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'Dude, good luck': the Olympic wit and wisdom of a pioneering African skeleton racer - 2026-02-19T10:49:30-05:00
Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter sports.

HUD rule could push families with undocumented immigrants out of their homes - 2026-02-19T10:42:20-05:00
A proposed rule could put nearly 80,000 people at risk of eviction, many of them U.S. citizen children. Undocumented immigrants don't get rental aid but can currently live with family members who do.

1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, intelligence report says - 2026-02-19T10:35:58-05:00
A new Kenyan intelligence report said the Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after being misled with false promises of jobs in Russia before being sent to the front lines.

Refugees in the U.S. could be arrested under a new immigration memo - 2026-02-19T10:10:49-05:00
The move is another Trump administration effort to limit legal pathways to migration or resettlement, after already curbing the number of admitted refugees and re-reviewing those admitted under the Biden administration.

Police arrest Ex-Prince Andrew. And, Trump hosts the first Board of Peace meeting - 2026-02-19T07:21:31-05:00
U.K. police arrested Former Prince Andrew today on suspicion of misconduct in public office, U.K. media reports. And, President Trump is hosting the first-ever Board of Peace meeting today.

That ain't perfume! Ancient bottle contained feces, likely used for medicine - 2026-02-19T06:00:00-05:00
Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than 2,000 years ago.

Britain's ex-Prince Andrew is arrested on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties - 2026-02-19T05:36:09-05:00
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Urban sketchers find the sublime in the city block - 2026-02-19T05:30:00-05:00
Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.

How Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls - 2026-02-19T05:25:51-05:00
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit.

How recent shifts in DNA sleuthing might help investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case - 2026-02-19T05:00:00-05:00
DNA science has helped solve criminal cases for decades. But increasingly, investigative genetic genealogy — which was first used for cold cases — is helping to solve active cases as well.