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USA's Julia Marino reacts after crossing the finish line as she competes in the snowboard women's slopestyle final run during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The U.S. wins its first medal at the Beijing Olympics in women's snowboarding

American snowboarder Julia Marino took silver in the women's snowboard slopestyle final on Sunday, coming in second after New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott.

A courseworker removes a gate flag following the postponement of the men's downhill due to high winds on day two of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Center.

High winds derail men's downhill ski final at the Winter Olympics

Referees postponed the men's downhill alpine ski event after officials decided high winds at the Yanqing course posed a safety risk. This comes after multiple days of practice cancellations.

Coming of age with three contemporary YA novels

In each of these stories — Full Flight, Required Reading for the Disenfranchised Freshman, Ophelia After All — a girl stands at a junction in her life, on the brink of deciding who she wants to be.

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels stands with her lawyer Michael Avenatti during a news conference outside federal court in New York on April 16, 2018. Avenatti was convicted Friday on charges that he cheated Daniels out of nearly $300,000.

Michael Avenatti is convicted of stealing nearly $300,000 from Stormy Daniels

The lawyer was convicted of charges he cheated the porn actor out of money she was supposed to get for writing a book about an alleged tryst with former President Donald Trump.

First Black University of Alabama student to share a building name with a Klan leader

A University of Alabama building will share the names of a Klan leader and its first Black student

Flanked by his lawyers, Travis Reinking, reacts as the verdict is read during his murder trial Friday in Nashville, Tenn. A jury found Reinking guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of four people at a Waffle House in 2018.

Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder

Evidence presented during the trial showed Travis Reinking had schizophrenia and had suffered delusions for years but prosecutors showed that he was calm and cooperative after his arrest.

Judge halts Virginia governor's opt-out school mask order — for now

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that sought to allow parents to opt out of classroom mask mandates was one of the first actions he took after his inauguration Jan. 15.

The problems in the San Francisco neighborhood Tenderloin — homelessness, poverty, substance abuse and crime — have plagued the area for decades.

Overdoses far exceed COVID deaths in a San Francisco district. The mayor has a plan

San Francisco Mayor London Breed's recent emergency declaration will allow the city to fast-track social services to address drug overdoses and crime.

With the Trump-era head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. stepping down, consumer protection groups see an opportunity to put an end to "rent-a-bank" loans with sky-high interest rates.

Consumer groups want the FDIC to ban rent-a-bank loans with rates that can top 100%

With the Trump-era head of the FDIC stepping down, consumer protection groups see an opportunity to put an end to "rent-a-bank" loans with sky-high interest rates.

A ski jumper flies overhead on the 60-meter ski jump at the Suicide Hill Ski Bowl in Ishpeming, Mich. on March 7, 2021. The Suicide Hill Ski Bowl is home to 5 ski jumps - one being the infamous 90-meter Suicide Hill Ski Jump.

America's birthplace of organized skiing is in Michigan, here's what it looks like

Michigan photographer Nic Antaya started a documenting Ishpeming Ski Club to understand how it has birthed a handful of Olympic athletes and its culture.

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