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Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote 02/08/2026 07:47am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing coalition is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit poll results. NHK says Takaichi’s ruling coalition led by her Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter as US teammate Johnson wins gold 02/08/2026 07:47am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill on Sunday and was taken off the course by a helicopter after the 41-year-old American received medical attention on the snow for long, anguished minutes. Vonn lost control over Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment 02/08/2026 07:41am • CAIRO (AP) — A limited number of Palestinians were able to travel between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after Gaza's Rafah crossing reopened after a two-day closure, Egyptian state media reported. The vital border point opened last week for the first time since 2024, one of the main requirements for th Norway's Klaebo wins opening race at Milan Cortina, grabbing sixth gold medal in skiathlon 02/08/2026 07:36am • TESERO, Italy (AP) — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo cruised to a sixth Olympic gold medal in his opening race of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics in men’s skiathlon Sunday. The 29-year-old was in the lead pack throughout, hammering competitors in the sprint to end in 46 minutes, 11 seconds, ahead of Ma Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by American teammate Lindsey Vonn's crash 02/08/2026 07:34am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter. Johnson was the sixth runner and found speed with a risk-takin Winter Olympic Medals Table-Gold 02/08/2026 07:34am • At Milan-Cortina Sunday, Feb. 8 7 of 116 total events Quién es Charlie Puth, el artista que cantará el himno nacional en el Super Bowl LX 02/08/2026 07:33am • El cantautor Charlie Puth, de 34 años, será el encargado de interpretar el himno inicial de Estados Unidos en el inicio del Super Bowl LX este domingo en el Levi’s Stadium en Santa Clara, CaliforniaOriginario de Rumson, Nueva Jersey, Puth saltó a la fama en 2009 cuando creó su canal en Youtube Winter Olympic Medals Table 02/08/2026 07:33am • At Milan-Cortina Sunday , Feb. 8 7 of 116 total events Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing 02/08/2026 07:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket to the middle class. Trump has instead argued for protecting existing owners who have watched the values of their homes climb. It's a positio Breezy Johnson wins women's downhill for first US medal at Winter Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes 02/08/2026 07:25am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Breezy Johnson wins women's downhill for first US medal at Winter Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes. Arctic cold continues grip on DC area 02/08/2026 07:08am • Bitter cold conditions continue across the D.C. region Sunday, as wind chills drop into the teens and even below zero early on. Mostly cloudy and breezy conditions will keep temperatures locked in the 20s and cold weather alerts remain in effect through the morning. Winds will gradually ease late Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues 02/08/2026 06:41am • BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, demanding that Iraq's government reverse recently imposed customs tariffs that they say have sharply increased their costs and disrupted trade. The new tariffs that came into effect on J France's former culture minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud probe 02/08/2026 06:36am • PARIS (AP) — France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. He is the highest-profile figure in France impacted by the release of Epstein fil Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power 02/08/2026 06:32am • BANGKOK (AP) — Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economi Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote 02/08/2026 06:25am • TOKYO (AP) — Exit poll shows Japan Premier Takaichi's ruling bloc on path to win a majority in lower house vote.