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Born in Ghana and raised in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, Biney is the first African-American woman to qualify for a U.S. Olympic speedskating team. Her father is her biggest fan.

Also: New power outages in Puerto Rico follow a substation fire; South African President Jacob Zuma clings to power; and models shed clothes for body paint in New York's Polar Bear Paint event.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching an unpredictable process Monday, affording lawmakers the chance to bring any ideas to the floor. "Whoever gets to 60 [votes] wins," he said.

With a historic jump and a set of strong performances, the U.S. figure skaters put an exclamation point on a team win at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Simona Mangiante is defending her future husband, George Papadopoulos, and is telling a much different story than the one coming from the White House and from allies of President Trump.

Strong winds forced a change: instead of snowboarders getting three runs to net a best score, they got just two tries. Jamie Anderson needed only one — and, she said, "my lion power."

This year's New York Fashion Week models will have access to private changing rooms for the first time. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sara Ziff, the founder of Model Alliance, about the new guidelines.

Hundreds of dogs demonstrated their dexterity in Westminster's fifth annual Masters Agility Championship.

The three-time Olympian claimed silver at Pyeongchang, missing gold by just over two hundredths of a second. His feat ends an American drought in the event that spanned more than five decades.

News images showed thick black smoke issuing from the fiery wreckage at the bottom of a ravine. Seven people were on board the helicopter.