Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita soared into the Bird's Nest, turning the Olympic marathon into a one-woman race. ...more

August 17, 2008

As if earthquake worries, polluted air and an algae-filled sea weren't enough, the Beijing Olympic organizers may have a Biblical-level challenge on their hands - a plague of locusts buzzing down from Inner Mongolia, where they already have chewed up about 5,000 square miles. ...more

July 10, 2008

They meet face-to-face, swords drawn, maces in hand, shields and body armor in protective positions. ...more

February 5, 2008

They meet face-to-face, swords drawn, maces in hand, shields and body armor in protective positions. ...more

February 2, 2008

but I've learned that I don't love hot weather that lasts way past summer with no end in sight. I moved from Washington State in June and I'm not used to summer being 12 months long. ...more

January 11, 2008