Over the next five days, the Americans flipped their Winter Games from a potential bust into its best-ever showing. That haul was still an entire Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo behind the mighty Norwegians , whose 18 golds shattered the Winter Games record they set four years ago. Meanwhile, a few kilometers away, another American took the ice to skate for gold in the signature event of the Winter Games. It was no coincidence that the gold medals that changed an entire team’s fortunes last Thursday went to women. As the men’s hockey team won its first gold medal since 1980, the U.S. said arrivederci to the Games with the one thing that could unite America in 2026: beating Canada.

In March, the US intelligence community assessed that Iran was “not building a nuclear weapon.”In June, the Trump administration nevertheless launched airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program. It had found the strikes did not destroy the core components of Iran’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months. A sampling:“It knocked out their entire potential nuclear capacity.” (July 16)“It’s been obliterated.” (July 31)“We obliterated … the future nuclear capability of Iran.” (August 18)“But I also obliterated Iran’s nuclear hopes, by totally annihilating their enriched uranium.” (September 20)“Well, they don’t have a nuclear program. It was obliterated.” (October 13)“… completely obliterated Iran’s nuclear capability.” (November 11)“It was called Iran and its nuclear capability, and we obliterated that very quickly and strongly and powerfully.” (November 19)“We obliterated their nuclear capability.” (December 11)“We knocked out the Iran nuclear threat, and it was obliterated.” (January 8)“… obliterated Iran’s nuclear enrichment capability.” (January 20)“… achieving total obliteration of the Iran nuclear potential capability — totally obliterated.” (February 13)So to recap: Trump has claimed to have obliterated Iran’s nuclear “capacity,” “capability,” “future … capability,” “potential capability,” “hopes,” “threat” and “enrichment capability.” And as recently as four months ago, he said Iran didn’t even have a nuclear program to speak of. Indeed, Trump was critical of the CNN and Times reports that Iran’s nuclear program was only set back months.

Toya, Fonda and Diane ended up playing for Arizona State, Oregon State and Texas A&M, respectively. pic.twitter.com/gk8n7yZ9GO — eric sondheimer (@latsondheimer) February 23, 2026One of the standouts is Abbigail Gomez, a transfer from Highland who's averaging 15 points. She might be even more excited if the Golden Cougars can win a City title on Friday. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.

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Gavin Newsom on Monday sharply criticized “fake MAGA-manufactured outrage” over his comments about his low SAT score in Atlanta Sunday during his national book tour. “Spare me your fake fucking outrage, Sean.”Gardon pointed out that Newsom was speaking to a mixed-race audience during the conversation with Dickens. “Come on, I’m a 960 SAT guy, governor of the fourth largest economy in the world,” Newsom told The Times. “I’m a guy, you know, with sweaty hands as described in the book, you know, who can’t read a speech, and I’m governor. I’m talking to you.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs were barely cold after the Supreme Court struck them down as illegal on Friday before he announced their replacement. Advertisement“It is very likely that challenges will be filed against the Section 122 tariffs,” said Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University who represented the plaintiffs in the case in which the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s emergency tariffs. Back when the legal challenge that ultimately overturned Trump’s emergency tariffs was before an appellate court, the Department of Justice argued that Section 122 could not be used in place of the emergency tariffs the Supreme Court overturned because trade deficits and balance-of-payments were not the same thing. The court that hears tariff policy cases may be more inclined to agree that Trump can use it to address trade deficits. In the Court of International Trade decision that initially went against Trump’s emergency tariffs, the decision specifically stated that other authorities, including Section 122, existed as an argument against the ability of the president to invoke an emergency to apply tariffs as Trump did.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Monday bashed multiple media reports that suggested his top military adviser, Gen. Dan Caine, had issued warnings about the serious risks of a military operation against Iran. “Numerous stories from the Fake News Media have been circulating stating that General Daniel Caine, sometimes referred to as Razin, is against us going to War with Iran,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Axios, for instance, cited two sources who noted that Caine had raised the possibility of the U.S. being drawn into a prolonged conflict in Iran. SAUL LOEB via Getty ImagesAdvertisementThe news outlets did not state that Caine was against going to war with Iran as Trump claimed. In recent weeks, there’s been a massive buildup of U.S. military assets near Iran as Trump has sought to pressure the country into concessions.

The Huffington Post was blasted on social media after posting a recent article, with a caption reading: "If waving the American flag or chanting 'USA!' The article was published on Saturday following a string of victories by the United States' Winter Olympic team. If waving the American flag or chanting “USA!” turns you off right now, you're not alone. At the Olympics, the focus should be unity and national pride, not political point-scoring. The one thing we should all agree on is taking pride in our athletes’ victories and celebrating America’s success on the world stage.

MIAMI – Jack Flemming, who covers luxury homes and other real estate topics for the Los Angeles Times, and served as an active board member and conference volunteer with the National Association of Real Estate Editors, has been elected and installed as 2026 NAREE president. An experienced panel moderator, Flemming will provide on-stage leadership at NAREE’s 60th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Miami, June 1-4. NAREE recently issued a Call for Entries for its 76th Annual Real Estate Journalism Competition. NAREE 2024 board chair Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, remains on the board as an active board member. Board members continuing to serve as active members on the board in 2026 include Jon Banister, Bisnow; and Rebecca San Juan, Homes.com.

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In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, Russian soldiers fire a Pion self-propelled 203 mm gun towards Ukrainian positions in Ukraine. via Associated PressRussia is executing soldiers in Ukraine for refusing orders, according to Vladimir Putin’s own troops. Another said he saw 20 bodies of fellow soldiers lying in a pit after being executed by their own side. The men have given detailed accounts of how they were tortured for refusing to take part in the offensives which they say amounted to suicide missions. While Donald Trump has attempted trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US, Putin is sticking to his maximalist goals and refusing to compromise unless he gets the Donbas.

“Heavy Snow Risk” on the Map for Maryland in Early March, but NBC4’s Amelia Draper Says Odds Are SlippingThe National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has included most of Maryland in a “Slight Risk of Heavy Snow” zone for the period of March 2nd through March 8th, putting early March on the radar for potential winter weather.That outlook, however, is being met with some skepticism locally. She also noted that meteorological spring begins Sunday, March 1st, with astronomical spring following on March 20th. She also referenced the upcoming cherry blossom forecast expected during the first week of March, which typically aligns more closely with springlike conditions than winter storm threats. However, with a higher sun angle and generally warmer temperatures, it becomes increasingly difficult for our area to capitalize on a meaningful winter storm setup. We will continue monitoring the National Weather Service outlook, along with any short-term systems that could come close later this week.

And his entire country is in prison.” – Volodymyr Zelensky, CNN“We cannot simply give him everything he wants. This is what Ukrainians want to hear.” – Volodymyr Zelensky, CNNThere is also discussion about the disagreement over the sequence of steps toward peace. Zelensky insists that security guarantees must first go through the U.S. Congress and be approved legislatively so that Ukrainians feel the reliability of their allies in the future. “Russia wants us to simply withdraw the army. Zelensky again affirmed his willingness to negotiate, but only under conditions that ensure real support and security for Ukraine in the future.