1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

The Chinese win twice as many gold medals (32) as nearest challengers South Korea, with Japan third with 10. Read more at ...

South Korea condemned North Korea’s demolition of a 12-story resort where families separated by the Korean War held brief ...

North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the ...

Some of the best and most accomplished NHL players of their era will retire without ever playing on the world’s biggest stage ...

North Korea has named two national players who won silver medals in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games mixed doubles event as among ...

Ivanka Trump's street style is consistently fashionable, but her looks for political events can be hit or miss.

It’s nice to have a reminder of the world coming together in times when things are so divisive. The Olympics hosts dozens of countries and thousands of athletes every two years alternating ...

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a ...

North Korea sent a drastically reduced delegation to the upcoming Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, with only three ...

On Sunday, North Korea said it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” response to what it called the escalation of US-South Korean ...