Olympic Games

Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess

2013-05-16 09:15:00

MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...

Restart gives Kevin Harvick the win at Richmond

2013-04-27 21:15:00

Kevin Harvick won Saturday night's race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway by plowing through traffic on a two-lap sprint to the finish. Juan Pablo Montoya was trying to hold off Harvick for his first win since 2010 when the caution came out with...

A journalist remembers Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez

2013-05-06 12:45:00

Architecture and journalism, like politics, sometimes make strange bedfellows. Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, the great Mexican builder who died April 16 at age 94, was responsible for many of the monumental public works that defined the Modernist look and...

Lingering problems threaten image of a 'new Brazil'

2013-05-05 20:06:00

RIO DE JANEIRO — After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who...

Spanish princess cleared of suspicion in corruption probe

2013-05-07 09:14:00

MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband. The 47-year-old princess, Infanta Cristina, last month became the first direct...

The boy behind Kristallnacht

2013-04-25 15:00:00

On the night of Nov. 7, 1938, at the German Embassy in Paris, a 17-year-old Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan gained access to the office of a low-ranking Nazi named Ernst vom Rath by promising to turn over an "important document." Instead, Grynszpan...

Daum: Getting it wrong in Boston

2013-04-18 00:00:00

As social media sites have pelted out news of the Boston bombing, playing fast and loose with the numbers of the dead and injured and amplifying hearsay into a cacophony of confusion, one tweet seemed to say it all: "Dear Journalism: Get yourself together...

PASSINGS: Greg Willard, Ronnie Ray Smith, Chuck Fairbanks

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Greg Willard Longtime NBA referee worked more than 1,600 games Greg Willard, 54, a longtime NBA referee who worked more than 1,600 games before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Monday at his home in Huntington Beach, according to NBA...

Track: Olympic gold medalist Ronnie Ray Smith dies at 64

2013-04-01 11:53:36

Romney, pondering future, plans session with Christie and Ryan

2013-03-22 16:39:00

As he explores his new roles within the Republican party and the business world after last year’s presidential campaign, Mitt Romney plans this summer to bring together “experts and enthusiasts” in both spheres for a gathering in Park...

March Madness productivity loss? It's a slam dunk, poll says

2013-03-13 10:31:00

March Madness kicks off Tuesday, and productivity will plummet as nearly a third of workers will spend as much as three hours per day watching the college basketball tournament, a survey released Wednesday found.� In its annual poll, the outplacement...

Antonio Villaraigosa says Los Angeles wants to host 2024 Olympics

2013-03-07 09:39:00

In February, the U.S. Olympic Committee sent a letter to the mayors of 35 cities, asking their interest in being the official U.S. candidate to host the 2024 Summer Games. Los Angeles was included in that list, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa sent the...

Athletes from the Jim Thorpe High School track and cross country teams carry a torch to the high school stadium for the opening ceremonies for the Special Olympic Games during the 18th Annual Jim Thorpe Birthday Celebration Saturday morning.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Retired American professional boxer of Mexican descent. Gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympic Games. De La Hoya won ten world titles in six different weight classes.

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Mason Phelps, committee vice chairman of the International Gay Polo Tournament and a former U.S. Olympic alternate for the U.S. team that competed in the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games.

2013-04-11 13:23:00