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Runway on the slopes: Eileen Gu sports a personalized ski suit with nods to her Chinese heritage 02/07/2026 08:39am • LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — When not risking her neck performing acrobatic tricks on skis, Eileen Gu loves to strut down runways and pose for magazine covers as a model. So, it was no surprise she wore the most fashionable ski suit at the Winter Olympics. Gu qualified for the women’s slopestyle final Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked 02/07/2026 08:37am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last mon Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted 02/07/2026 08:31am • LONDON (AP) — A prince, an ambassador, senior diplomats, top politicians. All brought down by the Jeffrey Epstein files. And all in Europe, rather than the United States. The huge trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice has sent shock waves through Europe’s politica Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Claim $10 Bonus for NBA, Seahawks-Patriots SB60 Predictions 02/07/2026 08:24am • 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 Take advantage of the Kalshi promo code WTOP to receive a bonus to use on any NBA prediction Friday night, or Super Bowl trades Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine 02/07/2026 08:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine war Dangerous wind chills move into DC area behind an Arctic cold front 02/07/2026 08:19am • Temperatures will take a steady nosedive Saturday morning as major wind gusts hit the D.C. region, making it feel much colder. But it's not just the bitter cold that residents need to worry about. "Damaging winds could blow down some trees and power lines, so power outages will be possible," s Greek police detain 313 in raid at university after mob attacked police 02/07/2026 08:15am • THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece on Saturday detained 313 people in a raid on the university campus of the country’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after riot police were attacked by mobs of people hurling more than 100 Molotov cocktails. Greek police said roving groups of p Meet the quartet of US Olympic figure skaters whose parents were ex-Soviet skating superstars 02/07/2026 07:54am • One would think that given all the success Marina Klimova enjoyed in high-stakes, international figure skating with her husband and pairs partner, Sergei Ponomarenko, she would have no trouble watching her son when he takes the ice. The couple won three world championships, after all. An Olympic med IOC praises warm Olympic diplomacy with Vance in Milan after fans boo at opening ceremony 02/07/2026 07:53am • MILAN (AP) — Though U.S. Vice President JD Vance was booed by some spectators at the Winter Games opening ceremony, there was warmth with Olympic leaders at a key point in diplomatic relations ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. Vance and International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Co Maryland House caps amount of utility employee salaries that can come out of ratepayers’ pockets 02/07/2026 07:44am • The Maryland House of Delegates voted Friday to set new limits on the use of ratepayer dollars to pay salaries for employees of investor-owned utilities. House Bill 1, the first piece of energy legislation approved in the 2026 General Assembly, comes as legislative leaders aim to address high ele Olympics opening ceremony in Milan was lacking snow, but tiny winter wonderland was on its sidelines 02/07/2026 07:35am • MILAN (AP) — The Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday offered a bonanza of highlights: the lighting of a Leonardo da Vinci-inspired cauldron, athletes in eye-popping attire from top designers, Mariah Carey belting out high notes in Italian and much more. One key thing it didn't prov Can Maryland Gov. Wes Moore keep up his hot streak picking football games? 02/07/2026 07:22am • In gambling parlance, when someone wins a lot, they are said to be on a heater. For Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, he's been on an extended heater picking NFL and College Football Playoff games for WTOP the last several weeks. Moore has missed only two games total, an achievement for anyone, much less Takeaways from AP report on immigrant who says ICE officers beat him during Minnesota arrest 02/07/2026 07:17am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón's memory was jumbled after he says he was badly beaten last month while being taken into custody by immigration officers. He did not remember much of his past, but the violence of the Jan. 8 arrest in Minnesota was seared into his battered brain. Th Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Games 02/07/2026 07:04am • BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Games. Spiritual ties of ousted Venezuelan President Maduro and successor include guru Sathya Sai Baba 02/07/2026 07:00am • Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro and current acting President Delcy Rodríguez — both raised Catholic in an overwhelmingly Christian country — have a deep reverence for an Indian spiritual leader who died in 2011. Religious identity is complex in Venezuela, where it is common for p