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2:48 PM on Friday, February 6

American athletes receive an enthusiastic welcome at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony

2:45 PM on Friday, February 6

Prosecutors have dropped the most serious assault charge against Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna, considered a likely top pick in this year’s NHL draft, but he remains accused of less serious offenses

2:42 PM on Friday, February 6

Police have found a body believed to be Nathan Smith, the son of rapper Lil Jon, in a pond north of Atlanta

2:27 PM on Friday, February 6

Two cauldrons are lit for the first time at a Winter Olympics, in Milan and Cortina, symbolizing the start of the Games

2:27 PM on Friday, February 6

Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials in illegal gambling investigation

1:51 PM on Friday, February 6

Italian President Sergio Mattarella officially declares the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games open

1:46 PM on Friday, February 6

A judge has ruled that Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights

1:17 PM on Friday, February 6

The U.S. stock market roared back, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now

12:54 PM on Friday, February 6

12:30 PM on Friday, February 6

The Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap

12:04 PM on Friday, February 6

11:42 AM on Friday, February 6

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is resuming staff cuts that were paused during January's severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers

9:33 AM on Friday, February 6

A New Mexico grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child

9:21 AM on Friday, February 6

A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who says an Uber driver raped her during a 2023 trip

7:06 AM on Friday, February 6

Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Milan on Friday, part of his trip to the Olympics

4:07 AM on Friday, February 6

Three fans who have attended every Super Bowl since 1967 are going again this year

9:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

Ronald Hicks has been installed as the 11th archbishop of New York

8:31 PM on Thursday, February 5

The U.S. stock market roared back, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now

1:02 PM on Thursday, February 5

The unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Milan Cortina Winter Games have officially been declared open at the conclusion of a ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture

11:01 AM on Tuesday, February 3

The Arizona sheriff investigating the apparent kidnapping of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother says he remains concerned about the 84-year-old’s health as her family anxiously waits for proof she is alive, days into the search