Stepping outside the Maine State House on a 34-degree day wearing only a blue pantsuit and Tevas over a pair of socks, Gov. Janet Mills looked every bit the native Mainer she is when she met a small ...

IN OUR COMMUNITY AS THEY DO IT, WE ARE NOW GETTING READY FOR THE BIG 100TH BURNING, A SPECIAL TORCH WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO THE ENTIRE YEAR AND YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IT TODAY. THE ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled Thursday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will ...

April 16 (UPI) --A symbolic lighting of the Olympic torch early Tuesday in Olympia, Greece, heralded the coming of the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. The ceremony at the site of the stadium where ...

Greek actor Mary Mina played the role of the high priestess at the ceremony, which took place in Olympia in front of the ruins of the temple of Hera. Milos Bicanski / Getty Images Anticipation is ...

The torch for 2026's Winter Olympics has been lit in an indoor ceremony in the Greek town of Olympia. The ancient site is located in the south of the country and is the birthplace of the Olympic Games ...

A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting event. Speeches ensue. On Tuesday ...

Marking the intense and emotional transition from Memorial Day to Independence Day on Wednesday evening, 35 individuals will light torches at the annual state ceremony on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, ...

ATHENS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The torch-lighting ceremony next week for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be relocated from the ancient stadium in Greece's Olympia to an indoor hall at a ...

BERLIN, March 21 (Reuters) - Paris 2024 Olympic torchbearers may not all get to keep their torches as a cherished memento of the Games because organisers plan to cut down on the number made in the ...