The Olympic Games are a worldwide festival of sportsmanship, physicality, and human accomplishment. Since the beginning of time, these esteemed occasions have delivered

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into effect a law that reinforces protective measures for women who are victims of gender-based violence, a move welcomed by feminist activists although they also demand more funds for prevention. The introduction of the law comes at a time of anger in Brazil over record cases of violence against women and a series of high-profile incidents that shocked the country and sparked widespread demonstrations on Sunday. The law, published in Brazil

Things will dry off over the weekend, but more flooding could be on the way next week.

When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates. It’s a fact of life in the agriculture-dependent state — and climate change is making the water quality problem even worse. The nitrates come from fertilizer and pesticides that make their way into the soil and then waterways like the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers.

Rescuers on Thursday again attempted to free a humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, employing a large suction dredger to remove sand around the animal. Two excavators were digging a trench in an attempt to free the whale, which has been stuck in shallow waters at the Timmendorfer Strand beach since early on Monday, drawing heavy media attention.

Lee Jae Myung warns situation caused by US-Israeli war against Iran is ‘worse than you think’

Lindsay Foreman, a British woman detained in Iran, says her "heart breaks" for the Iranian people.

Man Cereal wants you to "add some balls to your breakfast." Is the creatine craze out of control?