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President Biden spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday, warning that the cost of an attack would be “swift and severe.” The German leader will travel to Moscow this week, as Western leaders worry the window for a diplomatic solution is closing.

A hearing to decide whether the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva can continue to compete is underway. A rare storm hit Beijing and the surrounding mountains, reduced visibility and complicated events.

The upstart Cincinnati Bengals will try to prevent the Los Angeles Rams from getting a Hollywood ending to their season.

State attorneys general are issuing warnings and shutting down operations they say are fraudulent. An Omicron wave prompts Hong Kong to halt its policy of hospitalizing all virus cases.

Lindsey Jacobellis, 36, and Nick Baumgartner, 40, won the Olympic debut of the mixed team snowboard cross. A U.S. Olympic snowboarding coach is under investigation after a former athlete accused him of sexual misconduct.

Deaths have risen in 26 states, and Virginia, Mississippi and South Carolina have had the highest spikes in the last two weeks. The Supreme Court rejected New York teachers’ bid to block the city’s vaccine mandate.

The leaders are expected to speak by telephone on Saturday. The U.S. begins a drawdown of its embassy in Kyiv, and the State Department again warns all Americans to leave Ukraine amid concerns of an imminent Russian attack.

Some truckers have begun leaving the Ambassador Bridge, a critical juncture along Canada’s border with the United States.

The snowboarder was looking to add an exclamation point to an already golden career, but he won’t take a medal home from his fifth and final Winter Olympics.

The city is expected to fire municipal employees who refuse to get a coronavirus vaccine. They represent less than 1 percent of the city’s employees, but the move is potentially the most drastic example of a work force reduction tied to a vaccine mandate.