Ukraine’s gold medal-winning boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak gave a military salute to the crowd gathered to celebrate his return to the war-torn country from the Paris Olympics. Stepping out of the special Olympic Express train at Kyiv’s central railway station, Khyzhniak, 29, greeted fans, friends and family. The athlete from Poltava is also a serviceman of … Read more
In a matter of days, the U.S. women’s water polo team went from the pursuit of a historic gold medal to going home empty-handed. It was quite a fall. On Sunday, the U.S. lost 11-10 to the Netherlands on Sabrina van der Sloot’s goal in the final second of the bronze-medal game at the Paris Olympics. … Read more
Paris’ Champs-Elysees has been at the center of the Olympics and has long been a gathering spot in French life. But many Parisians have fallen out of love with the area, with a new study saying just 5% of daily visitors are local. Michelle Miller has more on the plan developed by French officials to … Read more