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Austrian skier Scheib takes World Cup GS for her 3rd win of the season. Shiffrin places 6th

SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Skiing in front of her home crowd. Winning the race. And going top of the discipline standings.

Julia Scheib could have hardly wished for a better scenario to wrap up her calendar year 2025, just weeks before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

The Austrian won a World Cup giant slalom on home snow near capital Vienna on Saturday, beating Switzerland's Camille Rast by 0.14 and Olympic champion Sara Hector of Sweden by 0.40 seconds.

Mikaela Shiffrin, the women's record holder with 22 GS victories, finished sixth.

“It’s... Read More

How TV shows like 'Mo' and 'Muslim Matchmaker' allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows.

The comedian, writer and actor of Palestinian descent has received critical acclaim for it, too. The second season of Amer's “Mo” documents Mo Najjar and his family’s tumultuous journey reaching asylum in the United States as Palestinian refugees.

Amer's show is part of an ongoing wave of television from Arab American and Muslim American creators who are telling nuanced, complicated stories about identity... Read More

Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

BOSTON (AP) — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s.

As of Saturday morning, New York City had received just under three inches of snow — roughly half of what some forecasts had predicted. At least 1,500 flights were canceled from Friday night into Saturday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.

Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and... Read More

Volunteering with children can build character and create lasting family memories

NEW YORK (AP) — When Cami Teacoach's son turned three she set out to find volunteer opportunities they could do together. He made Valentine cards for senior citizens. They hiked and picked up trash. He helped harvest produce at community gardens and made seed balls out of mud, throwing them into the forest to promote wildflower growth.

Teacoach had reached out to many organizations looking for volunteer projects that she could do with her young child, but most places said no, so she came up with her own.

“Everyone was like, 'A 3-year-old can’t do that,'” “And... Read More

Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., authorities said.

Explosions boomed across Kyiv for hours as ballistic missiles and drones hit the city. The attack began in the early morning hours Saturday and was continuing as day broke.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for further talks on ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Zelenskyy told reporters he... Read More

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Austrian skier Scheib takes World Cup GS for her 3rd win of the season. Shiffrin places 6th

How TV shows like 'Mo' and 'Muslim Matchmaker' allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories

Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes

Volunteering with children can build character and create lasting family memories

Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles and drones, killing 1 and wounding many ahead of Ukraine-US talks

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