Lindsey Vonn says she underwent a third round of surgery Wednesday and is making “slow” progress as she recovers from a crash that broke her leg during her downhill Olympic race on Sunday.
The surgery was successful, she said in a post on Instagram. She also shared photos of herself in her hospital bed with a metal frame attached to her leg.
“Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago,” she posted. “I’m making progress and while it is slow, I know I’ll be ok.”
Vonn, who calls Colorado home, said she is thankful for the incredible medical staff, family and friends who have been by her side and for “the beautiful outpouring of love and support from people around the world.”
“Also, huge congrats to my teammates and all of the Team USA athletes who are out there inspiring me and giving me something to cheer for,” she posted.
U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn shared a photo from the hospital where she’s recovering after breaking her leg in a crash in the women’s downhill race at the Winter Olympics, Feb. 11, 2026.
@lindseyvonn via Instagram/via REUTERS
Vonn crashed seconds into her race after deciding to compete despite rupturing her left ACL in a prior crash during a World Cup event in the Swiss Alps a week before.
The 41-year-old American came out of retirement to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics and had said she felt confident she could still complete the race with the help of a knee brace.
A high-profile trial against social media company Meta continued into its second day in Santa Fe, with prosecutors accusing the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp of intentionally targeting teens and preteens to maximize advertising revenue while exposing young users to sexual exploitation and other online dangers.On Tuesday, jurors heard testimony from Arturo Béjar, a former senior Facebook leader who oversaw engineering and product efforts related to site integrity, security, safety and customer support.Béjar testified that Facebook maintained a proactive internal standard for addressing user harm when he left the company in 2015. He said he returned in 2019 after his daughter received sexually explicit photos online, hoping to help drive change, but found the company had shifted to a less responsive environment.Béjar said research and recommendations aimed at reducing harm were often ignored. “So many examples of people with good ideas for good things that would reduce harm within, as it got reviewed and went through the pipeline, would get pushed down,” he said.During his testimony, Béjar used a car analogy to describe platform responsibility. He said people expect a car to operate safely regardless of who is driving and argued the same standard should apply to social media products. He also said parents and children share responsibility for online harm.Béjar conducted an internal survey called the Bad Experiences and Encounters Framework, or BEEF, in 2021, which included nearly 238,000 Instagram users between the ages of 13 and 15. The survey asked whether they had experienced multiple types of online harm.According to the survey, about one in three users reported witnessing online bullying, while about one in 10 said they had personally experienced it. One in five reported seeing sexual images.Béjar became emotional while discussing the findings, highlighting the scale of potential harm among teenage users.”270 million teenagers on Instagram today. But it’s 1 in 10 out of 270 million kids, right? That’s half the population of the United States. When you see this number to act on it, because you’re going to, you have such a responsibility to the safety of every single one of those kids,” Béjar said.Béjar testified that he presented the results in an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives. He said leadership was aware of the reported harm but did not implement changes and alleged the company prioritized growth and competition with other social media platforms, including TikTok and Snapchat.Béjar testified that while Instagram’s policy in 2021 during the time of the study states harmful behavior is not allowed, internal data shows such behavior continues and policies do not adequately warn parents about potential risks.Béjar said Meta focused on building new features and directing resources toward growth rather than addressing safety concerns. He also criticized the company leadership’s response to safety issues.”I think they (executives) really care about making people think that they care. But I think in practice they don’t care,” Béjar said. “Caring is the moment you become aware of something, you engage with it, you understand it, you work on it, you do things that make it better.”The defense has not yet cross-examined Béjar.
A high-profile trial against social media company Meta continued into its second day in Santa Fe, with prosecutors accusing the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp of intentionally targeting teens and preteens to maximize advertising revenue while exposing young users to sexual exploitation and other online dangers.
On Tuesday, jurors heard testimony from Arturo Béjar, a former senior Facebook leader who oversaw engineering and product efforts related to site integrity, security, safety and customer support.
Béjar testified that Facebook maintained a proactive internal standard for addressing user harm when he left the company in 2015. He said he returned in 2019 after his daughter received sexually explicit photos online, hoping to help drive change, but found the company had shifted to a less responsive environment.
Béjar said research and recommendations aimed at reducing harm were often ignored. “So many examples of people with good ideas for good things that would reduce harm within, as it got reviewed and went through the pipeline, would get pushed down,” he said.
During his testimony, Béjar used a car analogy to describe platform responsibility. He said people expect a car to operate safely regardless of who is driving and argued the same standard should apply to social media products. He also said parents and children share responsibility for online harm.
Béjar conducted an internal survey called the Bad Experiences and Encounters Framework, or BEEF, in 2021, which included nearly 238,000 Instagram users between the ages of 13 and 15. The survey asked whether they had experienced multiple types of online harm.
According to the survey, about one in three users reported witnessing online bullying, while about one in 10 said they had personally experienced it. One in five reported seeing sexual images.
Béjar became emotional while discussing the findings, highlighting the scale of potential harm among teenage users.
“270 million teenagers on Instagram today. But it’s 1 in 10 out of 270 million kids, right? That’s half the population of the United States. When you see this number to act on it, because you’re going to, you have such a responsibility to the safety of every single one of those kids,” Béjar said.
Béjar testified that he presented the results in an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives. He said leadership was aware of the reported harm but did not implement changes and alleged the company prioritized growth and competition with other social media platforms, including TikTok and Snapchat.
Béjar testified that while Instagram’s policy in 2021 during the time of the study states harmful behavior is not allowed, internal data shows such behavior continues and policies do not adequately warn parents about potential risks.
Béjar said Meta focused on building new features and directing resources toward growth rather than addressing safety concerns. He also criticized the company leadership’s response to safety issues.
“I think they (executives) really care about making people think that they care. But I think in practice they don’t care,” Béjar said. “Caring is the moment you become aware of something, you engage with it, you understand it, you work on it, you do things that make it better.”
Josh Ross is building his career in the U.S. after establishing himself in his native Canada, and his burgeoning success is why Taste of Country has chosen him as one of its RISERS: 2026 Artists to Watch.
Who Is Josh Ross?
The 29-year-old Canadian-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter built his career independently for years before releasing his debut EP, Complicated. The project earned Ross his first-ever Juno Award in 2025 for Country Album of the Year.
Ross scored his first No. 1 hit at U.S. country radio with “Single Again” in 2025, making him the first male Canadian country artist in almost 30 years to lead the U.S. Country Airplay chart.
His genre-blending sound mixes country and rock, focusing on a raspy vocal delivery and strong hooks.
What Are Josh Ross’ Top Songs?
Ross scored four No. 1 songs in Canada before landing his breakthrough in America with “Single Again.” So far, that song remains his best-known hit in the U.S.
What Are Josh Ross’ Career Highlights?
Ross has scored a string of hits in Canada.
He’s the reigning CCMA Entertainer of the Year, a six-time 2025 CCMA Award nominee, and winner of the 2024 CMA Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award.
Ross has earned more than a billion streams, and he’s showcased his musical versatility by touring with artists as diverse as Nickelback, Brantley Gilbert, Bailey Zimmerman and Luke Bryan.
He supported Jelly Roll on the Beautifully BrokenGreat Northern Tour across Canada in 2025, as well as touring with Dylan Scott.
What’s Next for Josh Ross in 2026?
Ross is cementing his popularity in Canada with his headlining Later Tonight Tour, which runs from Feb. 6-March 9.
According to Ross’ tour calendar, most of the dates are already sold out.
Ross will also perform at the CRS New Faces of Country Music showcase in Nashville in March. The annual show is considered a rite of passage for future country stars.
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Most Popular Country Album From the Year You Were Born
Find out which country singer dominated on this list of the most popular albums from the year you were born or graduated high school.
This list is based on sales date from the Soundscan era (1991 to 2022) and total weeks spent atop Billboard‘s Hot Country Albums chart (1964-1990).
In 1999, Shania Twain‘s Come on Over album became the first to top the year-end chart in back-to-back years, but that feat has been done four times since, most recently in 2022. Which country album defined your childhood? Scroll down to find out.
Just when you think the NWSL preseason is settling ahead of the new calendar year, the big moves keep coming. Kansas City Current have acquired midfielder Croix Bethune from Washington Spirit, sources tell CBS Sports. Washington Spirit are set to receive a record-matching fee for Bethune. The deal is finalized though not set to be announced until a later date.
North Carolina Courage currently holds the record for intraleague funds ($1.25 million) after trading Jaedyn Shaw to Gotham FC last year.
Bethune is coming off a successful two-year stint with the Washington Spirit, where she won the 2024 NWSL Rookie of the Year. In her first pro season, she tied Tobin Heath’s decade-old single-season assist record in just 17 games thanks to a season-ending torn meniscus. She also won the league’s inaugural NWSL Midfielder of the Year award. Her impressive rookie season earned her a place on the 2024 Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women’s national team, and she’s recorded seven caps so far.
Sources also confirmed that the player requested the trade, and her former club worked to complete the deal. Bethune received interest from other teams, though now she’ll be joining the league’s reigning NWSL Shield winners.
She often showcases her vision with short, elegant passes and is a certified playmaker. Her move to Kansas City is a welcome arrival following the departure of recent playmaker and goal scorer Bia Zaneratto. The Brazilian international left the club after her contract expired and returned to Palmeiras in free agency.
Bethune’s rise to prominence was anything but easy. The player has had to bounce back from a torn meniscus that cut her NWSL rookie season short. In college, the player tore her ACL twice, but was drafted into the NWSL after earning two-time first-team All-American and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year honors with a career that saw her start at Southern California and finish at Georgia.
She’s shown she can bounce back and contribute and now joins Kansas City after her recent camps with the U.S. women’s national team and a short preseason stint with the Spirit.
Washington Spirit make it official
Following CBS Sports’ reporting that Bethune’s movement came by way of request, the Spirit announced Bethune’s departure on Wednesday. Bethune’s move to Kansas City yielded a club-record $100k in allocation funds and $900k in transfer threshold funds, the third-largest return in NWSL history.
“We are grateful to Croix for her contributions over the past two seasons. After conversations about her desire to explore development opportunities in a different environment, we were able to structure a deal that honored her request while securing significant value for our club, making it the third-highest intra-league transfer in NWSL history and a top ten mark globally,” said club president of soccer operations Haley Carter.
“We evaluate every situation on its individual merits, and in this case, the alignment of player goals and organizational value made sense for all parties. That said, our focus is on the talented core we have returning. We’re heading into 2026 healthy, deep, and ready to win.”
Claire Hutton moves on from Kansas City Current
Kansas City Current also traded midfielder Claire Hutton to Bay FC on Wednesday. The Midwest club received $1.1 million in intraleague transfer funds for the 2025 NWSL Best XI honoree, who is also a member of the USWNT.
“Claire is an important signing for us. She’s a top-quality player who is tight on the ball, and she has the mobility and physical presence to break up play,” said Bay FC head coach Emma Coates.
“Despite her age she brings experience and a strong mentality, and we believe she has the potential to become one of the best midfielders in the world. The most exciting part for us is her desire to keep getting better, and we’re excited to support her through the next stages of her career and even more excited to see the impact she will have at Bay FC.”
The 20-year-old Hutton was a 2024 NWSL Rookie of the Year finalist and leaves Kansas City Current as a rising star in the NWSL and U.S. women’s national team. Hutton signed her first professional contract in 2024 at 17 years old with Kansas City, the sixth player signed under the league’s Under-18 Entry Mechanism, and she has since become a regular club starter with a bright future for her new club and her country.
She has 13 appearances for the USWNT since her debut in 2025, and recently, head coach Emma Hayes discussed a leadership role with the midfielder, who is the youngest player to captain the national team in the Hayes era.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Thousands of workers mobilized by powerful trade unions converged outside Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday, blocking traffic and clashing with police as senators debated a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s rigid labor laws considered crucial to libertarian President Javier Milei’s shock therapy program.
Security forces struggled to control the crowds in a central square of downtown Buenos Aires, firing water cannons and rubber bullets at protesters who lobbed petrol bombs, stones and water bottles. Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva said two people were arrested for attacking police officers.
The fiery standoff underscored the sensitivity of labor rights in this nation dominated since the 1940s by Peronism, a populist movement that has swung right and left ideologically over the decades but always claimed to champion workers’ rights.
Supporters of Milei’s labor overhaul blame nearly two decades of stagnant private sector job creation on Argentina’s sky-high payroll taxes, a byzantine system of severance payments and national wage agreements that limit negotiations at the company level.
The bill under discussion would offer businesses more flexibility by curbing the right to strike, extending trial periods during which companies can fire unproductive new employees, reducing the power of national trade federations in collective bargaining and cutting severance payouts.
Businesses say the changes would encourage badly needed foreign investment and incentivize formal hiring in a country where almost half of all workers are employed off the books.
But they face bitter opposition from the labor unions that helped found modern-day Peronism and their political allies. They argue that the bill would roll back strong protection measures, including against unfair termination, necessary to safeguard vulnerable workers from the nation’s notoriously frequent economic shocks.
“It’s not modernization, it’s austerity for the workers,” said the General Confederation of Labour, the largest trade-union grouping that organized Wednesday’s protest.
The heated debate in the Senate was expected to stretch through the night. If approved, the legislation will go to the lower house of Congress for debate next month.
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.
Baltimore hardcore band The S.E.T. (now without Brady Ebert) have announced the release of their debut EP, Self Evident Truth, due out March 6 via Flatspot Records. A fierce and politically charged introduction, the EP channels raw aggression, principled rage, and classic East Coast hardcore urgency.
Recorded and mixed by Justin Day at New Noise Recording and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Self Evident Truth hits hard with thick bass lines, rapid-fire drums, and venomous vocals. Lyrically, the EP comes from a place of unfiltered honesty, centering on equal rights while directly pushing back against “the propaganda the current administration is spewing.”
Leading the charge is the EP’s first single, “White Lies”, out today. A tough-as-nails track built on sweltering riffs and no-frills intensity, the song confronts the willful blindness required to accept false narratives. Staying true to their roots, The S.E.T. enlisted Sebastian Gorgone of Gut Instinct for guest vocals, paying homage to the Baltimore hardcore lineage that shaped them.
In support of the EP, The S.E.T. will hit the road this March on an East Coast tour supporting New York hardcore legends Judge, placing the band firmly in the lineage they so clearly respect. Later this year, they’ll take their message overseas, heading to Europe in November for a performance at Revolution Calling Festival.
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The start of the NASCAR season is always a feel-good moment. No offense to the snow-dashed Clash of a week ago, I’m speaking of the actual start to the actual Cup Series season, when the green flag drops this Sunday on the 68th edition of the Great American Race.
Let’s hope it’s the Great American Reset Button.
The best part of every season’s start is looking around the sunny Daytona starting grid and seeing every uniform, every pit box and every car sparkling. As Rusty Wallace once said, “Daytona 500 prerace is the happiest place on the planet, and the cleanest. And that lasts about one lap.” Because then begins all of those rubs and pit stops and rain delays and fuses lit and fistfights that spend the next nine months dishing out stains of sweat and oil, with a little blood and champagne mixed in for good measure.
However, it is hard for this old press-box mind to recall a more eagerly shared desire among every resident of the NASCAR garage that this year’s first official green flag be used as a washcloth, wiping away an offseason of anxiety that everyone is equally anxious to get on with forgetting.
That’s why this season, more than any in recent memory — or, OK, any memory at all — feels like a watershed year for NASCAR. A chance to bring back the good vibes and perhaps restore a lot of lost trust between the grandstand and the people they pay good money to watch compete at 200 mph, and that starts with mended fences between the ones those fans watch race and the people who govern them.
For some perspective, just think about what this sport was when the last checkered flag was shown at the 2025 season finale in Phoenix, barely 100 days ago, versus what it will be when racing finally resumes this weekend.
Last fall, team charters were not permanent. Last fall, everyone was only speculating about the outcome of the antitrust lawsuit that had loomed for nearly two years and was still a month away, Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan’s 23XI taking the sanctioning body to task over those charters, most hoping for a settlement before it all crashed into the courtroom. Last fall, we hadn’t yet read the texts from NASCAR brass calling its team ownership royalty, among many unflattering remarks, a stupid redneck. Last fall, NASCAR still had a commissioner in Steve Phelps. Last fall, the decade-old postseason elimination playoff format still existed. Last fall, Hamlin’s father Dennis was known among most fans only for his role as paternal inspiration, fighting through failing health to publicly support his son’s down-to-OT fight to come up short once again seeking to win a Cup championship.
And we haven’t even mentioned Charlotte ditching the Roval, North Wilkesboro Speedway hosting a regular-season Cup race for the first time since 1996, or Homestead-Miami Speedway returning to its old spot at the end of the season, albeit temporarily. Or that the Xfinity Series is now the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Or that Connor Zilisch is moving up to Cup and swapping numbers with new Trackhouse Racing teammate Shane van Gisbergen, replacing Daniel Suarez, who moves over to Spire Motorsports. There’s also going to be a boost in horsepower at 20 of the 38 Cup races, mostly short tracks and road courses. And speaking of road courses, June will bring a 16-turn, 3.4-mile event at San Diego’s Naval Base Coronado, with racecars weaving between aircraft carrier docks and fighter jet tarmacs.
All of this while another garage generational shift begins to feel imminent. Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, even Joey Logano — all future NASCAR Hall of Famers — are way closer to the end of their careers than the beginning. Meanwhile, two-time defending Daytona 500 winner William Byron has yet to reach 30. Zilisch is 19!
It’s a lot to keep track of, but thankfully, it mostly involves the track itself. Not ill-advised texts. Not billable hours. Not screaming matches over gimmicky points systems nor committee meetings to discuss whether or not to overhaul those systems.
Jim France, NASCAR chairman and the uncomfortable face of the sanctioning body’s side of the antitrust fight, said it best in December, as he stood beside Jordan, who had just dunked on France in court behind them like France was a thick-thighed center caught flatfooted on a court elsewhere.
Said France, the man who hates speaking in public, but now speaking on behalf of the entire NASCAR public: “We can get back to focusing on what we really love. And that’s racing.”
No one knows how good that racing will be in 2026. Honestly, as we all descend upon the World Center of Racing in the coming days, it doesn’t feel like anyone cares. They’re just ready to get on with any racing at all, restless to tap into that “happiest place on the planet” sensation with the hope of feeling clean again, even if only for that first lap.
Is NASCAR back? That’s a big question and one we won’t be able to begin to answer until nine months from now, at least. But NASCAR racing is indeed back, under somewhat new management and with a significantly new title format.
A green flag washcloth reset button that couldn’t get here fast enough.
