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North and South Korean athletes bonded over McDonald's McFlurries after their respective governments forced them to join hands for the Winter Olympics, according to one South Korean athlete. "In the dining hall two days ago, I saw the North Koreans in lineup at McDonald's," Randi Heesoo Griffin, the South Korean forward on the joint Korean women's hockey team, revealed Wednesday.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
The first two openly gay U.S. Winter Olympians took to social media Friday to make a statement about their presence at the games, reminding their followers and Vice President Mike Pence, "We're here. We're queer.
The first two openly gay U.S. Winter Olympians took to social media Friday to make a statement about their presence at the games, reminding their followers and Vice President Mike Pence, "We're here. We're queer.
Adam Rippon doesn't want his monthlong dispute with Mike Pence over the vice president's record on gay rights to overshadow his long-awaited Olympic performance. One of two openly gay U.S. athletes at the Pyeongchang Games, Rippon criticized the White House last month for choosing Pence to lead its official delegation for Friday's opening ceremony.
A 15-member North Korean wo... . South Korean women's ice hockey team members attend an inaugural ceremony for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018.
Lawmakers warned Tuesday that the chances for a government shutdown are greater than at any other time since a 16-day closure in October 2013. Republicans appear poised to offer a plan forward that would fund the government for another month while extending a popular children's health program for six years.
Recently, rising tensions with North Korea have led to speculation that the United States might find itself having to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics, set to begin in Pyeongchang next month. As RedState reported earlier this week, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted that if North Korea attended the games, the US would not.
"We've got a chance here to deliver some fatal blows to some really bad actors in 2018. But if we blink, God help us all," the South Carolina Republican added on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton Grassley blasts Democrats over unwillingness to probe Clinton GOP lawmakers cite new allegations of political bias in FBI Top intel Dem: Trump Jr. refused to answer questions about Trump Tower discussions with father MORE has all but avoided appearing at campaign events since her stunning 2016 loss, but some Democrats believe she would be a welcome voice in the 2018 midterms. Despite polling that shows Clinton with low favorability ratings, they say the former secretary of State could help Democratic candidates in congressional districts she won last year.
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand Democrats turn on Al Franken Report: Franken will resign Thursday Minnesota's largest newspaper calls on Franken to resign MORE Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE triggered a full-fledged feud with the possible 2020 contender in a suggestive tweet that said she "would do anything" in return for money. Trump lashed out a day after Gillibrand said he should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct from more than a dozen women.
Donald John Trump House Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for 'serious case of amnesia' after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don't want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE 's major legislative drives on ObamaCare and tax reform, but he faces a more divided group of Democrats when it comes to protecting young immigrants who could face deportation next year. Democrats generally back a legislative fix that would allow so-called Dreamers brought to the United States illegally as children to remain in the country.