By Katelyn Polantz and Laura Jarrett, CNN Reports of former President Donald Trump’s possible mishandling of federal documents found at his Mar-a-Lago resort have prompted legal experts to handicap: Could Trump be charged with a crime? Some were quick to speculate yes, though it’s not clear a former president could be charged by the Justice
Continue ReadingCNN By Gabby Orr, Pamela Brown and Paula Reid, CNN Worried that a trove of White House records that had been brought to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate contained classified material, a top official in the former President’s orbit warned his aides last fall: Do not touch those boxes. The senior official in Trump’s inner circle
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Nils van der Poel set the world record in the men’s 10,000m speed skating race, becoming the first Swedish skater to win gold since 1988.
Continue ReadingCNN By Lizzy Yee and Ben Church, CNN A drugs test controversy that has overshadowed Beijing 2022 is set to rumble on after the Winter Olympics finishes. For now, teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva has won a temporary reprieve — the 15-year-old gets to compete in the women’s single skating competition on Tuesday. But, if
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Koalas have been declared officially endangered in eastern Australia as they succumb to disease, lost habitat and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley downgraded their conservation status across the country’s east coast on the recommendation of the government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee. Koala populations in New South Wales have fallen
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs. While he appreciates the intent of the policy, Lynn, who is Black, long ago added his own amendment to it: As his star
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs. While he appreciates the intent of the policy, Lynn, who is Black, long ago added his own amendment to it: As his star
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs. While he appreciates the intent of the policy, Lynn, who is Black, long ago added his own amendment to it: As his star
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Constitutional Court has refused to temporarily block the implementation of a coronavirus vaccine mandate for care and health workers that is due to come into force in mid-March. The country’s top court said Friday that it had rejected a bid to impose an injunction against the
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Finland’s Iivo Niskanen snags gold in men’s 15km classic, his second medal of the 2022 Games and fourth career medal.
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Ivan Fedotov continues to impress as the ROC improves to 2-0 at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Nils van der Poel of Sweden set the world record in the 10,000m speed skating discipline to win his second gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Here is the final lap of his historic skate.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is escalating its warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying it could take place at any time. U.S. officials say the United States is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv, and Americans in Ukraine are being
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — If you’re a journalist, there are few advantages to working inside the hermetically sealed “closed loop” at the Beijing Olympics. The “bubble” separates reporters, athletes and Olympic staff from the real Beijing public, giving us access only to venues, the media center, or our hotel. But
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — If you’re a journalist, there are few advantages to working inside the hermetically sealed “closed loop” at the Beijing Olympics. The “bubble” separates reporters, athletes and Olympic staff from the real Beijing public, giving us access only to venues, the media center, or our hotel. But
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — If you’re a journalist, there are few advantages to working inside the hermetically sealed “closed loop” at the Beijing Olympics. The “bubble” separates reporters, athletes and Olympic staff from the real Beijing public, giving us access only to venues, the media center, or our hotel. But
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and is undecided about what’s next for him in the sport. The 22-year-old has been on leave since the fall of 2020 from Yale University, where he’s majoring in statistics and
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and is undecided about what’s next for him in the sport. The 22-year-old has been on leave since the fall of 2020 from Yale University, where he’s majoring in statistics and
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Halsey dashed on to the stage unannounced for the first time in two years during Machine Gun Kelly’s set at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, just in time to belt out her guest verse on Kelly’s “forget me too.” The two were also joined Thursday night by
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Jake Burton Carpenter died in 2019, and his absence is being felt at the Beijing Olympics, the first without him for the sport he created and brought to the masses. Shaun White, Louie Vito and a number of riders said they miss having Burton Carpenter
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