LOADING ERROR LOADINGWinter Olympians expressed mixed feelings about competing for the United States as they criticized upheaval back home that includes ICE raids against immigrants. “There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. “I love the USA and I think I would never want to represent a different country in the Olympics,” said Lillis, a gold medalist at Beijing 2022. “I’m racing for an American people who stand for love, for acceptance, for compassion, honesty and respect for others. Alex Pantling via Getty ImagesTeam USA women’s hockey player Kelly Pannek took a more direct route to criticizing the Trump administration.

How relevant is the early sweeper boom to the current environment, where hitters are actively hunting the pitch? Matthews still leaned heavily on the pitch, throwing his sweeper 25.1% of the time in 2025, just a slight dip from 25.9% the year before. When the Twins acquired him before the 2023 season, one of the first changes they made was adding a sweeper. In its first season, hitters managed just a .210 wOBA against the pitch, with a 36.5% whiff rate. Even when it comes to same-handed batters, though, the sweeper might be overtaken by another tack soon.

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BrklynskierPer NYTimes, they had to evacuate 67 people. It took about 2 ½ hours. Cause was a sensor fault caused by a misaligned sheeve. Was operating again on Thursday. Gifted NYTimes article:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/nyregion/skiers-gondola-new-york-gore-mountain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.EOCt.k99ZTI3tUdE5&smid=url-share

4-year-old girl gets jury duty summons More than 500,000 Connecticut residents are summoned for jury duty each year, and preschooler Zara Ibrahimi is one of them.

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President Donald Trump unveiled TrumpRx.gov, a new government-backed website aimed at giving Americans access to discounted prescription drugs. "Americans have long been paying the highest drug prices anywhere in the world, while other countries often paid pennies on the dollar for the exact same drugs," Trump said. He added that despite accounting for a small share of the global population, Americans bear a disproportionate share of drug costs. The initiative follows agreements between the Trump administration and 16 of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies under so-called "most-favored-nation" pricing deals. The TrumpRx.gov displays discounted prescription drugs, showing users the percentage savings off the original price and generating a coupon for each medication.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said on Monday that Bad Bunny disseminates “anti-American propaganda.”AdvertisementThe upshot: Bad Bunny (aka Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) is an enemy of the state. Bad Bunny took home multiple trophies from the 68th Grammy Awards last weekend in Los Angeles, including for album of the year. But Bad Bunny is an American citizen, as are most people born in Puerto Rico after 1898, thanks to the Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917. Bad Bunny, born in 1994, made the deadline with 96 years to spare. But calling Bad Bunny a dissenter is too direct, too Stalinist.

Team USA gears up for Milan Cortina opening ceremony Maggie Rulli caught up with Team USA's Freestyle Women's Moguls as they tried on their opening ceremony looks.

President Trump posted a video Thursday to his social media site that contains animated images depicting former President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. This video is an escalation in the assault that is likely to come on voting rights and voting access in the midterms. The premise of the video in question is that Democrats have engaged in a complicated and decades-long scheme to steal elections. This video is a clear statement that Trump’s vision of America is one in which every non-white group, every vulnerable group really, is a second-class citizen. Abdullah said she worries that even if the voter crackdown isn’t officially sanctioned, those empowered conspiracy theorists will take action anyway.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)“It’s normal to feel pressure for any trial, for any client. ... It’s more just an internal sense of, like, ‘We can do it, it’s possible.’”Historically, the odds have been stacked against federal public defenders. Department of Homeland Security officers instruct protesters to move back at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles so a van could leave the facility on Jan. 30. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)The jury came back with an acquittal after a little over an hour of deliberations. Lopez, Abel and Nickell sat expressionless as the clerk read it aloud.

Perez went to prison in 2000 after confessing that he and fellow LAPD officers shot and beat suspects without provocation, planted and stole evidence, gave false testimony and framed innocent people for crimes. In one instance, she said, LAPD officers were placed under investigation — but seemingly avoided serious discipline — for sharing racist and misogynistic memes in private, cops-only social media groups in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020. The Rampart case ultimately led to a federal consent decree, court oversight of the Police Department and a series of reforms. Longtime department observer Connie Rice said the case of the West Valley officer is indicative of the department’s failure to learn from the past. “The training is inadequate and veteran gang officers are saying there’s danger of being another Rampart,” Rice said.

James Martin: Why I Advocate for L.G.B.T.Q. CatholicsFather James Martin is known for his advocacy on behalf of gay and lesbian Catholics. On “The Interview,” he talks about how the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., compelled him to speak up. February 6, 2026

Trump Voter ApologizesA Republican voter called into C-SPAN to apologize for voting for Donald Trump, after a racist tweet depicting the Obamas as a gorilla and chimp was posted on the president’s X account.

I search for something, I get a bunch of stuff I don’t really want and I don’t really know what I’m getting. I think that’s kind of undeniable. And so one of the things that’s going on is we’re not even deciding these things as a society. I don’t think they’re insurmountable, and I think that the trade offs are more than worth it. I mean, I don’t think Instagram has gotten better under pressure from TikTok.