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The Rio Games kick off with the opening ceremony on Friday night at Brazil's most famous stadium.

Team USA seeks a third straight victory over the Chinese Saturday night in Rio.

Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele will not be attending the 2016 Olympics, despite being asked to light the torch.

Excessive alcohol consumption could affect respiratory health.

The United States women’s soccer team will face an impressive France side in its second match of the 2016 Olympics.

NBC will not show the Olympics opening ceremony live, either on television or online.

Amid increased tensions between the neighboring countries, the Ukrainian sports minister is upset the country's Olympians have talked to Russian media.

The 2016 Summer Games represents a showdown between China, which won six gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics, and the United States, which came in second with four medals.

Snapchat has just debuted a slew of new Olympic-themed filters, stickers and lenses to kick-off the summer games in Rio.

Japan's capital will host the Olympics for the first time since 1964 and has high-tech plans in store for athletes and spectators.

The themes of the Rio Olympics opening ceremony will be the Brazilian smile, sustainability, the Amazon and “gambiarra."

Did you know women weren't allowed to compete at the first Olympic Games?

A new study indicates that Greenland ice sheet melting my uncover an abandoned nuclear military base.

U.S. employment increased more than expected in July and wages picked up, bolstering expectations of an acceleration in economic growth and raising the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year.

Luis Suarez will take on Liverpool on Saturday for the first time since leaving the club for Barcelona two years ago.

The Wisconsin businessman is going up against House Speaker Paul Ryan next week.

"The dumbest uniform ever" is being discontinued. Aquaflage is dead.

Watch as accused mafia members leave court and try to avoid the media. But one alleged mobster spoke with Newsweek on camera about the charges against him.

Researchers said the increase in such crimes was directly related to media coverage and social media’s tendency to glorify the shooters and downplay the victims.

The genetic structure responsible for causing autism in humans was missing in Neanderthals, making them immune to the disorder, a new study has found.

Samba dancers, models and the theme of sustainability will be present for Friday's festivities.