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4 hours ago in Lifestyle
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here’s how to start yours
If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what's local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don't travel as far. It doesn't get more local, organic and in-season than a backyard vegetable garden.
4 hours ago in Olympics, Sports, Trending
Winter Olympics 2026 guide: All you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games
The start of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy is days away. The torch relay is nearly complete and some of the top athletes are already making headlines. There are 16 sports in all, including some never seen before, and 116 gold medals are waiting to be awarded.
4 hours ago in Entertainment
Penny the Doberman pinscher wins the 150th Westminster dog show
A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, netting U.S. show dogs' most coveted prize — and giving veteran handler Andy Linton another win after nearly four decades.
4 hours ago in Entertainment
Super Bowl LX ads feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebs from George Clooney to Kendall Jenner
As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
4 hours ago in National
Trump’s border czar announces 700 immigration officers to immediately leave Minnesota
The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
5 hours ago in World
Greek rescuers search for potential missing people after deadly migrant boat collision
Emotional medical staff on the Greek island of Chios on Wednesday have spoken of frantic efforts to identify the parents of injured children after an overnight collision between a coast guard patrol boat and a speedboat carrying migrants killed at least 15 people and injured more than two dozen others.
21 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending
With caviar McNuggets and heart-shaped pizza, fast food chains hope to win Valentine’s diners
It's a tale as old as time, or at least as old as TikTok: chicken nuggets lovingly topped with a dab of caviar. McDonald's is embracing the trend this Valentine's Day with a limited-time McNugget Caviar kit. The free kit, which will be available on McNuggetCaviar.com on Feb. 10, pairs a one-ounce tin of Paramount's Siberian sturgeon caviar with a $25 McDonald's gift card to buy McNuggets.
21 hours ago in Features, World
A 13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving his family after he swam for four hours in choppy waters off the coast of Western Australia to alert authorities that his mother and two younger siblings had been swept away.
21 hours ago in Olympics, Sports
Lindsey Vonn is ‘confident’ she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee
Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is "confident" she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago.
1 day ago in World
Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
1 day ago in World
Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and missiles a day before planned peace talks
Russia carried out a major attack on Ukraine overnight in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday was a breach of its commitment to hold off on attacks on energy infrastructure, a day before representatives of the two countries were due to attend U.S.-brokered talks on ending the 4-year-old all-out war.
Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flagbearers for Winter Olympics
Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Bobsledder Frank Del Duca is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect pair to lead the U.S. into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
1 day ago in National, Trending
‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie asks for prayers to help bring her missing mom home
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is asking for prayers to help bring home her 84-year-old mother, whom authorities in Arizona believe was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
2 days ago in National
Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources
In the 100th year since the nation's earliest observances of Black History Month — which began when scholar Carter G. Woodson pioneered the first Negro History Week — celebrations will go on. The current political climate has energized civil rights organizations, artists and academics to engage young people on a full telling of America's story.
2 days ago in National
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, were released following a judge's order and returned to Minnesota on Sunday, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.
2 days ago in National
Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album
Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.
2 days ago in Sports, Trending
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam
Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he's the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia.
2 days ago in National, Trending
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States.
5 days ago in Entertainment
The Westminster dog show is turning 150. Here’s what has — and hasn’t — changed over time
When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or the Super Bowl of dog shows?