Tweeting isn’t an Olympic sport. Yet. But if it was, the gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio would undoubtedly go to the 74-year-old grandmother of British swimmer Adam Peaty. Mavis Williams has become something of an internet sensation in recent da.....»»

Australia’s swimmers are getting low to win gold at Rio 2016. They sang Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz’s 2003 hit “Get Low” to inspire them to Olympic victory in the 4x100 freestyle relay on Saturday. “We were just trying to re.....»»

This week, Olympic medal hopefuls are making their way to Rio de Janeiro with the necessary equipment: soccer cleats, swim caps, leotards, oars. Charging into the Games dressed in Nike swooshes and elastane, they’ll look like the sports stars of Whe.....»»

Some people like to live life on the edge. Others, like Kawika Singson, enjoy living even more dangerously: On fields of scorching lava. The Hawaii-born lava enthusiast has hiked miles over hot, blackened fields every week since the 1980s. It’s all .....»»

Police have found a radioactive device that was stolen from a parked car in Connecticut, officials said Tuesday evening.  The nuclear gauge, which is used to measure soil density at construction sites, was discovered at a pawn shop, Bridgeport P.....»»

Was it a crime of passion? Or just a little fake? Police in Nashville arrested a man Monday night after they caught him in bed with a stolen lingerie store mannequin, according to authorities. An assistant manager at the Hustler Hollywood store said that .....»»

A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer. A mystery is brewing in Atlanta, where someone stole an ocean of beer......»»

A 1992 Olympic gold medal stolen from champion canoeist Joe Jacobi's car earlier this month in Atlanta was found by a 6-year-old girl and returned to him, he said on Monday. The girl spotted the medal in a wooded area while on a walk with her family on Sa.....»»

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A 1992 Olympic gold medal stolen from champion canoeist Joe Jacobi's car earlier this month in Atlanta was found by a 6-year-old girl and returned to him, he said on Monday......»»

Someone needs to get to the bottom of this. A suspected jewel thief in Konya, Turkey, has been arrested after stolen rings and necklaces were found in his rectum during an X-ray exam, police said. The suspect, who is identified as "Ö.A.," was ar.....»»

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) -- A puppy stolen at gunpoint from a 14-year-old San Francisco Bay Area boy has been found safe.........»»

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A rare 1918 U.S. postage stamp featuring an upside-down plane that was stolen six decades ago and ended up in Northern Ireland was returned to its American owner on Thursday.........»»

ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A couple who helped steal more than $175,000 from a grocery store where they worked used that money to buy a winning $1 million lottery ticket from the same store, state police said.........»»

A Brandon man says his 2009 Nissan Altima was stolen on two separate occasions in the past few days. A Brandon man says his 2009 Nissan Altima was stolen on two separate occasions in the past few days......»»

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A prickly steel-and-nails sculpture of a mama porcupine and its baby has replaced a statue that was stolen from an airport in Maine.........»»

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska police say a man used a stolen front-end loader to break into a liquor store and then led officers on a low-speed chase early Thursday.........»»

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A Texas woman who spontaneously donned a Chewbacca mask she bought for a Facebook video says she feels like she deserves a gold medal after the post garnered more than 135 million views.........»»