2014 Winter Olympic Games

Global Voices: The six personalities of Russia's Putin

2013-05-23 04:00:00

Vladimir Putin emerged from the obscurity of a secret agent’s life when called to Moscow in 1997 by power-hungry oligarchs in search of a pliable accomplice to plant in the Kremlin. �In little more than two years, Putin was president of Russia and...

CBS bets that less is more. Warner Bros. TV shakes up its ranks.

2013-05-16 06:57:00

After the coffee. Before my last day of upfront presentations. Phew! The Skinny: I love New York but it seems to have gotten even more crowded since I left years ago. I can't deal! Thursday's headlines include CBS's new fall schedule and a restructuring...

Russians plan to exterminate stray cats, dogs before Winter Games

2013-04-17 08:55:00

Sochi officials have announced that they�hope to make their city safer and more appealing by killing�more than 2,000 stray cats and dogs before the 2014 Winter Olympics, according to the RBC Daily newspaper. "It's obvious that there should be no animals...

Seattle group raises offer for Sacramento Kings

2013-04-12 22:26:00

The Seattle group attempting to buy the Sacramento Kings says it has reached agreement to raise the purchase price by $25 million. Chris Hansen, who is teaming with Steve Ballmer to lead the group, announced the decision to raise the valuation late...

New details in Boston bombings revive fears for Sochi Olympics

2013-04-19 14:50:00

After bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon this week, Russian officials promised to beef up security for the upcoming Winter Olympics, calling it a “clarion call” to take “tougher measures.” Days later, the threat seemed to...

Boston Bruins and Red Sox postpone Friday games

2013-04-20 00:00:00

The Bruins and the Red Sox, Boston-based professional sports teams with home games that had been scheduled for Friday, postponed competition as authorities searched for and apprehended a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Regional rail and bus...

'Tonight's' forecast calls for scattered viewership

2013-04-04 05:00:00

Jimmy Fallon has been crowned the next king of late-night television, but the empire he will inherit has seen better days. "Late Night" host Fallon, who will succeed Jay Leno in "The Tonight Show" chair in 2014, is charged with trying to reenergize a...

NBC confirms Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno in 2014

2013-04-03 10:16:00

Ending weeks of gossip and speculation, NBC confirmed that Jimmy Fallon will succeed Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" in the spring of 2014. Although Leno is still the most-watched late-night television host, NBC is making the move because it...

Departure of Jay Leno, 'Tonight Show' a blow to L.A., Burbank

2013-04-03 12:43:00

The announcement that Jay Leno will be replaced by Jimmy Fallon and that "The Tonight Show" would move from Burbank to New York next year was met with disappointment by L.A. officials. “Obviously, it is a great disappointment that 'The Tonight...

Writers Guild Awards date announced: Feb. 1, 2014

2013-03-28 11:10:00

The 2014 Writers Guild Awards will be held Saturday, Feb. 1, at ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles, the Writers Guild of America, West and Writers Guild of America, East announced Wednesday. PHOTOS: Hollywood Backlot moments The date is another...

It's time to recognize top performers at halfway mark of NHL season

2013-03-11 01:07:13

The Chicago Blackhawks were the big story as the NHL reached the halfway point of its lockout-shortened schedule, but many other excellent performances deserve recognition. Here are some. Halfway coach of the year: Joel Quenneville, Chicago. 21-0-3 isn't...

Lindsey Vonn vows to be ready for Sochi, won't discuss Tiger Woods

2013-02-26 06:35:00

Skier Lindsey Vonn vowed that she will be ready for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games despite breaking her right leg and tearing her ACL and MCL on Feb. 5 at the Alpine skiing world championships in Austria. “I have no doubt I will be ready for Sochi,&...

A police officer with a dog and security guards check a bus on April 16 entering the Olympic Park that is under construction for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Workers cordon off a leaning building in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. The three-story apartment building under construction leaned after a vehicular road traffic tunnel being constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympics had collapsed nearby, the local media said.

2013-03-04 00:00:00

Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The Kremlin leader used his visit to lambaste contractors running behind schedule and racking up massive budget overruns.

2013-02-09 00:00:00