Yohan Blake, a Jamaican Olympic sprinter who won gold medals in 2012 in London and in 2015 in Rio de Janeiro in the 4×100 relay, said over the weekend he’d…
Tag: gold
McKayla Maroney, former Olympic gold medalist, checks into ER for ‘severe pain’
Former U.S. Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney revealed Thursday she checked into an emergency room after suffering from “severe pain.” Maroney, the 25-year-old gold medalist, posted the update on her Instagram…
Pelosi says Capitol Police to get Congressional Gold Medal for heroism during Jan. 6 riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will introduce a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest honor that Congress can bestow — to U.S. Capitol Police officers and…
Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue
Archaeology team in Egypt find lion mummy at famed pyramid site Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities said archaeologists excavated the mummy in Saqqara, a town south of Cairo. The Ministry of…
11 Chinese miners rescued after 14 days trapped in gold mine after explosion
Chinese rescuers on Sunday pulled to safety 11 workers who had been stuck 2,000 feet down a gold mine for 14 days — with 10 others still lost and at least one…
China gold mine explosion: At least a dozen workers still alive after being trapped for a week, reports say
Chinese state media say 12 out of 22 workers trapped for a week by an explosion in a gold mine are alive, as hundreds of rescuers seek to bring them to safety. The…
Police seize 162 pounds of smuggled gold at South African airport
This loot is worth its weight in gold. Police in South Africa are investigating a possible international gold smuggling ring after seizing 162 pounds of gold bars worth about $4.1…