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Summer Olympics Competitions Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHere’s some background information about the Summer Olympics, which is held every four years. The 2020 Olympic Games were held July 23-August 8, 2021, in Tokyo. The Games were delayed due to ...
Glistening buildings, crisp bed sheets and security worries: Inside Paris’ Olympic prep
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSAINT-DENIS, France — The beds for 10,000 Olympic contestants are already made and the gleaming...
16 historic moments that happened during Queen Elizabeth II's lifetime
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQueen Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown, and the Duke of Edinburgh in uniform of Admiral...
Paris-bound Olympians look forward to a post-COVID Games with fans in the stands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe biggest races, routines and games for many of this generation's Olympic athletes were contested...
God save the corgi
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHistorically, the dogs of great rulers are majestic beasts of the hunt: athletic, intelligent and slightly intimidating. Ancient Egyptian rulers kept...
Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIt’s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that’s exactly what the U.K....
In Pictures: A reign for the ages takes its place in the history books
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe funeral rites for the Queen are the nation’s formal farewell to the woman who reigned for an...
Tina Brown on Queen Elizabeth II's mystique, and the monarchy's good luck
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBy her temperament, and her reassuring presence in the lives of her subjects, Queen Elizabeth II was...
Mikaela Shiffrin gets her record 86th World Cup victory
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMoments after winning her record-tying 86th World Cup race, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked by a Swedish...