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American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn has undergone surgery for a broken left leg, according to the AP, after crashing in the Winter Olympics downhill race.

In a statement on X, U.S.

Ski and Snowboard says she's in stable condition.

Vonn crashed today 13 seconds into her downhill run and was transported from the scene of the crash by helicopter.

The 41-year-old was competing just over a week after tearing an ACL in her left knee.

She's trying to become the oldest alpine skier, male or female, to win an Olympic medal.

She's already made history as the first American woman to win gold at the downhill at the 2010 Olympics.

It's Super Bowl Sunday as the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots.

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The publisher and CEO of The Washington Post is leaving just days after mass layoffs at the storied paper.

As NPR's David Fokenflik reports, Will Lewis's two-year tenure was marked by controversy and crisis.

A federal judge told the Trump administration it can't withhold billions of federal dollars for the New York-New Jersey Gateway Tunnel project while a legal challenge plays out.

As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, there's a bizarre naming rights dispute now wrapped up in the freeze.

The extremist group ISIS has taken responsibility for a suicide bombing that struck a mosque in the Pakistani capital, killing more than 30 people and wounding dozens of others.

NPR's Dia Hadid has more.

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