With less than one week of competition left in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, empty stadium seats seem to be stealing the spotlight away from some of the world’s most decorated athletes. So far 88% of ...

From the front steps of Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Theater, the ballet company danced, and opera singers belted out the strident "Carmina Burana." It was last month, and the show was an artistic ...

Britain felt like a rather tired and battered place in the first half of 2012. The global financial crisis had hit the U.K. economy hard, and the government had implemented deep and broad cuts in ...

Olympic leaders appear reluctant to help Rio de Janeiro organizers with a reported debt of more than $35 million left over from the 2016 Summer Games. The executive board of the International Olympic ...

Rio de Janerio, Brazil, is about to experience a serious heat wave. The U.S. men's gymnastics team is coming in sizzling hot, with a squad of five chiseled guys competing for gold at the 2016 Rio ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Most Brazilian players were already back in the locker room when Neymar rushed across the field at Maracanã Stadium to celebrate with the fans. Shirtless, Neymar raised his arms ...

Goodbye, for now! The 2016 Rio Olympics ended on Sunday, August 21, just the way they began — with a bang. Athletes from across the world gathered for the closing ceremony, wearing their new medals ...

RIO DE JANEIRO-- Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers say they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro while out celebrating the end of the swimming events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The ...

A Brazilian judge has ordered the closure of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park from today on safety grounds. The complex includes the abandoned site of the pool in which we witnessed the last stand of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state said in court testimony on Thursday that he paid $2 million to buy votes to ensure the sprawling Brazilian seaside city would be chosen to ...

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ended Sunday night with closing ceremonies. American athletes did well in the games, though the ban of many Russian athletes hung over competition. The 2016 ...