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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post sports reporter Liz Clarke to get an update on the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2022.

Heynderickx — a Portland, Ore. songwriter and NPR Slingshot artist — entered the Contest three years in a row. She says the Contest has helped her musical career in ways she never expected.

The White House says Russia is planning a false flag operation to justify a further invasion of Ukraine. The State Department suggested Russia may be making a video of a fake attack to pin on Ukraine.

The sport's governing body has gotten rid of a rule that required hip-enhancing panels on women's ski suits. Ski jumpers still want to see better pay and more opportunities to compete.

A widespread winter storm is dumping snow and causing freezing rain though large parts of the United States, leading to travel disruptions and some power outages.

While the Olympics often feel like a victory lap for NBC, the games' exclusive broadcaster in the U.S., the politics surrounding Beijing 2022 have put the network in an uncomfortable spot.

New satellite images show the buildup of Russian forces and equipment along Ukraine's borders with western Russia, Belarus and Crimea — including new tents, an indicator that troops may be present.

Vermont is the only state that consistently appoints cartoonist laureates as a ceremonial position that promotes the art of cartooning.

Cabinet-level officials from the U.S. and China met for the first time since Biden took office, amid increasingly acrimonious and fraught relations between the world's two largest economies.

At the Sunday night ceremony, The Martian won for best motion picture, comedy, while The Revenant won in the drama category. Here is the full list of winners — and the fellow nominees they beat out.