After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, women’s specialty retailer Francesca’s is moving to close all stores. The decision includes 18 locations in New Jersey. The Houston-based chain filed ...

It was a very happy birthday for Francesca Lollobrigida. Lollobrigida, competing today on her 35th birthday, brought home the gold for Team Italy in the women’s speed skating 3000m — and set an ...

Italy won its first gold medal of the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday, and it came from a roaring speedskating upset that saw the dominant Netherlands pushed out of the women's 3000 meters podium for ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates with ...

Gen Z, this will smart. The generation born between 1997 and 2010 is the very first generation who did worse in school than the generation before them, according to a top neuroscientist. And ...

MILAN (AP) — Finally an Olympic champion on the day she turned 35, Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida couldn't wait to run over to hug her 2 1/2-year-old son, Tommaso, after winning the women ...

MILAN — Finally an Olympic champion on the day she turned 35, Italian speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida couldn’t wait to run over to hug her 2½-year-old son, Tommaso, after winning the women’s 3,000 ...

MILAN (AP) — Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida wins host Italy’s first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics. As we look back and assess the Milan Cortina Games for what we'll remember, there are ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. MILAN — Italian long track speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida took it all in: the fans, the green, white and red flag wrapped around her ...

Italy’s first gold medal of its home Winter Olympics came Saturday in dramatic fashion. Speedskater Francesca Lollobrigida captured first place in the 3000-meter race, besting Ragne Wiklund of Norway ...

• Let the games begin: Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the 2026 Winter Olympics open. Two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — have been lit, marking a first in the Winter Games’ ...