The medal ceremonies at the 2026 Winter Games have looked different from past Olympic ceremonies. Not only do athletes get their medals, but they earn a commemorative stuffed animal as well. The animal in question? Tina the Stoat, one of the official mascots of the Milano Cortina Games. This is one of those ideas that sounds great on paper, but ...
This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore died yesterday at 25 years old. The NFL world continues to react to his death as the investigation continues in Floyd County, Indiana. Current and former NFL players ...
Joseph George and Atif Oberlton were slotted as the co-main event on the Claressa Shields vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn card. Oberlton won the opening round of the fight, but things would take on a different tone before the second round. George collapsed off his stool between the first and second rounds and was down on the mat. He was in his ...
MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics are wrapping up today with the closing ceremony at Verona Olympic Arena. Hockey captain and gold medalist Hilary Knight and ice dance silver medalist Evan Bates are the flag bearers for Team USA. The United States will leave the Milano Cortina Games with 33 medals (12 gold, 12 silver, 9 bronze), second in the ...
Claressa Shields successfully defended her championships with a victory over Franchon Crews-Dezurn in Detroit on Sunday, Feb. 22. Shields won by unanimous decision in a fight that attracted 18,000 to Little Caesar’s Arena. Crews-Dezurn put together a strong start in the opening round of the fight, but it was Shields who managed to pull away with the fight in the ...
An emotional Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attempted to blame critics – and even President Donald Trump’s own off-the-cuff agility – for the backlash she received for her response to a question at the recent Munich Security Conference on American defense of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. ‘If you think I don’t understand foreign policy, because of out ...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided an update Sunday morning, saying TSA PreCheck is operating normally Sunday following reports that it had been suspended amid the partial government shutdown. The suspension of the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs was first reported by The Washington Post, which noted the changes would begin Sunday at 6 a.m. EST. DHS says ...
‘I can’t believe they just left!’ ‘Why didn’t they just stay until they fixed it?’ ‘Why didn’t they make them stay?’ I must have fielded forty questions last week from colleagues, friends and acquaintances. Even reporters and editorial staff from other news organizations. And that’s to say nothing of a few Congressional aides. Everyone had the same question. They were ...
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has tightened control over Hezbollah in the Middle East amid looming prospects of potential U.S. strikes, according to reports. According to the Jerusalem Post, the tactical shift comes as Hezbollah and Iran prepare for military confrontation in the region, with analysts warning that if Washington specifically strikes the regime, Hezbollah is ready to be ...
President Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice immediately or ‘pay the consequences.’ Trump’s comments followed remarks Rice made Thursday on the ‘Stay Tuned with Preet’ podcast, hosted by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. During the interview, Rice warned that corporations she said had ‘taken a knee’ to Republican pressure should not expect forgiveness from Democrats ...