Olympics Still On Despite COVID Surge In Japan
Over 11,000 athletes will compete in Tokyo. Roughly 85% of them are vaccinated and they will be tested daily.

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

Meet the musician teaching the banjo's African roots
As he performs across the country, Jake Blount is helping listeners learn how the banjo relates to Black American culture.
By Scripps News
How authorities are combatting counterfeit Super Bowl gear
There's a spike in fake sports gear around the Super Bowl each year, and criminals are getting savvier and more sophisticated.
By AP
This is how South Carolina is fixing the correctional officer shortage
A lack of correctional officers across the country is expected to worsen, but South Carolina is making changes to recruit and retain more workers.
By Scripps News