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Gold medallist Jordan Stolz of the U.S. celebrates after the men’s 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP MILAN — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate … Read more
Chock and Bates, four-time Olympians, were heavily favored for gold. But they lost by just over a point to a French duo who have been clouded by controversy involving their former partners. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption toggle caption Francisco Seco/AP Want more Olympics updates? Subscribe here to get our newsletter, Rachel Goes to the Games, delivered to your … Read more
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Every Sunday, Mexico City shuts down the Paseo de la Reforma, the most important street in the country, to car traffic. That means that each week more than 100,000 people get on bikes and … Read more
Britain’s prime minister is facing calls to resign for naming a friend of Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to the U.S. Police are also investigating if the king’s brother passed trade secrets to Epstein. Source link
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), puts pins marking the names of candidates who won lower house elections at the LDP headquarters Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026 in Tokyo. Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News/AP SEOUL — Japan’s first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, … Read more
FILE – In this photo released by the Narges Foundation Archive, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammad is seen after being released on a medical furlough in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. On her hand written in Farsi is “End gender apartheid.” Narges Foundation Archive/AP hide caption toggle caption Narges Foundation Archive/AP DUBAI, United … Read more
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Widlore Merancourt in Port-au-Prince about what’s ahead for Haiti, as its transition government dissolves this weekend. Source link
The women escorting each country’s athletes during the Parade of Nations wore floor-length puffy coats and oversized sunglasses, in the dark of night. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker. The Winter Olympics kicked off in Italy on Friday with all that … Read more
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel and Greg Myre about the upcoming meeting between Iran and the United States. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We begin this hour talking about Iran. That is because President Trump says he will act with, quote, “speed and violence” against the country if he doesn’t get a … Read more
A young French tennis coach who once lived the American dream describes being detained, shackled and expelled under the Trump administration’s tightened border rules. Source link