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2 hours ago in Olympics, Sports

Lindsey Vonn is ‘confident’ she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee

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Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is "confident" she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago.

9 hours ago in Olympics, Sports

Speedskater Erin Jackson, bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flagbearers for Winter Olympics

Speedskater Erin Jackson already has made history, as the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. Bobsledder Frank Del Duca is a sergeant in the Army, hailing from a family with deep Italian roots. They might be the perfect pair to lead the U.S. into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam

Carlos Alcaraz is 22, he's the youngest man ever to win all four of the major titles in tennis, and he had to achieve what no man previously has done to complete the career Grand Slam in Australia.

4 days ago in Sports

Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson charged with speeding in Florida

Olympic gold medalist Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested and charged with speeding in Florida on Thursday, according to law enforcement.

4 days ago in Sports

Lindsey Vonn airlifted from course after crashing in final downhill before Milan Cortina Olympics

Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milan Cortina Games.

5 days ago in Sports, Trending

Shiffrin, Vonn and other ski racers star in ESPN’s ‘On the Edge’ docuseries leading into Olympics

Before Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and other World Cup ski racers chase gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, they will star in a new docuseries that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it's like on the circuit.

5 days ago in Olympics, Sports

Dispute over the Olympic medal stripped from US gymnast Jordan Chiles goes back to Swiss court

American gymnast Jordan Chiles may reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise from the 2024 Paris Olympics that was stripped from her following an appeal by Romania after all.

Entertainment

1 day ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a first for a Spanish-language album

Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically-acclaimed "Debí Tirar Más Fotos," closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize.

4 days ago in Entertainment

The Westminster dog show is turning 150. Here’s what has — and hasn’t — changed over time

When some Gilded Age gentleman hunters organized a New York event to compare their dogs, could they have imagined that people would someday call it the World Series of dogdom or the Super Bowl of dog shows?

5 days ago in Entertainment

As if! ‘Clueless,’ ‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Inception’ among 25 movies entering National Film Registry

As if they'd leave "Clueless" off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling's 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry.

6 days ago in Entertainment, Music

What to know about the 2026 Grammys

Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.

1 week ago in Entertainment

Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air — and a star-studded audience

Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margaret Qualley.

1 week ago in Entertainment

Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’

Ralph Fiennes ' vision of "Eugene Onegin" was cinematic. A three-time Academy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner, Fiennes made his opera directing debut Monday at the Paris Opera's ornate Palais Garnier.

1 week ago in Entertainment

‘One Battle After Another’ leads the pack in nominations for UK’s BAFTA film awards

Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged action thriller "One Battle After Another" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing 14 nominations Tuesday including acting nods for five of its cast.

Local News

4 hours ago in Local

Police search property of missing Penobscot County man

Police continue their search for a missing Hampden man.

23 hours ago in Local

Maine State Police Arrest Howland Man on Child Sex Charges

The suspect is due back in court on March 3rd.

24 hours ago in Local

MSAD 75 Reopening Tuesday After Bomb Threats; Other Maine Schools Also Delayed, Dismissed

MSAD 75 serves Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, and Topsham.

2 days ago in Local

Employee Arrested After Reported Assault at Group Home in Hermon

Deputies say they were called to the scene at 4:50 pm Saturday.

2 days ago in Local

Snowmobiler Hospitalized After Hitting Tree in Otisfield

The firefighters say the snowmobile rider was wearing a helmet, which may have saved his life.

3 days ago in Local

Man Charged in a Brunswick Home Invasion

41-year-old Timothy Miller of Brunswick is accused of breaking into a Brunswick house, armed. Miller was reportedly charged on 5 counts.

3 days ago in Local

Auburn Firefighters Battle Early Morning Blazes in Freezing Temperatures

Auburn firefighters were pushed to the limit early Saturday morning, responding to two separate house fires in sub-zero conditions.

3 days ago in Local

Maine governor targets ICE in first TV ad of Senate campaign

Governor Janet Mills is officially kicking off her Senate campaign with a clear message. In her first TV ad, she’s taking a stand against the Trump administration’s immigration tactics and the actions of ICE right here in Maine.

4 days ago in Local

Social worker enters race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District

A social worker from Old Town is the latest Democratic candidate to enter the race for Maine's 2nd Congressional District.

National Headlines

10 hours ago in National, Trending

‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie asks for prayers to help bring her missing mom home

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is asking for prayers to help bring home her 84-year-old mother, whom authorities in Arizona believe was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

1 day ago in National

Black History Month centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources

In the 100th year since the nation's earliest observances of Black History Month — which began when scholar Carter G. Woodson pioneered the first Negro History Week — celebrations will go on. The current political climate has energized civil rights organizations, artists and academics to engage young people on a full telling of America's story.

1 day ago in National

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father return to Minnesota from ICE facility in Texas

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, were released following a judge's order and returned to Minnesota on Sunday, according to Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

1 day ago in National

Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash

President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House.

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