RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous roaming parties flooding the streets.

MILAN (AP) – This gallery showcases top photos from Day 11 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

MILAN (AP) – This gallery showcases top photos from Day 15 of the Milan Cortina Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.

People are celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, the day that starts the Year of the Horse.

Norway is dominating the Milan Cortina Winter Games. It swept the men’s 50-kilometer cross-country podium for its 18th gold, a Winter Olympics record, and set another mark by reaching 40 medals overall.

MILAN (AP) – This gallery showcases top photos from Day 12 of the Milan Cortina Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.

Creative angles and fresh perspectives from below, above and beyond the hill, bring the artistry of ski jumping to life at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in the Milan Cortina Games.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (AP) – Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought Wednesday when the American skiing standout put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina Games.