Despite writing some of the most influential sci-fi stories of all time, filmmakers have found it a huge challenge to adapt ...

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Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni, two of Italy's greatest Alpine skiers, shared the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Milan on Friday.

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As the 2026 Milan Cortina Games approach, take a look back at some Winter Olympians of Games past from the Chicago area.

The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual. The agency announced the decision Wednesday ...

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Brian Jones was driving down Miller Drive in Bloomington, Indiana, about 15 years ago when something caught his eye: a custom-built GMC conversion van, white with red trim, the word “Hoosiers” painted ...

Pontiac is no more, confined to the history recycle bin in 2010, and the brand has been spared the humiliation of going full-time bloated SUV for an urban environment that needs anything but ...

Hundreds of American and European tourists are stranded on the Yemeni island of Socotra after a state of emergency was issued due to the ongoing conflicts with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab ...

Iran’s supreme leader signaled a hard line Friday against protesters rocking the Islamic Republic, accusing them of acting on behalf of President Donald Trump as authorities struggling to contain the ...