US women win historic Olympic gold in cross-country skiing

Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins, powered by a tight-knit team, won the American women's first-ever Olympic medal in a close sprint with Sweden and Norway on Wednesday. The United States' Jessica Diggins, left, and Kikkan Randall celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women's team sprint freestyle cross-country skiing final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.

North Korea Pulled Out of Pence Meeting at Last Minute

North Korea unhappy at vice president's message denouncing country's human rights record and warnings about more sanctions, U.S. officials say Vice President Mike Pence, right, and North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister, attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Pyeongchang Stadium earlier this month. North Korea canceled a secretly planned meeting with Vice President Mike Pence during his trip to the Winter Olympics in South Korea this month, Trump administration officials said Tuesday, a session that would have amounted to the highest-level visit between the U.S. and North Korea in years.

In Pa., Republicans face first test of tax cuts’ power to sway voters

A crucial early test is set for March 13 here in western Pennsylvania. Republican candidate Rick Saccone, a conservative Trump loyalist, is vying to win a special election for a congressional seat in... Austin Dillon saw his opportunity and took it to win the 60th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.

Media Fails: Not Just For Politics Anymore

Yesterday, the Czech athlete Ester Ledecka pulled off one of the most remarkable upsets in Olympic history , winning a gold medal racing in her second-best sport on skis borrowed from the great American skier Mikaela Shiffrin: As she crossed the finish line for the Olympic super-G Saturday afternoon, Ester Ledecka from the Czech Republic looked to the scoreboard, saw a massive green No. 1 next to her name and didn't believe it.

SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: College Basketball Continues

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Struggling ‘Nova Faces Surging Xavier, Top Teams Clash In AAC This Weekend

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Shulkin to pay back some expenses after Europe trip faulted

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Thursday pledged to repay more than $4,000 for his wife's airfare for an 11-day trip to Europe that mixed business and sightseeing. Testifying at a House hearing, Shulkin said he accepts responsibility for making mistakes after a government investigation found "serious derelictions" in the handling of the trip, including improperly accepting Wimbledon tennis tickets.

Olympic Medalist Jamie Anderson On and Off The Slopes [SLIDESHOW]

Twenty-seven-year-old Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson continues to prove herself as one of the best female snowboarders in the world. The snowboarder rode effortlessly into the 2018 Winter Olympics and won another gold medal in the slopestyle competition, becoming the first woman to win two Olympic gold medals in snowboarding.

President Trump signs sex assault bill

President Donald Trump signed a measure on Wednesday aimed at preventing the kind of systemic sexual abuse perpetrated by Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who was recently sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison. More than 150 women and girls said in court that he sexually abused them over the past two decades, including gold medalist Aly Raisman.

Shaun White Says He ‘Regrets’ His Past Behavior In Response To Sexual Harassment Claims

Shaun White said he "regrets" his past behavior in response to sexual harassment claims from 2016, The New York Times reported Wednesday. "I regret my behavior of many years ago and am sorry that I made anyone-particularly someone I considered a friend- uncomfortable," the 31-year-old three-time Olympic gold medalist shared in a statement to the outlet.

The Latest: Centrist leader says Netanyahu should resign

Israeli media reports Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 sa... Police say authorities are responding to a shooting outside the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, where police have surrounded a handcuffed man after a black SUV ran into a barrier. Officials say professional golfer Bill Haas was hospitalized but escaped serious injuries following a rollover crash in Los Angeles that killed the driver of the Ferrari he was riding in and injured the driver of a... Officials say professional golfer Bill Haas was hospitalized but escaped serious injuries following a rollover crash in Los Angeles that killed the driver of the Ferrari he was riding in and injured the driver of a BMW.

Bears And Ravens To Kick Off Preseason In Hall Of Fame Game

The Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens will kick off the 2018 preseason in the Hall of Fame game, ProFootball Talk reports. Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears throws in the fourth quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Warner Bros. is going back to the “Chocolate Factory”

The State Tournament will run Thursday - Saturday at the CenturyLink Center in Omah... -- Chris Mazdzer made history at the 2018 Winter Olympics by becoming the first from the U.S. to medal in men's singles luge -- and his raucous cheering section ... -- FBI Director Chris Wray offered new details on Tuesday that directly contradict the White House's account of the timeline leading to former White House s... -- A third film reboot of Roald Dahl's classic children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is in the works at Warner Brothers.

Hospital OKs agreement with Ohio city’s last abortion clinic

11, 2016 file photo, Gloria Steinem arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Steinem is weighing in to try to save the last aborti... A report by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill finds that drugmakers with the biggest-selling opioid painkillers contributed $10 million over six years to outside groups that could help spread their message.

14 worms pulled from woman’s eye after rare infection

A report by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill finds that drugmakers with the biggest-selling opioid painkillers contributed $10 million over six years to outside groups that could help spread their message. A report by U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill finds that drugmakers with the biggest-selling opioid painkillers contributed $10 million over six years to outside groups that could help spread their message.

Official: US believes ex-Venezuela oil czar took bribes

4 survivors of deadly tour helicopter crash in Grand Canyon airlifted to Nevada hospital; chopper was carrying 6 British tourists, pilot. Olympic swimmer Ariana Kukors says her former coach "stole so much" from her in the decade she alleges he sexually abused her starting when she was a minor.