Fields, who took gold in BMX racing at the 2016 Olympic Games, came down wrong from a jump and suffered a horrific crash. A Team USA doctor says Fields is stable and awaiting further evaluation.
Satellite imagery showing a new tunnel comes just weeks after the discovery of two new nuclear missile fields in other parts of China.
The decision was announced Friday in Manila by Philippines Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana and U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin. U.S. military presence in the region is seen as a counterbalance to China.
Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast, allowing spoilers to slip through and upsetting those who want to watch the games later in prime time. Here are some ways you can try to block the news.
For the first time since 2004, there will be no Usain Bolt scorching the track. That means a new generation of speed demons is looking to make its mark.
The Israeli firm is under scrutiny after reports its products were used by countries seeking to spy on dissidents and leaders
Olympic officials say they want “sport appeal, not sex appeal.” That’s why the head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games will stop close-ups on female athletes’ bodies.
Daily coronavirus cases in Tokyo have set records for three days straight, but Japan’s prime minister denies that the Olympic Games are to blame.
Mexico’s president has ordered the release of potentially thousands of prisoners from federal custody. Among the reasons for the early release is that some prisoners were tortured.
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, an expert who studies disproportionate Earth warming, about the new study linking the rate of emissions to the likelihood of extreme heat.
The country will offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60. The announcement makes Israel the first country to offer a third dose of a Western vaccine to its citizens on a wide scale.
Germany’s Olympic federation is firing Patrick Moster as the director of its cycling program, saying his words during a race Wednesday violate Olympic values.
Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it’s unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.
This competition was initially defined by who wasn’t competing. U.S. star Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time and the heavy favorite to win, pulled out to take care of her mental health.
It’s a bold look that has been compared to the masked Batman villain Bane – even by the Japanese organizers of the Tokyo Games. The mask is voluminous and is a nod to the host country, Japan.
“the outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before,” Biles said in a tweet.
The 24-year-old sprinter set an Olympic record in the blazing fast two-lap race, claiming his first-ever individual gold medal. It was a strong day in the pool for the U.S.
Bobby Finke made up almost a second and a half in the final stretch of the 16 lap race, making up time and surging past the leaders to win the event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Texan Ira Brown always dreamed of wealth and a place that felt safe. He found it in Japan. Brown got Japanese citizenship in 2018 and is now representing Japan at the Olympics in basketball.
A look at how the delta variant and vaccine efforts are shaping the course of the coronavirus through three places – Brazil, South Africa and Israel and the Palestinian territories.
A German cyclist says he was “appalled” by the words from the sporting director of Germany’s cycling federation.
Luis Grijalva qualified to run track for his home country of Guatemala. But, being a DACA recipient, the Arizona college student needed a special permit to leave the United States in order to return.
Fully vaccinated people from the United States and much of Europe will be able to enter England and Scotland without quarantining — a move welcomed by Britain’s ailing travel industry.
Great Britain’s Tom Dean was diagnosed with COVID for a second time just a few months ahead of the Olympic trials. Now he has two gold medals in Tokyo.
The staunch advocate of social justice and rural development was found guilty of eight charges. His harsh prison sentence comes amid broader efforts by authorities to rein in powerful businessmen.
The city surpassed a record that had been set a day earlier, notching more than 3,000 new cases on Tuesday. For the first time in four days, no Olympic athletes tested positive for the coronavirus.
TikTok is owning the 2020 Olympics as athletes share highlights and behind the scenes updates from Tokyo with each other and followers at home.
Critics are outraged, saying the anti-doping agency for the games is turning a blind eye for the white athlete on the heels of suspending the Black sprinter earlier this month.
Rooibos joins France’s Champagne, Greece’s feta cheese and Colombian coffee on the list. The tea is said to have numerous health benefits.
Assange spent seven years in Ecuador’s London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault. He’s currently in a London prison for a separate legal matter.