Looking for the best places to hit the snow? Travel editors Annabel Grossman and Ted Thornhill break down their standout ski destinations, from Val Thorens in the French Alps and Corvara in the Italian Dolomites, to Niseko in Hokkaido, Japan, plus two of Canada’s top ski towns. We explain what makes each place different, when to visit for the best snow, and how to make the most of it once you’re on the slopes. Watch Travel Smart on Independent TV
John Harbaugh was back in his Baltimore-area home Saturday, catching up with his wife on Valentine’s Day while remembering the call from New York Giants co-owner John Mara last month that changed his life. AdvertisementHarbaugh was not certain what John Mara would say. As president and CEO of the Giants, Mara was clearly making the final call. Finally, Harbaugh heard Mara say, “We have an agreement. If it fails, his first month as Giants coach shows it won’t be for a lack of trying.
Job cuts in an industry that has struggled financially since the internet came into existence and killed its business model is hardly new, but last week’s brutal cull of hundreds of journalists at the Bezos-owned Washington Post marks a new low. In any case, his ownership of the Washington Post is yet more proof, if needed, that owning a newspaper is not about money; it’s about power and influence. Bezos, with his $266bn fortune, doesn’t need the money that a newspaper might bring in; his interest payouts make the Washington Post’s $100m annual losses look like a rounding error. The resulting lawsuit blamed “improper pressure from President Donald J Trump … to harm his perceived political enemy – Jeffrey P Bezos”. View image in fullscreen Supporters of the Washington Post attend a rally held by guild members outside its office building on 5 February 2026.
But the Minnesota protests, where the civic unity is as palpable as the biting cold, stand on more solid ground. In pictures: The Minneapolis immigration crackdown 34 photos Federal agents confront protestors in Minneapolis during clashes in the aftermath of a fatal shooting on January 24. Todd Heisler/The New York Times/Redux Federal agents spray a chemical agent at a person in Minneapolis on January 21. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Federal agents take a demonstrator into custody outside the Whipple Federal Building on January 9. Ben Hovland/AP Prev Next In pictures: The Minneapolis immigration crackdownImmigration will remain a complex issue.
But the 3-year-old wolf — known as BEY03F — is spending the romantic holiday in Kern County. She kept her time in L.A. brief, having traveled north over the county line by Monday morning, per a state-run tracker of GPS-collared wolves. But BEY03F left her family before that happened, according to John Marchwick of California Wolf Watch, an educational group. “You’re never going to see a wolf pack running in Griffith Park,” she said. “This signifies a historic moment in the return of wolves for California,” Marchwick, of California Wolf Watch, told The Times when she first showed up.
An unfolding legal drama involving the death penalty, due process and executive power deserves more attention. In the waning days of his presidency, Joe Biden used the pardon power to commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal prisoners awaiting execution. Donald Trump was outraged at this decision and set out to roll it back. Once the Trump Justice Department got up and running in 2025, the Bureau of Prisons changed course. Trump’s attempted retaliation for Biden’s clemency is also a warning about where an increasingly out-of-control pardon power may lead.
AdvertisementA monument to oil workers stands in a square in Cabimas, a once-thriving oil town in Venezuela. But slumping crude prices, government mismanagement and U.S. sanctions have left Venezuela’s industry a hollowed-out shell of its former, grandiose self. Much of Venezuela’s oil industry is in disrepair, like this broken oil pipeline over Lake Maracaibo. A mural in Maracaibo celebrates Venezuela’s oil industry. He and other former oil workers expressed guarded optimism for Trump’s ambitious revival blueprint.
But Bill is 88 and still the biggest Brock Nelson fan imaginable. Bill and his brother, Roger, founded the Christian Brothers Hockey Company, which manufactured hockey sticks starting in 1964, until they sold the company in 2002. High school, college, AHL, NHL, every year he gets better.”Brock Nelson’s brother, Blayke, surprised him with a Warroad Hockeytown USA “Brock Nelson” Olympic pin. (Courtesy of Blayke Nelson)Blayke arrived in Milan with a Warroad Hockeytown USA “Brock Nelson” Olympic pin. But I’m proud of him regardless.”As Uncle Dave proudly says, “Once an Olympian, always an Olympian,” gold medal or not.
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Brown Jr. had 29 points and 6 assists in the 82-71 victoryGot story updates? ›Standout Louisville freshman Mikel Brown Jr. followed up his historic game with another impressive performance, scoring 29 points and dishing out 6 assists to lead the No. The players Mikel Brown Jr. A standout freshman for the Louisville Cardinals basketball team. Louisville Cardinals The Division I men's basketball team representing the University of Louisville. Baylor Bears The Division I men's basketball team representing Baylor University.
Jeffries issued a stark warning to that Democrat, state Senate President Bill Ferguson — suggesting the move could help Trump’s GOP win the midterms. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, right, speaks during a press conference alongside Maryland Gov. The prevailing sentiment in the Maryland Senate Democratic Caucus, however, is one of skepticism. Republicans, meanwhile, have enacted new congressional maps in four states, targeting nine House seats held by Democrats. Abigail Spanberger and state Democrats are pursuing a strategy so aggressive that it’s surprised even some Democrats in Washington.
Chinese car companies make more vehicles than anyone else on Earth and export more as well. He said multiple Chinese automakers have shown “readiness to come to the US, to build in the US.”That would be helpful for American car buyers. Chinese cars shipped to America come with a 100% tariff, by far the highest tariff rate for any import. BYD and other leading Chinese automakers did not respond to questions from CNN about their plans for entering the US market. That’s a prescription for lower prices, as has been the case in Europe since Chinese automakers entered that market, according to experts.
AdvertisementRubio addressed the conference a year after Vice President JD Vance stunned the same audience with a harsh critique of European values. But he and other European officials made clear that they will stand by their values, including their approach to free speech, climate change and free trade. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio today made a conciliatory but not uncritical speech to Europe at the Munich Security Conference. “And I’m here today to make it clear that America is charting the path for a new century of prosperity. President Donald Trump gives remarks to the troops in Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
Palestinian citizens of Israel are descendants of those who were not expelled or forced to flee their homes when Israel was established in 1948. Ammar Awad/ReutersAttendees told CNN it was the largest demonstration the Arab community has seen in years, culminating a multi-day general strike from shop owners. “If you look at the Palestinian Arab community in Israel, how many are being killed daily and for no reason?” Awad said. Like many others in his community, Awad believes the Israeli government intentionally neglects crime perpetrated against Palestinian citizens. The Mosawa Center, a group advocating equal rights for Palestinian citizens, called it a “dangerous political step” that would do nothing to combat crime.
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