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Report: Rio's Filthy Waters Far From Ready for Olympics

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Participants in water sports in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be exposed to dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria, according to an investigation of water quality in the venues slated for next year's events. The Associated Press reported Thursday that it has found extremely high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage in Olympic and Paralympic venues for swimming and boating events in the Brazilian resort city of Rio de Janeiro. Some 1,400 of the Games 10,000...

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