The astonishing performance of Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya in the team figure skating competition Saturday capped a perfect Day 1 of the Sochi Olympics.
The Sochi Olympics have had their problems, but they've been nothing out of the ordinary. The unusually strong focus on those problems comes amid heavy scrutiny of Russia as host.
The opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics included a technical glitch and many impressive moments. But best of all, it arrived someplace real and emotionally resonant at the end.
Team USA is favored to top the Sochi Olympics medal count in large part because America has innovated a unique Olympic ecosystem that thrives without a penny of federal money.
The Olympics offer viewers a story line as much as a sports competition, and every good story needs leading men and women to play their parts. So far, it's not clear who will be the face of the Sochi Games, to Americans.
Shaun White, one of the biggest US stars heading into the Sochi Olympics, has pulled out of the new slopestyle snowboarding event. The course scares even the best riders.
Sochi Olympics terror threats have 'varying degrees' of credibility, but calm in the city and a strong security presence appear to be soothing anxious athletes and media for now.
Rand Paul broadsided Bill Clinton Sunday, scolding Democrats for claiming Republicans are waging a 'war on women' when Clinton has been given 'a pass' for the Lewinsky scandal.
NFC championship game saw the Seattle Seahawks beat the San Francisco 49ers, 23-17, in a thrilling game that showcased football at its most primal.
Ashley Wagner was named to the US Olympic team Sunday despite a devastating performance in the US Figure Skating Championships Saturday.
The New England Patriots roughed up the Indianapolis Colts Saturday, 43-22, but Tom Brady had little to do with it. He wasn't the only gifted quarterback to take a back seat.
With coverage of 'knockout game' attacks growing, so is prosecution of the attacks under federal and local hate-crime laws. Friday's arrest is the second in Jewish Brooklyn in six weeks.
In its sixth weekend of wide release, Disney's 'Frozen' topped the box office for the first time since the first weekend of December, showing the films surprising staying power.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck punctuated one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history with his instinctive 'Luck Fumble' touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.
OK, most Democrats hate the budget deal, too, but more is at stake for Republicans. Thankfully for them, Senate rules will allow a vote for and, then, against the bill. Huh?
Montana prosecutors are trying to increase the sentence for a teacher who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old but served only 31 days in jail. The case points to the complexities of mandatory minimums.
'Zombie comet' is what some scientists are calling Comet ISON, which appeared to disintegrate on Thanksgiving Day when it swooped near the sun. But new images suggest it might have survived.
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning met the New England Patriots' Tom Brady for the 14th time Sunday night. The game wasn't always pretty, but it was fun.
The approval ratings of Congress, the Republican Party, and President Obama have now all hit all-time lows. And the Senate's 'nuclear option' is supposed to make things worse?
The LAX shooting spree killed a TSA officer, and a letter taken from the bag of alleged shooter Paul Ciancia suggests he believed right-wing antigovernment ideologies.
