"I don’t need this," Liu said shortly after her victory, looking down at her gold medal. "What I needed was the stage, and I ...

United Nations human rights experts issued a damning public critique of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) plans to “sex test” all women athletes.

Aleksandr Karelin was the "Russian Bear," one of the most ferocious Olympians to ever live. Akira Maeda was a retired shootfighting pioneer. Together they produced the biggest spectacle of its kind in ...

Speculation of an ICE presence in Baltimore — fueled by a new fleet of cars, increased meal orders and officials scouting possible facility locations — is growing. Councilwoman Odette Ramos, ...

China opened the 29th Olympic Games on Friday with stunning fireworks as the Asian nation kicked off one of the most heavily scrutinized games in history. Fireworks shot off across the Chinese capital ...

More than 30 Japanese men clad in loincloths braved cold and heavy rain in a harvest festival more than two centuries old, ...

Mark Messer, Ice Master of the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, watches as the ice is checked between races last week at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

Concern over ICE’s role in the 2026 Men’s World Cup loom over the tournament given the events unfolding in Minneapolis and across the U.S., heightening calls to boycott the tournament.

Placard with caricatures of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Despite heavy cloud cover and bursts of rain, several hundred protesters showed up to hear from Kimoto and the leaders of Portland area immigration advocacy organizations. Organizers of the event ...

Everything you need to know about the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games from the Los Angeles Times' team of reporters ...