Global National: Feb. 2

For the first time since five current and former NHL players who were part of Canada’s winning 2018 World Junior hockey team were charged with sexual assault, the NHL commissioner has weighed in. The players are preparing to appear in court on Monday and their lawyers say they deny any wrongdoing and they will all plead not guilty. The five men are on leave but have not been suspended by the NHL and the league’s commissioner confirmed they are still receiving pay. Gary Bettman says he needs the judicial process to play out before the league takes action. Eric Sorensen has more.
The U.S. has now launched airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias all in response to the deadly drone attack that killed three soldiers at a U.S. military base in Jordan last weekend. Friday’s strikes targeted dozens of sites used by the militias in both Syria and Iraq after the Biden administration warned there would be retaliation. Reggie Cecchini has the latest.