ABCNEWS - WATCH: Meet the Special Olympics athletes
ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis, who will be hosting the opening ceremony for the 2026 Special Olympics in Minneapolis, shares the amazing stories of some of the inspiring athletes.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Obama Center Opening Ceremony Land Acknowledgement Draws Ridicule, Mockery
Thursday’s grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has drawn ridicule and charges of hypocrisy after starting with a bizarre “land acknowledgment ritual” […] Source
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Obama indirectly swipes at Trump in speech during opening of presidential center
The center – encompassing a museum, an athletic center, cafe and restaurant, and a branch of the Chicago Public Library – will officially open to the public on Friday.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Barack Obama urges need for democracy, Michelle sings his praises at Obama center opening ceremony
CHICAGO (WGN) – President Barack Obama was joined by three former presidents in an event that brought together world leaders, A-list celebrities, athletes and other internationally known figures. The nearly 20-acre campus, located in the city’s Jackson Park neighborhood on the South Side, will open to the public on Friday, June 19. #obama #barackobama #chicago #michelleobama
NPR (Maham Javaid) - The Obama Presidential Center will be dedicated Thursday. Here's what to expect
The Obama Presidential Center's grand opening ceremony will be a star-studded event. The center's museum highlights the legacy of the former president, but it is not a traditional presidential library.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - George Bush to attend Obama presidential center opening alongside Biden, Clinton: Report
The center – encompassing a museum, an athletic center, cafe and restaurant, a branch of the Chicago Public Library and more – will officially open to the public on Friday, but will have its ceremonial opening Thursday
NYTIMES (Tariq Panja and Josephine de La Bruyère) - Russia Gets Silent Treatment in Paralympics Return
Russia’s flag was paraded at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics for the first time since 2014 prompting a boycott by several nations led by Ukraine.
HUFFPOST - Ukraine Forced To Drop Paralympics Uniform Over Map Design That Broke Games Rules
Ukraine had already announced it would boycott the opening ceremony over Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their own flags.
ABCNEWS - Mariah Carey delivers angelic rendition of 'Volare' at 2026 Olympic opening ceremony
Pop superstar Mariah Carey performed at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Winter Olympics: Team USA sends largest-ever delegation | Morning in America
The Winter Olympics games are officially underway, and for the time, the opening ceremony was celebrated in four locations across Italy. And Team USA sent its largest delegation ever. NewsNation's Alicia Nieves has the details from last night's ceremony on "Morning in America with Hena Doba." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.