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US figure skater Amber Glenn faces backlash over politics, copyright issues after Olympic gold 02/09/2026 05:17am • MILAN (AP) ��� On the same day Amber Glenn won Olympic gold as part of the team event, and stepped away from social media due to backlash over her comments on politics and the LGBTQ+ community, the American figure skater ended up with another headache. Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who produces musi Books the DC Public Library recommends for Black History Month 02/09/2026 04:49am • Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on-air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. As Black History Month continues, the D.C. Public Library said reading is one of the most meaningful ways to understand the v Fauquier Co. backed Trump, again: How do voters feel the president is doing? 02/09/2026 04:23am • One year into President Donald Trump's second term, a sampling of voters in Fauquier County, Virginia ��� where approximately 60% backed Trump in the 2024 election ��� are pleased with his accomplishments, yet some question Trump's priorities. During WTOP's Friday visit at the Old Salem Cafe in M World shares rally and Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps after a big victory for PM Takaichi's ruling party 02/09/2026 04:04am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� World shares advanced and Tokyo���s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi���s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. In early European trading, Germany's DAX gained 0.6 Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures 02/09/2026 02:40am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement, reports said Monday. That widens a crackdown on dissent after authorities earlier put down nationwide protests in violence that killed thousands and saw te Sam Darnold wins Super Bowl championship right where he revived his career with San Francisco 02/09/2026 12:46am • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Never before had Sam Darnold and his dad cried together. ���We don't do that,��� Darnold said. Then, on Sunday night, they let the tears flow ��� years' worth of them. As Super Bowl champions. How fitting that Darnold delivered the capstone of his topsy-turvy NFL career The Latest: Seahawks win second Super Bowl title 02/08/2026 10:50pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� The Seattle Seahawks have won the franchise���s second Super Bowl title. Sam Darnold and the offense finally found the end zone on a 16-yard pass to AJ Barner early in the fourth quarter, while Jason Myers set a Super Bowl record with five field goals. New England QB D Russian airstrike on Ukrainian city kills 1 as US pushes June deadline for peace deal 02/08/2026 08:48pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� A Russian airstrike on a residential area in eastern Ukraine killed one person and wounded two, officials said Sunday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal. The attack on the city of Kram Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison 02/08/2026 08:45pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of s Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospital 02/08/2026 07:55pm • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� Lindsey Vonn's defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the seco FBI reports progress dismantling overseas scam rings through local tips and global cooperation 02/08/2026 05:53pm • Scammers cheat Americans out of billions of dollars. And many times, the people who lose money, sometimes everything, never report what happened. But the FBI says when victims do come forward, their information is helping investigators shut down scam operations overseas and strengthen cooperation Super Bowl FanDuel Promo Code: Claim $200 Bonus for Seahawks vs. Patriots 02/08/2026 05:03pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Super Bowl Sunday isn���t just another spot on the calendar, it���s the game you circle months in advance. With the Seattle Seahawks sq Sander Eitrem of Norway adds a speedskating 5,000 meters Olympic gold to his world record 02/08/2026 02:42pm • MILAN (AP) ��� Norwegian speedskater Sander Eitrem went from, to use his words, ���probably one of the underdogs" to ���the favorite��� in the men's 5,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics by breaking the world record just last month. 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