At 32 years old, Ashley Twichell is the oldest American swimmer to make her Olympic debut since 1908. Wednesday, in what was likely both her first and last swim at the Games, she did everything […]
Three athletes with ties to North Carolina schools have cleared their first hurdles on the way to Olympic medal contention at the Tokyo Olympics. Running on the opening day of track competition, former UNC star […]
SAN DIEGO — Look, I know I’m a jaded car journalist. I’ve tested and reviewed hundreds of cars, and after a while, they all begin to blur together. You know how you sometimes forget what […]
North Carolina will be well represented at the Tokyo Olympics, which officially began with opening ceremonies on Friday. So as you watch the Games unfold over the next three weeks, keep an eye out for […]
STOCKHOLM — Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven is resigning after losing a confidence vote last week and he called on the country’s parliamentary speaker on Monday to try to form a new government instead of […]
STOCKHOLM — Two American economists won the Nobel Prize on Monday for improving how auctions work, research that underlies much of today’s economy — from the way Google sells advertising to the way telecoms companies […]
STOCKHOLM — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for developing “molecular scissors” to edit genes, offering the promise of one day curing inherited diseases. Working on opposite sides of the Atlantic, Frenchwoman […]
TIRANA, Albania — A Swedish lawmaker said Friday that he has nominated the governments of the United States, Kosovo and Serbia for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to secure a peace agreement between […]
STOCKHOLM — Sweden is stepping up its defense activities in the Baltic Sea region due to what a high-ranking official called “a deteriorating security situation” as Russia and NATO conduct military operations in the area. […]
BOSTON — I love Ikea. Swedish meatballs and furniture with a dash of über-capitalism and mass consumption swirled in for good measure. Where else can you get a bookcase and a hot dog and be […]
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