Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic
Social life in the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen — hemmed in by mountains, a glacier and a fjord on a remote Arctic island — has long revolved around its only church.
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Taurasi to take part in USA Basketball training camp
Diana Taurasi's USA Basketball career isn't done just yet. The five-time Olympic gold medalist is part of the national team training camp in Minnesota next month. While Taurasi will be at the camp, Brittney Griner won't. She is still part of the pool that the 2024 Olympic team will be chosen from.Â
Boxer Klitschko joins fight against Olympic path for Russia
Olympic gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko has joined Ukraine's fight against IOC plans to let some Russians compete at the 2024 Paris Summer Games. The former heavyweight champion has suggested in a video message that sports leaders will be accomplices to the war if athletes from Russia and its military ally Belarus can compete at the next Olympics. The International Olympic Committee wants to let Russians and Belarusians who have not openly supported the war to try to qualify for Paris.
Rodgers believes decision could come in 'couple of weeks'
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he doesn’t expect to make a decision on whether to play next season until after the Super Bowl.
Major funders call for increased support of Black feminists
"It's time to fund Black feminist movements like we want them to win," supporters of the Black Feminist Fund wrote to other philanthropists.
Analysis: NBA All-Star reserve voting to lead to some snubs
There’s going to be some angry people in the NBA on Thursday night. With good reason, too. The votes from the coaches are now in, and on Thursday, the NBA will reveal the 14 players who got picked to be reserves for the All-Star Game.Â
Analyzing an Aaron Rodgers-to-Jets deal
In 2008, the Jets acquired veteran quarterback Brett Favre in a trade with the Packers. Now dreams of Aaron Rodgers are dancing through Jets fans’ heads. Is Gang Green on the cusp of trading for another Green Bay future Hall of Fame quarterback this offseason?
Today in History — Jan. 31
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2023. There are 334 days left in the year.
Birthdays – Jan. 31
Composer Philip Glass is 86. Actor Stuart Margolin ("The Rockford Files") is 83. Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite is 79. Actor Jonathan Banks ("Better Call Saul," "Breaking Bad") is 76. Actor Glynn Turman ("The Wire," "A Different World") is 76. Singer Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band is 72. Singer John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols is 67. Actor Anthony LaPaglia ("Without a Trace," "Murder One") is 64. Actor Kelly Lynch is 64. Singer-guitarist Lloyd Cole is 62. Actor Paulette Braxton ("The Parkers," "In the House") is 58. Bassist Al Jaworski of Jesus Jones is 57. Actor Minnie Driver is 53. Actor Portia de Rossi ("Arrested Development," "Ally McBeal") is 50. Comedian Bobby Moynihan ("Saturday Night Live") is 46. Actor Kerry Washington ("Scandal," "Ray") is 46. Singer Justin Timberlake is 42. Actor Tyler Ritter ("The McCarthys") is 38. Singer Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line is 36. Singer Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons is 36. Actor Joel Courtney ("Super 8," "The Kissing Booth") is 27.
Careers Now: You get a job offer without interviewing. Now what?
You've accepted an invitation to interview for a position that sounds great. But now you're reading negative comments in online reviews about what working for the company is really like. How should you handle the interview?
Barton Goldsmith: Survival tactics for the modern world
There are many things you can do to make a tough time easier. Some may be hard to see if you are stuck in a negative thought loop. Here are ways to get started.
No. 6 Virginia holds off second-half surge by Syracuse
Jayden Gardner scored 17 points and made a jumper near the foul line in the final minute as No. 6 Virginia withstood a second-half surge by Syracuse to win its seventh straight game, 67-62. Also No. 11 Texas beats No. 10 Baylor, and Texas Tech upsets No. 13 Iowa State.
Chip Caray follows grandpa's footsteps as voice of Cardinals
Longtime broadcaster Chip Caray is taking over as the play-by-play voice of the St. Louis Cardinals more than five decades after his grandfather and Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray became a baseball staple with the same club.Â
Burrow, Bengals falter but should stay among AFC contenders
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals didn’t have another fantastic finish left in them. The team will now turn its attention toward signing Burrow to a long-term contract extension and making sure they can afford to keep talented players around him.
Georgia finding new hope in SEC under first-year coach White
Mike White is making an impact in his first season as Georgia’s coach. After five consecutive losing seasons in SEC games, the Bulldogs are 14-7 overall and 4-4 in the league under White.
