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Saturday sports: Standouts and scandals at the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics in Beijing are coming to a close with an ice skating scandal taking over the spotlight. Also, how China managed to make the games close to free of COVID-19.

Tourists visit the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica in 2019. A new study suggests that tourism and research activity in the most heavily trafficked part of the continent are leading to significantly more snow melt.

Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds

Arctic communities have long been plagued by soot that drives snow melt and respiratory disease. Now, humans are making their mark in Antarctica.

Satellite images show the effects of a prolonged warm spell on Eagle Island, in the far north of the Antarctic Peninsula, NASA says. An inch of snowpack melted in just one day, the agency says. The blue areas in snow on the right are ponds of melted water.

'Antarctica Melts,' NASA Says, Showing Effects Of A Record Warm Spell

Taken just nine days apart, two images illustrate the impact a recent warm period had on the Antarctic Peninsula. NASA says such warmth "has become more common in recent years."

In the coastal community of Kotzebue, Alaska, climate change is threatening the way of life for Native communities who have been living there for generations.

This is what's at risk from climate change in Alaska

Climate change is transforming the Arctic, and putting indigenous communities in Alaska at risk.

'Sanctuary city' ordinance would protect undocumented immigrants living in L.A.

Los Angeles on Tuesday approved a so-called "sanctuary city" ordinance aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants from potential deportation.

Canada defeats the United States with OT score in 4 Nations Face-Off hockey final

Canada defeated the U.S. hockey team 3-2 with an overtime score in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. The rivalry had turned ugly as Trump's talk of tariffs and annexation brought geopolitics to the ice.

A large group of people walk at night carrying protest signs and Mexican flags.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signals readiness to deploy state troopers as immigration protests escalate

While protests in Houston, San Antonio and Dallas remained mostly peaceful, tensions flared in Austin Monday evening.

Dallas police push protesters off the street during a rally against the Trump administration and ICE on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Dallas.

Protests planned across Texas over immigration raids, Trump policies

Dozens of anti-Trump protests are planned across the state on Saturday.

Birth Of The Cool: A Brief History Of Air Conditioning

Human attempts to control the weather go back millennia. There was fire, of course, for keeping warm when winter's cold takes hold, but taming the...

Attorney Christopher Taylor speaks with clients in his office in Norcross, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Arrests of immigrants with no criminal record more than tripled in the region last year.

How Metro Atlanta Became A 'Pioneer' Of Immigration Enforcement

The Atlanta area is one of the toughest in the U.S. for people in the country illegally. Federal immigration authorities are aggressive, and they get help from local law enforcement and the courts.

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