Olympics
The Seine River in Paris is set to be the site of the Olympic opening ceremony and multiple swimming events during Paris Games.
July 24, 2024
After extensive concerns about the notoriously dirty Seine River’s water quality, triathletes swam through it on Wednesday at the Paris Olympic Games.
July 31, 2024
Many of the Olympic triathletes who swam in the Seine River this week say the current was a much bigger problem than any pollution they encountered.
Aug. 4, 2024
Sports
The Seine River still in a tranquil state roughly 90 minutes before it will be at the center of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
July 26, 2024
Poor Siene River water quality led Olympic organizers to postpone the men’s triathlon, which was slated to include swimming in the river.
July 29, 2024
World & Nation
Despite a pre-Olympics anti-pollution push, officials acknowledge that a single downpour at a bad time could send a surge of sewage into the Seine.
July 16, 2024
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine, fulfilling a promise to show the river is clean enough.
July 17, 2024
Las Vegas Guide
If you’re pretending to be legendary comedian, producer, author, talk show host and director Jerry Seinfeld, you might think to yourself: “It’s time to put my feet up and relax.”
April 13, 2023
A convoy of trucks arrives at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with eight bells, restored after a devastating 2019 fire. The landmark reopens to the public in December.
Sept. 12, 2024
An expensive cleanup is reviving the River Seine in time for it to star in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Immortalized in art, cherished by lovers, it had become toxic.
April 11, 2023