The soccer competition, which will feature 12 women's teams and eight men's teams for the first time, has the longest competition window of any sport in Olympic history because the International Olympic Committee Executive Board wanted to give each team two extra rest days throughout the tournament.
Newly released Justice Department documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have sparked a political fallout in Los Angeles, prompting calls this week for LA28 Olympics organizing committee chair Casey Wasserman to resign. The latest batch of records, made public Friday, include references to Wasserman alongside further correspondence involving other prominent figures, adding to scrutiny of Epstein's network of academic, political and civic connections. Several local officials, including Los Angeles County Supervisor
Highland Electric Fleets will provide 500 zero-emission school buses for the 2028 Olympic games to be held in Los Angeles. The vehicles, normally idle during the summer months, will be repurposed to transport accredited stakeholders across venues in Los Angeles. The initiative, presented at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum with Mayor Karen Bass, LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover, and Highland CEO Duncan McIntyre, is described as a first-of-its-kind program for a global sporting event.
