The International Olympic Committee on Monday rejected fierce criticism from Ukrainian officials, who have accused it of promoting war after the body said Russians could potentially be given the opportunity to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, following federal convictions in two courts on charges including child pornography, racketeering and sex trafficking that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades.
Over 1,000 costumed people tackled chilly waters with temperatures of 3.5 C to attend the 52nd edition of the Danube winter swim in Neuburg, southern Germany. The event, which is back after a pandemic break, began in 1969 to test the readiness of the local water rescue service.
One of two foreign men swept up in an avalanche in Japan while back-country skiing in the central prefecture of Nagano and found without vital signs on Monday was U.S. professional skier Kyle Smaine, according to an outdoor magazine.
The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an "inflection point" where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths.
Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down on his badly sprained right ankle, then was shoved late out of bounds by Joseph Ossai, giving Harrison Butker a chance to kick a 45-yard field goal with three seconds left that gave Kansas City a 23-20 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC title game Sunday night.
Survivors of the 2014 Yazidi genocide by ISIS who found safe haven in Winnipeg report panic attacks and fear for the future after learning that a Canadian court has ordered the repatriation of alleged members of the group that murdered their families, enslaved, tortured and raped them.
