First Lady Jill Biden will lead the U.S. delegation in the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. This is not the first time the First Lady has attended the Olympics. At the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, she led the U.S. delegation as Second Lady.

Mattel released a new Barbie Role Model doll in the image of Naomi Osaka, the Japanese professional tennis player competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The doll sold out on Amazon and caused quite the buzz on the internet.

Gwen’s picks for Monday, July 12 include: Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires along the west coast Pfizer makes case for a booster shot Tokyo enters ‘state of emergency’ two weeks before Olympics start Protests continue in Cuba surrounding food shortages, high prices, and rising coronavirus cases

Tokyo’s fourth state of emergency since the COVID-19 pandemic began got underway Monday, in a last-ditch effort to curb a rise in cases ahead of the previously postponed Olympic Games. The Games run from July 23 to August 8. Tokyo recorded 502 new cases Sunday. That makes the 23rd straight day of week-on-week gains. The…

Gwen’s picks for Thursday, July 8 include: President Joe Biden announced an end date for Afghanistan war. Authorities in Haiti said police killed four suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and took six others into custody. Donald Trump sues Twitter, Facebook, and Google. Olympic organizers announced there will be no fans allowed at…

Olympic organizers, including the International Olympic Committee, announced Thursday there will be no fans allowed at the delayed 2021 Olympic Games later this month. The decision comes after Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the Olympics will happen with Tokyo under a state of emergency. The state of emergency begins next Monday and will last…

Olympic officials announced new restrictions for spectators ahead of the Tokyo Olympics to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Though attending the Games on-site is already limited, the new rules for fans include not cheering out loud, sharing high fives, or drinking alcohol at venues.

Sha’Carri Richardson will not be allowed to compete in the 100 meter dash at the Tokyo Olympics. The American track and field star is serving a one-month suspension after testing positive for THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana. Richardson finished first in the 100 meter finals at the U.S. Olympic trials on June 20.…

Gwen’s Monday, June 28 picks include: Former President Donald Trump teases a 2024 presidential run The Trump Organization faces legal problems Are solar panels worth the investment? The Tokyo Olympics are set to start in 25 days, and one athlete’s anthem protest has her front and center

A member of the Ugandan Olympic team tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. This is the first infection to be detected as an Olympic team was arriving to Japan. The team member, who has not been named, was barred entry into the country. The rest of the team took a charter bus from the…