Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
The Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony isn't until Friday, but the Games are getting underway now with curling.
Here's what to know about the sport.
What to know about curling, the popular Olympic sport with an Italian star seeking more gold at home
Curling was part of the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and returned in 1998. It has grown in popularity and will open the Milan Cortina Games in February.
Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions and in Winter Olympics co-host Cortina d’Ampezzo the signature dish is the colorful, stuffed pasta known as casunziei.
Ravioli filled with red beets is the colorful pasta dish of Olympic host Cortina
Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions and in Winter Olympics co-host Cortina d’Ampezzo the signature dish is the colorful, stuffed pasta known as casunziei.
BREAKING: The man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course is sentenced to life in federal prison.
Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison
A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison. U.S.
Pakistan's looming boycott of a game against India threatens to overshadow cricket's Twenty20 World Cup.
Pakistan's boycott of a game against India looms over cricket's T20 World Cup
Pakistan's looming boycott of a game against India threatens to overshadow cricket's Twenty20 World Cup.
The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Here's what you need to know.
Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games
The countdown is on for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. This will be the most spread-out Winter Games in history, with events in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, over 400 kilometers apart.
BREAKING: About 700 of the roughly 3,000 federal officers deployed around Minnesota will be withdrawn, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said.
Trump's border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
President Donald Trump's border czar says the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota will be seriously reduced after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants.
Jaren Jackson Jr. has been traded to the Utah Jazz in an eight-player, multiple-pick deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jaren Jackson Jr. traded from Memphis to Utah in 8-player deal that includes 3 draft picks
Jaren Jackson Jr. has been traded to the Utah Jazz in an eight-player, multiple-pick deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.
BREAKING: The Washington Post eliminates its sports department and reduces overseas journalists in large-scale cuts, an AP source says.
Washington Post eliminates sports department and reduces overseas journalists, AP source says
The troubled Washington Post has begun implementing large-scale cutbacks, including eliminating its sports department and shrinking the number of journalists it stations overseas.
James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the Los Angeles Clippers agreeing to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night.
James Harden to Cavs, Darius Garland to Clippers in deal of All-Star guards, AP source says
James Harden is headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to send the 11-time All-Star back to the Eastern Conference during his highest-scoring season in six years.
Talks between Iran and the United States will be held in Oman on Friday, multiple Iranian news outlets report.
Talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Oman, Iranian media say
Talks between Iran and the United States will be held Friday in Oman. That's according to Iranian media reports on Wednesday.
