By Jessie Yeung, Jillian Martin, CNN

(CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said she has undergone a third surgery since the devastating crash that ended her Winter Olympics dream in Milan last Sunday, writing on Instagram that her definition of success looks a little different now.

“I had my 3rd surgery today and it was successful,” the 41-year-old American Alpine skier wrote in a post, sharing photos of her in a hospital bed.

“Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago. I’m making progress and while it is slow, I know I’ll be ok,” she added, thanking the medical staff, friends, family and fans around the world who have voiced their support.

Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist who was hoping to make a comeback this year, caught a gate with her right arm just 13 seconds into her run during the downhill final on Sunday, sending her tumbling down the slope.

She later said she had suffered a complex tibial fracture, which was stable but would require multiple surgeries.

Vonn had competed just days after rupturing her ACL on January 30, in Crans-Montana on the World Cup circuit, an injury which had originally thrown her participation in the Games into doubt.

Still, she decided to continue competing in the Olympics, telling reporters: “My head is high. I’m standing tall and I’m gonna do my best.” She had completed two training runs ahead of the final.

Speaking after the crash, Vonn said she had no regrets about that decision to compete, and that “my ACL and past injuries had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever.”

In the photo shared on Instagram, Vonn’s left leg can be seen in an external fixator – a frame attached to the outside of the leg that holds broken bone pieces together.

“Thankful for all of the incredible medical staff, friends, family, who have been by my side and the beautiful outpouring of love and support from people around the world,” she wrote, before congratulating her teammates “who are out there inspiring me and giving me something to cheer for.”

Vonn’s recovery is expected to be a long one. Tibial fractures typically take months to heal and sometimes require additional surgeries. The ACL injury may also prolong recovery time, an expert told CNN earlier.

Vonn, who is the oldest Alpine skier to race at a Winter Olympics, qualified for her first Olympics in 2002, at just 17 years old. Throughout her three-decade career, she’s overcome numerous physical challenges – including an extensive history of knee injuries and surgeries.

“I’m a little bit crazy, but I’m accepting of that,’’ she said in October. “I’m willing to risk everything. That’s why I’ve won as many times as I have in downhill. It takes a certain level of courage and willingness to throw yourself down the mountain.’’

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By Jessie Yeung, CNN

(CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said she has undergone a third surgery since the devastating crash that ended her Winter Olympics dream in Milan last Sunday, writing on Instagram that her definition of success looks a little different now.

“I had my 3rd surgery today and it was successful,” the 41-year-old American Alpine skier wrote in a post, sharing photos of her in a hospital bed.

“Success today has a completely different meaning than it did a few days ago. I’m making progress and while it is slow, I know I’ll be ok,” she added, thanking the medical staff, friends, family and fans around the world who have voiced their support.

Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist who was hoping to make a comeback this year, caught a gate with her right arm just 13 seconds into her run during the downhill final on Sunday, sending her tumbling down the slope.

She later said she had suffered a complex tibial fracture, which was stable but would require multiple surgeries.

Vonn had competed just days after rupturing her ACL on January 30, in Crans-Montana on the World Cup circuit, an injury which had originally thrown her participation in the Games into doubt.

Still, she decided to continue competing in the Olympics, telling reporters: “My head is high. I’m standing tall and I’m gonna do my best.” She had completed two training runs ahead of the final.

Speaking after the crash, Vonn said she had no regrets about that decision to compete, and that “my ACL and past injuries had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever.”

In the photo shared on Instagram, Vonn’s left leg can be seen in an external fixator – a frame attached to the outside of the leg that holds broken bone pieces together.

“Thankful for all of the incredible medical staff, friends, family, who have been by my side and the beautiful outpouring of love and support from people around the world,” she wrote, before congratulating her teammates “who are out there inspiring me and giving me something to cheer for.”

Vonn’s recovery is expected to be a long one. Tibial fractures typically take months to heal and sometimes require additional surgeries. The ACL injury may also prolong recovery time, an expert told CNN earlier.

Vonn, who is the oldest Alpine skier to r

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Hay tres cosas que sabemos sobre Donald Trump.

Tiene sed de venganza; estirará los límites del poder presidencial para llevarla a cabo; y nunca se da por vencido después de una derrota.

No es de extrañar que seis legisladores demócratas, todos ellos veteranos militares y de inteligencia, se estén preparando para lo que viene a pesar de que un jurado investigador se negó a acusarlos por advertir al personal militar para que no obedezcan órdenes ilegales.

“No les veo ninguna sorpresa. Donald Trump tiene una capacidad bastante limitada para superar las cosas, no se toma bien las malas noticias y tiene un ego bastante grande”, denunció este miércoles uno de los seis congresistas en la mira, el senador de Arizona Mark Kelly.

El miércoles, Anderson Cooper de CNN le preguntó a otra de los seis legisladores amenazados, la senadora de Michigan Elissa Slotkin, si creía que el Gobierno podría intentar acusarla de nuevo. Ella respondió: “No me sorprendería”.

El representante Jason Crow, exranger del ejército y paracaidista de sirvió en Iraq y Afganistán, ha lanzado un contrataque advirtiendo que emprenderán acciones legales a menos que el Departamento de Justicia retire sus medidas de represalia. “Estamos tomando nombres, creando listas”, declaró a la prensa el miércoles.

La advertencia de los legisladores a las tropas que inició el enfrentamiento llegó en forma de un video en redes sociales que enfureció a Trump.

El presidente atacó a los seis congresistas, a los que calificó de “traidores” culpables de “sedición al más alto nivel”, que podrían ser elegibles para la pena de muerte.

La venganza del mandatario fue respaldada por el secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, quien ha iniciado un esfuerzo para rebajar el último rango de Kelly, capitán, y recortar su jubilación.

Pero el martes se supo que los fiscales federales en Washington no lograron convencer a un jurado de que acusara a los legisladores. Este intento fue el último y flagrante ejemplo de la inclinación autoritaria de Trump y su instrumentalización del Departamento de Justicia.

La sinergia del departamento y los objetivos personales y políticos del presidente también quedó en evidencia en el Capitolio este miércoles cuando la secretaria de Justicia Pam Bondi atacó y se burló de los demócratas al tiempo que declaraba a Trump “el mejor presidente en la historia de Estados Unidos”.

Trump no oculta su afán de venganza y no deja ningún ataque sin respuesta.

“Si me persigues, iré por ti”, escribió en Truth Social en agosto de 2023, definiendo un mantra de vida que, como presidente, nuevamente tiene amplios poderes para implementar.

El presidente le dijo al presentador de un programa de entrevistas, el Dr. Phil McGraw, en 2024: “A veces la venganza puede estar justificada”.

El fracaso del Departamento de Justicia en lograr una acusación fue inusual, ya que el requisito para iniciar un proceso penal es bastante bajo. Pero también fue un momento constitucional notable.

Es raro que un presidente sea frustrado directamente por los ciudadanos en una validación del sistema republicano. Si se quiere desafiar los reflejos autoritarios de Trump en los próximos tres años, podrían necesitarse muchos más pequeños actos de ciudadanía.

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By Donald Judd, CNN

(CNN) — The chairman of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission said Wednesday that he ousted a member of the commission after she sparred with fellow members during a contentious public hearing on antisemitism.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who chairs the commission, said on X that it was his call to remove Carrie Prejean Boller, a former Miss California USA, after tense exchanges during the hearing Monday over what constitutes antisemitism in the US.

Boller, during the hearing, defended conservative commentator Candace Owens, who has boosted conspiracy theories and embraced antisemitic rhetoric to her millions of online followers.

“Carrie Prejean Boller has been removed from President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission,” Patrick said. “No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue. This is clearly, without question, what happened Monday in our hearing on antisemitism in America. This was my decision.”

Boller challenged Patrick’s authority to oust her, insisting on X, “As the name states, this is President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, not yours. You did not appoint me to the Commission, and you lack authority to remove me from it. This is a gross overstepping of your role and leads me to believe you are acting in alignment with a Zionist political framework that hijacked the hearing, rather than in defense of religious liberty.”

CNN has reached out to the White House and the commission to confirm that Boller has been removed from the commission.

During the hearing, Boller argued that Owens is not antisemitic.

“I haven’t heard one thing out of her mouth that I would say is antisemitic,” she said.

The hearing featured multiple witnesses, including first-hand accounts of students and others who said universities failed to protect Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the Associated Press reported.

Seth Dillon, CEO of the conservative satirical site The Babylon Bee, which routinely lampoons progressives, was there to testify that conservatives need to push back against a growing antisemitic movement on the right, according to the AP.

Boller challenged him, questioning whether critics of Israel should be considered antisemitic, the AP said. Dillon said no, but that context matters. There are “people who try to conceal their antisemitism under the guise of merely criticizing Israel,” he said.

She also disputed Dillon’s criticisms of Owens.

“You should look up more of her statements,” Dillon said, citing such things as Owens saying her critics were “of the synagogue of Satan.”

President Trump created the commission last year and charged it with “exploring the foundations of religious liberty in America,” and “identifying current threats to domestic religious liberty.”

Late Wednesday night, Boller was still listed as a member of the commission on the White House’s website.

The commission is the subject of a new federal lawsuit this week from progressive religious groups, according to the AP. The suit says the panel fails to represent diverse views and religions and consists almost entirely of conservative Christian members.

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(AP) — Prosecutors in Utah have filed a first-degree felony rape charge against Brigham Young University standout wide receiver Parker Kingston, officials said Wednesday.

Kingston, 21, is being held without bail in St. George, a city near Arizona, Washington County prosecutors said. His initial appearance in court is scheduled for Friday.

The investigation began last February, prosecutors said in a news release. A woman who was 20 years old at the time told officers at a St. George hospital that Kingston assaulted her on February 23, 2025, prosecutors said. Police gathered digital and forensic evidence and interviewed the parties involved and other witnesses, prosecutors said.

It was not clear if Kingston had an attorney. He didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment. A phone message left for his family was not immediately returned.

BYU said in a statement that it takes any allegation very seriously, and will cooperate with law enforcement. It said it would not be able to comment further due to federal and university privacy laws and practices for students.

Kingston had a team-leading 67 receptions and 928 yards with five TD catches last season. He also rushed for 199 yards on 25 carries with a score, and returned 17 punts for 230 yards and a TD.

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