2 Washington Post writers at the Olympics despite being laid off, say it was important to be there

2 Washington Post writers at the Olympics despite being laid off, say it was important to be there

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Washington Post columnist Barry Svrluga was reporting from his first Winter Olympics when Lindsey Vonn left her hospital bed after a crash and returned to compete days later at the 2006 Turin Games. He is back in Italy two decades later at the Milan Cortina Games…

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Nikkei 225, CSI 300, Kospi

Nikkei 225, CSI 300, Kospi

A Greenlandic flag flies over a residential house on Jan. 21, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rebounded on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump walked back on his threats to impose tariffs on European countries over Greenland. South Korea’s Kospi led gains in the…

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Tax deductions and Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill: Here’s who benefits

Tax deductions and Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ bill: Here’s who benefits

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), flanked by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), speaks to reporters after the Senate passed President Trump’s reconciliation package on July 1, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Tax cuts are the centerpiece of a massive legislative package…

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