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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 Winter Olympics Daily Medals List 02/07/2026 07:51am • Saturday, Feb. 7 ALPINE MEN'S DOWNHILL CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Franjo von Allmen, Switzerland - gold Giovanni Franzoni, Italy - silver Dominik Paris, Italy - bronze ___ 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 Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire 02/07/2026 07:40am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year���s devastating wildfire and ongoing criticism of City Hall on issues from street paving to homelessness. The deadline is Saturday for candidates to enter Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns 02/07/2026 07:35am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� President Donald Trump's second term has presented an array of opportunities for political opponents, from immigration crackdowns and lingering inflation to attacks on independent institutions and friction with overseas allies. Many Democrats, however, are staying focused on health 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 Game on: Finland, Switzerland set to play Saturday after stomach virus hits women hockey teams 02/07/2026 07:23am • MILAN (AP) ��� It���s game on for Finland and Switzerland at the Milan Cortina Games women���s hockey tournament on Saturday despite both nations dealing with a stomach virus affecting its players. ���Finland plays today,��� team spokeswoman Henna Malmberg wrote in a text to The Associated Press. Fi 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 Casta��eda Mondrag��n'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 Nicol��s Maduro and current acting President Delcy Rodr��guez ��� 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 Freeski star Eileen Gu shakes off fall to qualify for women's slopestyle final at Winter Olympics 02/07/2026 06:59am • LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) ��� Freeski star Eileen Gu overcame a poor start by laying down a strong second run to qualify for the women's slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics on Saturday. The pressure was on the reigning silver medalist after she fell coming off the first rail of the opening run. But Gu Reporting on itself: 'Today' keeps it low-key in covering search for Savannah Guthrie's mother 02/07/2026 06:43am • Savannah Guthrie gets top billing every weekday morning when the ���Today��� show introduces its cast. In an anguishing twist, the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother has made Guthrie herself the top story, too. NBC's morning show is reporting news that it is part of, a journalistic challenge ma India and the US move closer to reducing Trump tariffs 02/07/2026 06:43am • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� India and the United States released a framework for an interim trade agreement to lower tariffs on Indian goods, which Indian opposition accused of favoring Washington. The joint statement, released Friday, came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his plan last week to Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction and lying to federal officials 02/07/2026 06:37am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A jury has found former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and lying to federal officials investigating an illegal gambling operation, the U.S. Attorney���s Office said Friday. The verdict came after a multiweek trial that featured testimony fro