Florida Keys residents say they feel a strong sense of community and see a fast recovery as restaurants reopen and cleanup crews remove debris caused by the powerful storm that struck the state on September 10.

Snow has become so scarce on Greenland’s east coast that even short dogsled journeys now break down, making the business of running dogsled tours increasingly economically unviable. With average temperatures on Greenland's ice sheet 8.1°C higher in December than between 1991-2020, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute, dogsled mushers fear their ancestral way of life is under threat.

More than a hundred people cheer and dance in the main plaza of Vega Baja, pop star Bad Bunny’s hometown, as he headline the Super Bowl halftime show –- the first to do so entirely in Spanish, causing a backlash among some conservatives. “Whether they like it or not, we are also part of the United States. Although our language is Spanish, we also speak English… and that is something to be proud of,” says one attendee of the celebrations in Vega Baja.

Olympic pin collecting enthusiasts queue for hours for the chance to snag one of 250 free 2026 Winter Olympic pins. The hobby has become part of the Games' culture, as fans travel around the world to attend in the hope of adding to their collections. “Sometimes I wonder why my wife still stays with me,” jokes Edwin Schneider, who said he has accumulated at least 25,000 pins after attending 14 games as a collector.

"We train mostly in the Alps," Kyrgyz skier Timur Shakirov says ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Despite Kyrgyzstan being one of the world's most mountainous countries, a lack of infrastructure, poor financing, and tricky snow conditions means few locals have made it into the international skiing scene.

A Brazilian man with a penchant for sporting records breaks a new one after tackling the most boring physical challenge he could dream up: running on a treadmill for 24 hours. Pepe Fiamoncini runs 188 kilometers (116 miles) on a manual treadmill, which works without electricity, at an open-air gym on Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach. Once validated by officials who watched the challenge via live stream, the feat will earn him a third Guinness World Record.