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Olympic and Paralympic medals are shown during the unveiling of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Medals on February 01, 2024 in Paris, France.

Olympic champions used to win clocks. Here’s how we settled on gold medals

Olympic athletes strive to win gold, silver and bronze medals. But there was a different prize when the games originated in Greece more than 2,700 years ago.

John Wahl, 37, is the youngest GOP state party leader in the country. He also runs a business as a butterfly farmer in Athens, Ala. "This is me, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, in his natural habitat," he told NPR during a visit to his butterfly farm.

This butterfly farmer wants to strengthen the Republican Party's hold on Alabama

Alabama Republican Party Chair John Wahl is the youngest state GOP chair. He wants to increase GOP turnout among Black and young voters amid a larger redistricting battle and a looming election.

Fei Liwei, of China, competes during a heat in the men's 400-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday in Nanterre, France. He's one of 11 Chinese swimmers competing in Paris who face questions over a 2021 sports doping case.

Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows

Chinese athletes say they compete "clean" despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform.

Post Malone, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter laugh backstage at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday in Elmont, N.Y.

Swift sweeps, Chiles gets her bronze and other highlights from a star-studded VMAs

The 40th MTV Video Music Awards celebrated today’s biggest stars and songs, as well as iconic moments from its own history. Here are some of the night's best moments and biggest winners.

In Lebanon, the 'Amber Man' digs up golden time capsules from the age of the dinosaurs

When dinosaurs reigned some 130 million years ago, flowering plants were taking over the world. That change is sealed in ancient amber specimens on the slopes of Lebanon that Danny Azar knows so well.

Godzilla attacks the Golden Gate Bridge in <em>Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.</em>

Why does Apple TV+ have so many of the best streaming shows you've never heard of?

People may grumble about Apple's higher monthly fee, but there are a lot of original series packed in their lineup that many viewers haven't yet considered.

Death educator Gabrielle R. Gatto and artist Mary Pat Klein host "Grieving & Weaving" at The Green-Wood Cemetery on July 23, 2024.

A death educator and a knitter walk into a cemetery — it's "Grieving & Weaving"

In an historic Brooklyn cemetery, a death educator and a professional knitter have been holding an event series called "Grieving & Weaving" to help people process loss through collective crafting.

Apple software chief Craig Federighi, right, pictured with exec John Giannandrea, announced a partnership with OpenAI to bring AI features to its products. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Apple doubles down on artificial intelligence, announcing partnership with OpenAI

Apple has announced a much-anticipated partnership with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. The deal to bring AI features to iPhones and other devices is a major move for Apple, which has been slower than some competitors to jump on the AI bandwagon.

A metal fence covered in debris falls into a flooded stormwater channel in San Diego, Jan. 22, 2024.

One month later, these January flood victims still struggle to recover

Jessica Calix lost her home and Natalie Gill's shop was flooded by the Jan. 22 deluge.

Olivia Luddy, 17, passes out ceramic butterflies to younger students at the La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, Calif., Sept. 20, 2023.

Students use butterfly art to remember the millions of children who died in the Holocaust

La Jolla Country Day School paused regular classwork so students could honor those lost in the Holocaust.

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