He is about as close as it gets for humans to being a batman or a superman. He has jumped off the Petronas Tower in Kuala Lumpur and even flown across the English Channel, with the help of carbon fibre wings. Meet Fearless Felix – the Austrian sky-diver, who has just set a world record to become the first man to break the sound barrier.  

Washington: So, you think you're a loyal supporter of a certain football team? Would you care to put that to a scientific test?  

Billy Kuhl, age 14, is no stranger to bumps and bruises having been involved in numerous sports, including football and hockey, for several years. But last fall on his way to football practice a bicycle accident made him realize how important it is to take injuries seriously.

Villanova University Political Science Prof, Mark Schrad, and David Barrett, can offer an authoritative voice on Vladimir Putin and the symbolic victory of the Olympics for Russia; the cost of the Games and the level of corruption; and treatment of homosexuals in Russia.

The 2014 Winter Olympics are underway and athletes from around the world are getting ready to take to the ice in speed skating, figure skating, ice dancing and hockey.