In 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn escaped slavery in Kentucky and fled to Canada; 154 years later, archaeologists uncovered their lost home
On a summer day in 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn left Louisville with little certainty about what awaited them. They were enslaved, newly married and facing the possibility that Lucie could be sold away from her husband. Their escape began on a…
US vs ICC row escalates: Trump administration sanctions international court president, senior lawyer
Trump administration sanctioned ICC president Tomoko Akane The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, in the latest escalation of the Trump…
Democrat Angie Nixon defeats Alexander Vindman in surprise Florida Senate primary upset
File photo: Democratic socialist Angie Nixon (right) and former national security official Alexander Vindman Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory in Florida’s Democratic primary for the US Senate on Tuesday, defeating retired Army…
Imran Khan’s sister meets him after 9 months as Pakistan SC orders hospital transfer for jailed ex-PM
Former Pak PM is set to be shifted to a hospital after top court’s order over health concerns Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi met him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday after a gap of around nine months,…
Ancient humans in Israel ate snakes and lizards 15,000 years ago; 3,000 bones reveal what was on the menu
At a cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, thousands of small reptile bones accumulated alongside the remains of animals hunted and gathered by people more than 11,000 years ago. For years, their presence raised a straightforward but difficult question:…
Meet Tina Jin, the 15-year-old Massachusetts student who turned animal bones into a new material for cleaning polluted water
A 15-year-old Massachusetts student is exploring an unusual way to make polluted water cleaner: using discarded animal bones. Tina Jin, a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, developed a filtration system that uses ground cow, lamb or pig bones…
A rotating ‘garbage island’ spreads over 1.6 million sq km in the Pacific: Plastic averages 50 kilograms per square kilometre, and 75 to 86% of the debris comes from fishing gear
A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and…
Why are Russians pulling billions from banks? Fears of Putin’s asset grab grow
Russians are pulling billions of dollars out of their bank accounts as fears grow that the government could eventually take private money to help pay for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. The withdrawals come as the war appears to be putting more pressure…
Mike Caruso arrest update: Child sexual abuse allegations against former Florida House Rep. explained
Former Florida House of Representatives member and Palm Beach County clerk of courts and comptroller, Michael Allen Caruso, a.k.a. Mike Caruoso, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and molesting a child, the Miami Herald reported. Former Florida…
Trump making White House ballroom ‘fait accompli,’ historic preservation group tells Supreme Court
President Donald Trump is trying to make his White House ballroom a “fait accompli” by building it so quickly the judiciary won’t be able to stop him, a historic preservation group told the US Supreme Court. President Trump’s fast-tracked construction of…