It's problem affecting millions of people these days -- unemployment. But on Tuesday, one man tried to turn the stigma out of being jobless on its head -- by creating, of all things, the "Unemployment Olympics." At Tompkins Square Park on Tuesday, more than 30 downsized, laid off or just plain fired folks competed in office-inspired events designed to bring a little lighthearted levity to their ...

Chicago may lead in the race to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, but history has shown the voting can be unpredictable and the other cities in the running cannot be counted out.

WASHINGTON — The Special Olympics launched a campaign Tuesday to banish the word "retard," a casual insult that derives from an out-of-favor medical term and has long been considered inappropriate.

Who hasn't secretly wished he could pin the blame on his boss? Or slam office equipment against the pavement? Dozens of unemployed people got the chance to do exactly that during the tongue-in-cheek Unemployment Olympics on Tuesday. In a twist on...

The unemployed get the chance 'Pin the Blame on the Boss' and play 'Office-Phone Skee Ball' during Unemployment Olympics at Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park.

Who hasn't secretly wished he could pin the blame on his boss? Or slam office equipment against the pavement? Dozens of unemployed people got the chance to do exactly that during the tongue-in-cheek Unemployment Olympics on Tuesday. In a twist on the classic game Pin the Tail on the Donkey, participants pulled a hat over their eyes and spun around ...

Who hasn't secretly wished he could pin the blame on his boss? Or slam office equipment against the pavement? Dozens of unemployed people got the chance to do exactly that during the tongue-in-cheek Unemployment Olympics on Tuesday. In a twist on the classic...

Who hasn't secretly wished they could pin the blame on their boss? Or slam office equipment against the pavement? Dozens of unemployed people got the chance to do exactly that during the homespun, tongue-in-cheek Unemployment Olympics at Manhattan's Tompkins Square Park on Tuesday.

The Special Olympics, an international organization, launched a nationwide campaign Tuesday, to end the usage of the R-word in conversational talk. Spread the Word to End the Word aims to raise awareness of the demeaning term and was backed by Special Olympics leaders, celebrities and youth leaders.

A former Special Olympics P.E.I. employee is facing charges following a lengthy investigation into the association’s finances.