The Paris Summer Olympic Games kicked off on Friday with the opening ceremony, which made history as the first Olympic ceremony to be held outside a stadium. Thousands of spectators watched the ceremony from the banks of the Seine, and even more tuned in from around the world. The ceremony was full of flair and emotion, but also some,...

Lady Gaga opened up the artistic portion of the show by singing in French, resplendent while reinterpreting a classic from the French revue, Mon truc en plume. Olympians smiled and bounced up and down on boats and soaked it all in—including the steady rain that fell during most of the Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [time-brightcove...

One of the main attractions of the 2024 Paris Olympics is, of course, Paris. The City of Lights and its many world-famous landmarks will take center stage at this year’s Games. While equestrians will compete at Versailles, beach volleyball matches will play out in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Swimmers will, weather permitting, race...

Americans are, for only the second time in history, standing at the brink of that undiscovered country: the one where a woman is in charge. Perhaps now Sri Lankans (the first citizenry to elect a female national leader) will stop snickering. Perhaps the U.S. will finally win some respect from the Finns, who have elected four female leaders...

Not even the pouring rain could dampen the mood as thousands of athletes and spectators alike gathered in Paris to kick off the 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday. The spectacle was the first Olympic ceremony to be held outside a stadium, and featured several nods to French culture and performances by Lady Gaga and Mali-born...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing calls for an investigation into why a man convicted of child rape has been allowed to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which are set to begin Friday.  Steven Van de Velde, 29, is set to play volleyball for the Netherlands at the Games, and the decision has drawn criticism from...