2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Live Updates
The 2024 Paris Olympics officially kicked off Friday with opening ceremonies held in the heart of the French capital.
Political news from France
Olympian Chooses To Undergo Amputation So He Can Compete In Paris
COLOMBES, France — Olympians come in all shapes and sizes. Rarely do they come deliberately amputated.
Gold Medal-Winning Coach Suspended From Paris Olympics For Drone-Spying Scandal
Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal Friday, and the head of Canada Soccer said he was investigating a potential “systemic ethical shortcoming.”
Snoop Dogg Carries Olympic Torch In Paris, Sets Internet Ablaze With Memes
Snoop Dogg marked the start of the Paris Games by taking a stroll with a large, burning, conical item — the Olympic torch, of course.
Arson Attacks Shut Down French High-Speed Rail Network Hours Before Olympics
PARIS (AP) — France’s high-speed rail network was hit Friday with widespread and “criminal” acts of vandalism including arson attacks, paralyzing travel to Paris from across the rest of France and Europe, and thwarting Olympic athletes from travel, only hours before the grand opening ceremony of the Games.
UNICEF warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti's education system as it announces grant
No chairs. Missing blackboards. A lack of bathrooms.
Fans Gush Over Mallory Swanson After U.S. Wins First Olympic Soccer Match
Mallory Swanson’s two quick goals led the U.S. women’s soccer team to an easy 3-0 victory over Zambia on Thursday in its first match at the Olympics.
Jill Biden meets with US Olympic athletes in Paris — and even helps with a relay drill
PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track and field competitors good luck and even taking part in a stationary relay drill with runners.