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Ukraine protests as Russians cleared to fly their flag at Paralympics

Ukraine calls a decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the 2026 Paralympics under their nations' flags, "disappointing and outrageous."

4th alleged rape victim testifies against Norway princess's son

Marius Borg Hoiby faces 38 charges, including raping four women while they were asleep or had passed out.

Zelenskyy says Putin playing for time as U.S.-brokered talks wrap up

U.S.-brokered Ukraine-Russia peace talks wrap up with little to show, and Zelenskyy accusing Moscow of playing for time

What is ski mountaineering? More on the sport making its Olympic debut

Ski mountaineering is new to the Olympics, but it's actually one of the oldest forms of skiing. Here's more on the treacherous sport that pushes athletes to their limits.

Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in women's slalom, breaking Olympic drought

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

Team USA curler defends Canadian player accused of cheating

Team USA curler Korey Dropkin defends Canadian player Marc Kennedy amid allegations of an Olympic rule breach on the ice.

Naval shipwreck emerges after being buried underwater for 400 years

A program dubbed "the Lost Navy" is underway to identify the large number of Swedish naval shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the Baltic.

French far-left party linked to activist's killing reports bomb threat

The far-left France Unbowed party says it evacuated its Paris office due to a bomb threat as 2 more people were detained over the killing of a far-right activist.

Lindsey Vonn's Olympic crash rekindles concern over ski bindings design

Lindsey Vonn's devastating injury when her skis didn't come off has put a spotlight on bindings, which hold boots to skis and are some of the oldest technology in the sport.

In a first, shark seen on camera in Antarctica waters, surprising researchers

A large shark was caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's waters, surprising researchers. "There's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," one said.

Belgium accuses U.S. envoy of disinformation for antisemitism claim

Belgian authorities call the U.S. ambassador's intervention in the case of three Jewish religious figures "dangerous disinformation."

Epstein survivor tells CBS News how she was trafficked, and assaulted

Juliette Bryant says not long after meeting Jeffrey Epstein, he assaulted her, and she realized, "this is not a modeling opportunity, I've been kidnapped."

Iran calls talks with U.S. "more constructive" as Trump's threat looms

Iran and the U.S. traded threats and warnings even as negotiators sat down to discuss a deal to avert a war, but Tehran says "we now have a clearer path ahead."

Russia hammers Ukraine again as U.S. brokers 3rd round of peace talks

The U.S. is brokering a 3rd round of Russia-Ukraine talks, but there's little hope of a breakthrough to end the deadliest war on European soil in 80 years.