It’s day thirteen of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and the lineup is packed with must-see events. Here’s the Olympic schedule for Thursday, Feb. 19, on Local 4:

Experts say a weekslong “snow drought” in Norther California's Sierra Nevada helped set the stage for Tuesday's deadly avalanche, after several feet of new snow fell on an earlier layer that had hardened.

Pope Leo XIV has opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday.

American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin has put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom by a massive 1.50 seconds.

Muslim Palestinians in Gaza are preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan under a fragile ceasefire deal.

Singapore is piloting the world’s first sustainable aviation fuel levy.

A University of Michigan student is suing the university after being accused of using artificial intelligence to write her papers.

It’s day seven of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and the lineup is packed with must-see events. Here’s the Olympic schedule for Friday, Feb. 13, on Local 4:

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles.

Everyday lifestyle choices can add up to significant climate impact when even a small share of the population makes them.

UNICEF says that the recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country.

The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism.

It’s day five of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and the lineup is packed with must-see events. Here’s the Olympic schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Local 4:

Flory Bidunga had a double-double and No. 9 Kansas defeated top-ranked and previously unbeaten Arizona 82-78 on Monday night.

Mikel Brown Jr. had 10 3-pointers and scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman single-game record 45 points as No. 24 Louisville routed N.

A brawl broke out at the Pistons-Hornets game on Monday night, resulting in four ejections, including two for Detroit.

It’s been a confusing time for people with student loans.

Olympic fans came to Cortina with heavy winter coats and gloves.

It’s day three of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and the lineup is packed with must-see events. Here’s the Olympic schedule for Monday, Feb. 9, on Local 4:

Former New York Jets player Darron Lee has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with first-degree murder.

The Pentagon says it will cut ties with Harvard University, ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough is alerting the public to a telephone scam targeting Monroe County residents.

Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.

Aldis Hodge thinks there are parallels between the new season of “Cross” and the stories about Jeffrey Epstein.

Italy has put in place a massive security operation for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are highlighting the contrast between the two host cities.

A BYU sports team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent’s venue for at least the fourth time in a year and the Big 12 again announced that the conference is looking into the matter.

The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

The Angel Meloni is no more.

Voters in northern New Jersey will select nominees in a special congressional primary to replace Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the U.S. House now that she's governor.

President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal.

French prosecutors have raided the offices of social media platform X as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations that include spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes.

China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions.

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades.

A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction.

A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally.

Massive power outages in Cuba mean that many people are unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election.

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15.

Pakistan has ended an eight-year drought against Australia in Twenty20s after a 22-run win in Lahore.

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway.

President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents.

The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country.

Yale University is eliminating tuition for new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000 a year.

Tourism in Cuba is plummeting at a time when the island desperately needs that revenue.

A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction.

Detroit Lions tight end Brock Wright and his fiancée, Carley Johnston, have joined the effort to outlaw painful dog experiments at taxpayer-funded institutions in Michigan.

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to rescind its guidance on workplace harassment.

After back-to-back fatal train crashes in Spain, Thursday brought the good news that Boro the missing dog was found.

The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges.

Ana García and her sister were traveling from Malaga in southern Spain to Madrid when their train car derailed and crashed in one of the country’s worst railway tragedies.

Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas.

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza spent the College Football Playoff showing the nation just why he earned the Heisman Trophy.

A privately funded initiative called “Be The People” will try to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to solve local problems as part of a vision for the next 250 years of the United States.

Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state.

Day Day Thomas scored 19 points to lead Cincinnati to a 79-70 win Saturday over No. 2 Iowa State, which has lost two straight after winning its first 16 games.

The 2026 Detroit Auto Show will be open to the public beginning Saturday, Jan. 17.

The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces.

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.

Indiana and Mississippi had rather busy schedules the last couple of weeks as they competed in the College Football Playoff while the transfer portal window was open.

Host Italy has a new contender in Alpine skiing with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics three weeks away.

Mikayla Blakes scored a season-high 38 points and No. 5 Vanderbilt won its school-record 18th straight game to open the season, beating Mississippi State 89-84 on Thursday night.

An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports.

Spotify is hiking its prices for Premium users again.

Pope Leo XIV has met with families of Italian teenagers killed or injured in a fire that engulfed a Swiss ski resort bar during a party on New Year's Eve.

The Dodge Charger won the 2026 North American Car of the Year award, while the Ford Maverick Lobo took the crown for the truck honors, and the Hyundai Palisade won the utility award.

President Donald Trump was caught on video flipping off a Ford worker during his visit to Dearborn Tuesday afternoon, and the automaker responded to the incident.

President Donald Trump is in Detroit on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, to speak at the Economic Club.

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is set to interview with the Detroit Lions for their offensive coordinator position.

Michigan voters were asked in a recent poll how they felt about President Donald Trump’s second term so far, specifically about his economic policies.

The difficulty of tracking the death toll from Iran's nationwide protests has been compounded by the government's decision to cut off the internet to the country.

President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates are U.S. national champions once again, capturing their record-setting seventh U.S. Figure Skating Championship title.

President Donald Trump will visit Detroit on Tuesday, Jan. 13 — his first trip to Michigan since April 2025.

Matthew Stafford beat out Drake Maye while Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were unanimous choices for the 2025 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team.

Detroit Lions General Manager Brad Holmes addressed the recent decision to part ways with offensive coordinator John Morton and the search for his replacement.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is now restricting image generation and editing to paying users.

Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million in salary arbitration while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million.

The PGA Tour is expanding its Player Equity Program to reward current performance.

A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from Head Start grant applications and barred it from laying off any more federal employees in the federal Office of Head Start.

The Trump administration and Louisiana officials have lifted another decades-old school desegregation order, part of a campaign to end court orders they describe as outdated.

Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.

Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes took another blow after a 1-1 draw with Brighton.

No. 2-ranked Michigan Wolverines head coach Dusty May shared his thoughts following the team’s hard-fought 74-72 road victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions inside the Bryson Jordan Center.

A photo of 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashing through the streets of eastern Caracas as explosions boomed in the background was soon on front pages of major international outlets.

The Detroit Lions announced Tuesday that the team has parted ways with offensive coordinator John Morton.

The Detroit Tigers have traded outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy to the Tampa Bay Rays.

There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike in Venezuela.

This was a great bowl season for guys named Anthony Smith.

The final pilgrims of the 2025 Holy Year have passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Greece’s government says a major radio communications failure that shut the country’s airspace is unlikely to have been a cyberattack.

It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area’s history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people.

Jake Paul has slipped out of the WBA cruiserweight rankings after the YouTuber-turned-boxer was soundly beaten by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last month.

Greek authorities have removed more than 300,000 inactive university students from public university records.

Watch live streaming coverage of the 2026 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop from Times Square in New York City.

Watch live streaming coverage of the 2026 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop from Times Square in New York City.

Watch live streaming coverage of the 2026 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop from Times Square in New York City.