In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, thunder and lightning strikes were the prime weapon of Zeus (the king of the gods, known to the Romans as Jupiter). Reminders of his power and wrath via ...

The League of Corinth was an initiative of King Philip II of Macedon to unite all Greek city-states against the Persian Achaemenid Empire ...

A Baltimore seafood restaurant has gone viral for its response to a HuffPost article sharing how some of the U.S. Olympians may not be feeling prideful for their country. The article, which was titled ...

This year’s Winter Games had no shortage of game changers. As the top athletes from across the world gathered in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina for the 2026 Olympics, many longstanding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Monday’s edition of The Lead on CNN, Jake Tapper said he knows for a fact “that Republicans on Capitol Hill are embarrassed ...

The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi exploded into a messy 'flour war' on Monday to mark the end of the carnival season. Every year the town's main coastal road becomes a flour-strewn mess, with ...

The United States women’s curling team fell just short of making history Saturday. The Canadian women beat the U.S. 10-7 to capture the bronze medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. It was Canada’s ...

Taking home the gold is nothing new to Team USA. After all, the athletes representing America at the 2026 Olympics in Cortina, Italy reached a historic milestone Feb. 21 by breaking the record for the ...

Olympians are expected to be picturesque athletes who are the embodiment of youth and physical prowess. There is no age limit for the Winter Games, and some Olympians seem to be even more motivated by ...

The United States will be battling history as well as Canada when the countries play in Sunday's gold medal game (8:10 a.m. ET, NBC, Peacock) at the 2026 Winter Olympics. That's because Canada has the ...

Klaebo won his sixth gold, the most by any athlete at a single Winter Olympics, and swept the men's cross-country program in Italy. Lars Baron / Getty Images TESERO, Italy — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo ...

After Friday's action in the Winter Olympics, Team USA is walking away with a major piece of history under its belt upon getting another gold medal. Upon skier Alex Ferreira winning the gold medal in ...