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Mikaela Shiffrin falls during the women's giant slalom on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

U.S. ski champ Mikaela Shiffrin is out of Olympic giant slalom event after falling

9:44pm February 06, 2022

Shiffrin, known as the reigning queen of the slopes, fell in her first run in the giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics. It was the first time she did not finish a giant slalom race in four years.

Here's how the athletes did in the first weekend of the Winter Olympics

5:04pm February 06, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The 2022 Beijing Games are underway and already the drama is brewing from stellar performances on the ice rink — both figure skating and hockey — and on the slopes.

Canadian officials weigh how they can respond to the truck protests

5:04pm February 06, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

Huge protests involving trucks and other large vehicles have been disrupting life in Ottawa and other Canadian cities. The protesters are calling for an end to COVID-19 public health mandates.

A church is seen in the Russian village of Shebekino outside Belgorod, a few miles from the Ukrainian border, on Jan. 27, 2022.

U.S. says Russia has amassed about 75% of the troops it would need to invade Ukraine

3:54pm February 06, 2022

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Officials warn that an attack could result in the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, while millions of Ukrainian refugees would be left to flee, likely to nearby Poland.

Norway's team, from left, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, Tarjei Boe, Tiril Eckhoff and Johannes Thingnes Boe celebrate their first place finish during the medal ceremony in the Biathlon Mixed Relay 4x6km event on Feb. 5, 2022 at the Beijing Olympics.

The first 2022 Winter Olympic medals have been awarded. Here's what they look like

10:51am February 06, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Beijing Olympic Committee organizers pulled from Chinese culture and relied on the 2008 medal design for the 2022 gold, silver, and bronze medallions.

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Soviet-era bomb shelters in Kyiv are now shops, apartments and bars

9:11am February 06, 2022

As the Ukrainian capital city prepares for a possible attack by Russia, residents are wondering where to go. Many Soviet-era bomb shelters have been refurbished after decades of disuse.

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E.U. official discusses diplomatic de-escalation tactics in Russia-Ukraine tension

8:04am February 06, 2022

by Juana Summers

Juana Summers asks Peter Stano, lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, about the Ukraine crisis.

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Politics chat: Russia and Ukraine have an outsized impact on American life

8:04am February 06, 2022

by Mara Liasson

The Ukraine crisis could cast a shadow on good economic and pandemic developments for the Biden administration.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on Wednesday in Moscow in June 2019.

Beijing and Moscow unite in efforts to redefine democracy itself

8:00am February 06, 2022

by Ron Elving

In a pointed message to their international critics, the two autocrats declared it was only up to their own people "to decide whether their State is a democratic one."

Testing blood for malaria at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Malawi.

Drug-resistant malaria is emerging in Africa. Doctors are worried — yet hopeful

7:00am February 06, 2022

by Pratik Pawar

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without better surveillance, experts say it is hard to track the threat.