News

Residents and tourists alike are being forced to evacuate Turkey's coastal towns, where flames have blazed for six days.

Sport Climbing is new to the Olympic Games, and seeks to find the best all-around athlete in three very different disciplines. Here's what (and who) to watch.

Both the U.S. and Japan had been undefeated after going 2-0 to win their groups.

After two star athletes could not outdo one another, an official said they could move to a "jump-off." They had another idea: why not share?

The Chicago-based 40+ Double Dutch Club has more than a hundred chapters across the country and two internationally. Founder Pamela Robinson says it's about more than just jumping rope.

"Thank you to the IOC for living up to the Olympic values and showing that sport is for all and that weightlifting can be done by all types of people," Hubbard said after her competition.

British diver Tom Daley was seen knitting in the stands while watching a women's diving event. He says his stitching work has kept him sane amid Olympic pressures.

Belarusian officials said Kristina Timanovskaya was being sent home from the Olympics because of psychological and emotional problems. She vehemently disputes that account.

Sifan Hassan is going for it: three gold medals in three races. She's already won gold in one of them — the women's 5,000 meter race.

Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies."