Topic: Red Bull GmbH

Skydiver falls from stratosphere in preparation for 'space jump'

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner stepped out of a custom-built capsule at an altitude of 71,581 feet and plummeted to Earth in a nearly four-minute freefall.

Red Bull-fueled daredevil plans record skydive from edge of space

Austrian extreme skydiver Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend in a helium balloon to about 23 miles up, and then jump. He will break the sound barrier during freefall. 

US soccer: Women back in World Cup final as Rapinoe comes to the rescue, again

Megan Rapinoe, a hero in the dramatic US soccer win over Brazil Sunday, helped turn the momentum in a hard-fought 3-1 win over France in the World Cup semifinals.

Sanctions for Syria. But in Bahrain, it's bring on the Grand Prix!

Pay no attention to the human rights violations behind the curtain, Mr. Ecclestone.

Man to attempt supersonic skydive from 23 miles up

Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner is slated to attempt a faster-than-sound skydive from a hot air balloon some 120,000 feet above the Earth's surface, in an attempt to break a record set in 1960.

Skydiver plans supersonic jump from edge of space

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner wants to plummet toward the earth faster than the speed of sound in a record-breaking high-altitude jump.

As Iceland volcano ash lingers over Europe, stranded travelers' patience wanes

Planes across most of Western Europe were grounded for a fourth day Sunday as a cloud of ash from last week's Iceland volcano continues to hang in the air above. Stranded travelers are losing time, money – and patience.

Cross-country

Petter Northug Jr., the Usain Bolt of cross-country skiing, is ready to redeem Norway's 2006 embarrassing relay performance, while a resurgent US team could win its first medal since 1976 at the Vancouver Olympics.

Snowboarding

With a stacked team, US snowboarders could well repeat their 2006 feat of capturing more medals than any other US team – making them key to the overall medal count.

New earmarks -- some are transparent, some are like Jimmy Hoffa