MILAN (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates set the tone for the powerful U.S. Figure Skating team at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday with a rocking, high-energy rhythm dance set to music by Lenny Kravitz to open the team figure skating competition.Alysa Liu made sure the defending...

Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, has died. He was 91.While a cause was not disclosed, a Washington Commanders spokesperson confirmed Friday the team learne...

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post after the fallout from his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite the latter’s ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epste...

A new law takes effect immediately that will make it easier for health facilities to make costly improvements and limit where the University of Mississippi Medical Center can open new locations without state approval after Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Wednesday. Lawmakers...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he views the performance of the air force in some parts of the country as “unsatisfactory” and that steps are being taken to improve the response to large-scale Russian drone barrages of civilian areas...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The future queen of Norway has expressed new regret over her past links with Jeffrey Epstein. Crown Princess Mette-Marit on Friday apologized for the situation she has put the royal family in — “especially the King and Queen” — after a new re...

MILAN (AP) — Vice President JD Vance met Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — one of the Trump administration’s closer allies in Europe — during his trip to Italy for the Olympic Games.Vance is on a weeklong visit that combines sports and diplomacy, mee...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities plan to release more information Friday about an Arizona law enforcement helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a trooper on board during a police shootout with a domestic violence suspect.The suspect, whose identity has not been released, fired...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Patrick Reed birdied two of his last three holes Friday for a 5-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead in the Qatar Masters as the American tries to wrap up a career-changing month in the Middle East with another victory.Reed took advantage of late scoring opportunitie...

LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday searched two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of a probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said that “office...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in their deaths, Attorney General Pam Bondi said FridayBondi said in a news conference that Zubayr Al-Bak...

NEW YORK (AP) — There are stages, and then there is the Super Bowl halftime show.On Sunday, fresh off his historic win at the Grammys for his love letter to Puerto Rico, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny will once again surprise audiences with a performance that is gearing up to be a landmar...

Japan 3, France 2France011—2Japan012—3First Period_No scoring.Second Period_1, Japan, Rui Ukita (Akane Shiga, Kohane Sato), 38:34. 2, France, Lore Baudrit (Manon le Scodan , Anais Peyne—Dingival), 39:42.Third Period_3, Japan, Makoto Ito (Mei Miura, Remi Koyama), 56:30. 4. Japan, Suzuka Maeda...

You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing. Moltbook is a new “social network” built exclusively for AI agents to make posts and interact wit...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle. The Republican president’s Thursday night post i...

WORO, Nigeria (AP) — Weeks after residents of two Nigerian villages ignored a letter from militants announcing they would come to spread their extreme form of Islam, gunmen arrived on motorbikes and embarked on a 10-hour frenzy of killing.The attackers went from door to door, shooting and se...

(All times Central)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, February 7COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)12 p.m.Drexel at Elon — CBSSN, Fubo SportsLafayette at Army — ESPN app, ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited, Fubo SportsTemple at East Carolina — ESPNU, ESPN app, Fubo SportsVillanova at Georg...

BANI WALID, Libya (AP) — Thousands converged on Friday in northwestern Libya for the funeral of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who was killed earlier this week when four masked assailants stormed into his home and fatally sho...

(All times Central)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, February 7COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)2 p.m.Miami at Boston College — ACCNLehigh at Holy Cross — NESN, ESPN app, ESPN Select, ESPN Unlimited, Fubo Sports4 p.m.DePaul at Providence — FS1COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.Bu...

Iran’s FM says talks in Oman were a ‘good start’ after officials from both sides as well as Oman met in Muscat.

Iran’s FM says talks in Oman were a ‘good start’ after officials from both sides as well as Oman met in Muscat.

Doha – The first-ever edition of Art Basel Qatar opened its doors with an exhibition-style art fair this week, first for VIPs and then the general public, along with a series of talks by eminent voices spread across upscale Msheireb in the Qatari capital, Doha.This is the fifth event in Art Basel’s calendar after the original Swiss...

Iran’s FM says talks in Oman were a ‘good start’ after officials from both sides as well as Oman met in Muscat.

Crypto markets came under pressure this week when the price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, tumbled to its lowest level in more than a year.On Thursday afternoon, the price of Bitcoin fell below $66,000 and was hovering at about $62,900 on Friday morning.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Can Bitcoin...

The judge wanted everyone in the courtroom to know that when he’d signed a war orphan over to an American Marine he thought it was an emergency — that the child injured on the battlefield in Afghanistan was on death’s door, with neither a family nor a country to claim her.A lawyer for the fe...

Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeated the same answer.He said the closely scrutinized 2019 trip he took to Samoa, which came before a devastating measles outbreak, had “nothing to do with vaccines.”Documents obtained by...

MILAN (AP) — Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all.Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate obtained the final approval he needed for his music on Friday, allowing the Spanish figure skater to perform his short program — set to a medley from the animated comedy from Universa...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston regularly games out responses to threats like destructive tornadoes or hazardous waste leaks. He’s added a new potential menace: the federal government.When President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to some U.S. cities last year over t...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Summer Britcher loved the joke.The USA Luge veteran, about to compete in her fourth Olympics, went viral last weekend — in the sliding community, anyway. Even better, it happened without Britcher actually doing anything for her newfound fame.Such is the power...

Jasmine Crockett’s most-watched TikTok clip is a five-second interview outside the U.S. Capitol. Someone asks the Democratic congresswoman what she would tell billionaire Elon Musk, and Crockett replies with a vulgar, two-word phrase. It’s been viewed 20.7 million times.James Talarico’s top...

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — It just wouldn’t feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren’t all there. And this might be the last time they all do it.That’s what three old friends were coming to grips with just before this year’s Super Bowl. The trio of octogenarians are the only fans left in...

MILAN (AP) — Mittens versus gloves? Hats against headbands? Merino wool over Mongolian cashmere?Fashion is its own competitor in any Olympics, from team uniforms at the opening and closing ceremonies to individual looks in the stadiums and — during the Winter Games — on the slopes. There’s a...

BEIJING (AP) — Even as China's solar and wind power expansion advanced rapidly in 2025, the Asian giant opened many more coal-fired power plants than it had in recent years, raising concerns about whether the world's biggest emitter will reduce carbon dioxide emissions enough to limit climat...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit, allowing its international work to continue in a new form.This reincarnation of USAID’s Development Innovation Vent...

Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family.The Associated Press fought for three years for acce...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa’s leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs imposed on it by the U.S. and its diplomatic fallout with the Trump administration.South Afri...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Syria signed an agreement Friday to transfer more than 300 Syrians from Lebanese prisons to continue serving their sentences in their home country, a step that will likely help improve strained relations between the two neighbors.The signing came a week after Lebano...

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after nearly two decades.Authorities said Friday that the celebration has been allowed only under strict safety regulations, warning that the...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Teenage cricket prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi enhanced his growing reputation by scoring a stunning 175 off 80 balls for India against England in the men’s Under-19 World Cup final.The 14-year-old smashed 15 fours and 15 sixes as India finished its 50 overs with 411 at...

United States President Donald Trump has hailed his Wednesday phone call with his key trade rival, China’s President Xi Jinping, in which they discussed a wide range of issues, as “excellent”.But while Trump, who hopes to persuade China to further isolate Iran, claimed after the call that China had promised to increase the volume o...

Captain Salman Ali Agha has warned that his Pakistan team must bring their “A-game” to the 2026 T20 World Cup to reach the knockout stages after forfeiting their group match against India.The tournament has been overshadowed by an acrimonious political build-up as Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland, and Pakistan refused to face c...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clashed with social media platform owners over plans to ban social media for under-16s in the country.Describing social media platforms as the “Wild West”, Sanchez announced plans to hold platform executives responsible for criminal or harmful content.Social media executives, including tech...

US and Iranian officials are holding Omani-mediated talks in Muscat amid escalating tensions.

US and Iranian officials are holding Omani-mediated talks in Muscat amid escalating tensions.

US and Iranian officials are holding Omani-mediated talks in Muscat amid escalating tensions.

US and Iranian officials are holding Omani-mediated talks in Muscat amid escalating tensions.

Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the northern Gaza Strip, emergency services said, with multiple attacks reported across the coastal enclave as Israel presses its genocidal war despite the “ceasefire” it has violated daily since October 10.The bodies of those killed in the cities of Jabalia and Beit Lahiya wer...

Kelsey Brito didn’t hesitate when presented with the opportunity to open the Dutchess, in Ojai, Calif., even though the idea sounded a little ridiculous.“So it’s a French bakery in the morning and a Burmese restaurant at night?” Ms. Brito recalled. “I was like, ‘OK, I guess that works.’”Ms. Brito’s optimism wasn’t misplaced. When t...

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Long before the free-spirited Bode Miller, there was David Chappellet, a driven, do-things-my-way downhill racer representing the U.S. ski team.Sure, Chappellet’s story was make-believe and straight out out Hollywood, a brash prospect played by the late actor Robert Redf...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Public health officials and community leaders say that even before federal immigration authorities launched a crackdown in Minneapolis, a crisis was brewing. Measles vaccination rates among the state’s large Somali community had plummeted, with the myth that the shot cause...

MILAN (AP) — Italy has ramped up security ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Friday, with thousands of agents protecting athletes, spectators and global leaders at locations spanning from Milan to the Dolomites.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet on Thursd...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday.The New START treaty terminated Thursday, leaving no caps on the two...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Authorities in Norway have opened an investigation into former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland on suspicions of corruption following revelations of his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The Norwegian Economic Crime Investigation Service, a mixed unit of pol...

LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc’s digital rules with “addictive design” features including autoplay and infinite scroll, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app’s operating model. EU regulators said thei...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A massive bombing ripped through a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan ‘s capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, police said. Islamabad police said the blast at the sprawling mosque was an attack and that an investigation wa...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling the positive values of sport and fair play while warning that the pursuit of profits and performance risked corrupting sport entirely.In a message entitled “Life in Abu...

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Canada and France planned to open diplomatic consulates Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of U.S. efforts to secure control of the semiautonomous Danish territory.Canadian Foreign Minister Anita...

MADRID (AP) — A woman in Spain who was swept up by a swollen river remained missing Friday as Storm Leonardo pummelled the Iberian Peninsula.The woman, 45, was reported missing after she fell into a river in the country’s southern Malaga province on Wednesday while trying to rescue her dog....

A senior Russian military official has been hospitalised after being shot several times in Moscow, according to state media, quoting Russian officials.An unknown assailant carried out a gun attack on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, in a residential building, Svetlana Petrenko, s...

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded after a blast at a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, local officials say.The explosion occurred at Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, in southeastern Islamabad’s Tarlai Kalan area, during Friday prayers.Rescue teams have reached the site of the explosion.At least 15 of...

Israeli settler violence and harassment in the occupied West Bank have displaced nearly 700 Palestinians in January, the highest number since Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza erupted in October 2023, according to the United Nations.At least 694 Palestinians were forcefully driven from their homes last month, according to a statement...

Al Jazeera is set to release a new investigation on armed groups in Gaza accused of collaborating with the Israeli military against Palestinians, detailing their names, movements and training locations, as Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave continues unabated.The investigation, a new episode of the programme What is Hidden is Gr...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Bad Bunny look-alike contest at a San Francisco restaurant snowballed into a street party after hundreds of fans of the global superstar showed up to cheer his doppelgangers and sing along to his music ahead of his Super Bowl halftime show this weekend. More than 30 co...

A brief history of the T20 World Cup:2007 in South AfricaFinal: India def. Pakistan by 5 runsFour years after England invented Twenty20 cricket, the first T20 World Cup (then World Twenty20) blasted off in the opening match where Chris Gayle scored the first international T20 century, 117 of...

BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether it can use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while its citizens are looking at gold as a way to protect their battered assets.Lebanon’s eco...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It was designed to be as simple as buying airtime: a quick tap on the dispenser, a few shillings and a cooking canister refilled. Now, more than 3,000 Koko fuel supply points across Kenya sit idle, with no fuel and no clear answers for the households that relied on them...

MILAN (AP) — An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture — plus American pop diva Mariah Carey — was scheduled to officially start the Milan Cortina Games on Friday as the sports spectacle returns to a nation...

Alessandra Tarantino has been working with The Associated Press in Italy since 2005. Based in Rome, she mainly covers the Vatican, sports and politics. Here’s what she had to say about this extraordinary photo.Why this photo?I had been wanting to make a story about blindness for a long time,...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota reported a 43% drop in quarterly profit Friday, and announced Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon will become its new chief executive and president.Kon, a Toyota veteran, replaces Koji Sato in both roles in April. Shareholders’ approval is expected in...

MOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, 64 was shot several time by an unidentified a...

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced following his conviction in a national security trial, according to the Chinese self-governing territory’s judiciary.The judiciary said on Friday on its website that it’s calling for the sentencing session on Monday morning.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of...

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour has rejected criticism of his claims that colonisation was positive for the country’s Indigenous Maori population.Dozens of people started booing and shouting when Seymour stood on Friday to offer a prayer during a dawn service at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, where New Zealand’s fou...

The guest designer of the New York Botanical Garden’s 2026 Orchid Show spent his boyhood wanting to become Batman. Now he aspires to be a different superhero: Mr. Flower Fantastic.“I guess my focus is about saving nature,” he said, “which ultimately, I think, saves people.”Mr. Flower Fantastic — it’s his nom de bloom — spoke with m...

KAPLAN, La. (AP) — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana.Snails. Big ones.For every crawfish Courville dumps out of a trap, three or four snails clang onto the...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka Cricket has urged Pakistan to reconsider its planned boycott of a Twenty20 World Cup game against India in Colombo next week, saying a forfeited match could hit the tourism sector of a country still recovering from an economic collapse.“We have...

Voters in Thailand will head to the polls on Sunday amid deep political uncertainty, with the country having cycled through three prime ministers in as many years, and amid a tenuous truce with Cambodia following border clashes that killed 149 people.The snap polls pit Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s Bhumjaithai party, backed...

Washington, DC – The administration of United States President Donald Trump is entering the latest round of talks with Iran with a list of maximalist demands, even as their wider strategy remains unclear, analysts have told Al Jazeera.The talks in Muscat, Oman, on Friday are the first since the US attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities...