Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

German athlete Fritz Schilgen runs past German army soldiers with the Olympic torch on his way to lighting the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Summer Olympics at the Olympiastadion ...

The torch relay is one of the most exciting parts of the opening ceremony of the Olympics, and keeping that flame alive through rain, snow and wind is no small feat. The world tuned in to watch the ...

Before most of the competition gets underway in Paris, the Olympics began with the typical pomp and circumstance. In many ways, this year's opening ceremony was unlike any before. The festivities took ...

It took two years of worry and strategizing, but the day of truth is about to arrive for Doug Phelps. As part of a $100 million upgrade, his construction crew will be moving the original Statue of ...

A torch song is plainly defined as a sentimental song of unrequited love; the name comes from the phrase “to carry a torch for” (to be in love). It’s most associated with the Great American Songbook: ...

Nearly six years after an infamous far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, three demonstrators have been indicted on felony counts. The men are charged with burning an object with the intent to ...

When I was a little kid, I conceived an idea for a car with no pillars holding up its roof. It would have a single more-or-less-cylindrical piece of glass encasing the passenger compartment, giving ...

If you live in North America, you’ve probably noticed air quality alerts due to drifting smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires. Leaders with a startup in California (a state with its own wildfire ...