Asahi Shimbun: Cancel The Tokyo Olympics
The newspaper also called the International Olympic Committee "self-righteous," noting the "huge gap" between officials and public sentiment.

Can the Winter Olympics survive climate change?
The Winter Olympics have already been postponed due to climate change and lack of quality snow, leaving many to wonder how the Games will go on.
By AP
Athletes Force A Change In Ban Of Russians At Paralympics
The tipping point to the rapid turn of events Thursday was "a very, very volatile environment" in the athletes village in Beijing at the Paralympics.
By Dita Alangkara / AP
Olympic Committee Calls For Russia To Be Excluded From Sports
The IOC also withdrew the Olympic Order it gave Vladimir Putin in 2001, and other Russian officials since.
By Pavel Golovkin / APTop Stories

Minus-60 wind chills expected for some states this weekend
When wind chills reach minus 25, frostbite can occur in 15 minutes.
By Tony Gutierrez / AP
Mortgage rates fall for 4th consecutive week
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped slightly by 0.04% to 6.09%.
By John Raoux / AP
China: Balloon over US skies is for research, wind pushed it off track
The Pentagon decided not to shoot down the balloon because of concerns about hurting people on the ground.
By Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP