MILAN (AP) — Political pressure on Olympic officials, like in the case of the Ukraine skeleton racer’s memorial helmet at the Milan Cortina Games, is nothing new, according to a long-time IOC insider.

Tyler Reddick became the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of the season with a victory Sunday at the Circuit of Americas. Driving ...

Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.

Derrick Gordon says he thinks about coming out "every day." ...

Dharamshala sunrise The first light crested gently over the forest ridge, washing the hill town in a soft bloom of gold. Greens and reds, rooftops stacked like a painter’s palette, glowed beneath a ...

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

Calling the ruling a "Presidents' Day present," she cited a conservative judge who compared the Trump administration to Orwell's "1984." ...

City leaders and stakeholders have begun soliciting input and considering options but recognize that years of planning lie ...

Over the last few weeks, I created a computer game set in the Arctic. Or maybe I've been working on it since 1981. It all depends on how you count. All I know for sure is that I programmed the ...

Since most of us engage with AI via text boxes, we imagine it more as a brain and less as a body. But there’s a good case to be made that AI hardware applications—like smart robots—could end up being ...

The groups behind the lawsuit said a federal campaign to review materials has escalated, leading to the removal of exhibits that discuss the history of slavery and enslaved people, civil rights, ...

In December 2025, newspapers in India carried an arresting, dystopian image: scores of young people sitting obediently in rows on an airstrip in the eastern state of Odisha to take an exam. Over 8,000 ...