb. 5, 2026.
 

US pushes for an end to Russia-Ukraine war by summer, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States is urging Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution by June.

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