Independent journalist Yoani Sanchez, who has won awards for her reporting on Cuba, and two prominent Cuban activists were released Thursday after spending hours in detention in Havana. Journalist Yoani Sanchez, activists released from detention in Cuba “I just got home. Thank you all for your solidarity and for spreading the word about the arbitrary … Read more
In one desert river in the Southwest, there is a small bug and a small bird that are intertwined together. From satellite photos, it is found that when beetles were introduced to eat an invasive bush, 90 percent of the habitat required by the rare songbird has been reduced. The reason behind such reduction tells … Read more
Imagine a beach where the waves suddenly turn bright pink. In 2015, scientists made that happen on purpose off Southern California. According to Scripps Institution of Oceanography, researchers conducted three experiments near Imperial Beach, releasing non-toxic, bright pink fluorescent dye to see how it moved along the coast. The dye was used to simulate pollution. … Read more
Former Senatobia Police Officer Hunter Foster has resigned after authorities released body camera footage from the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on Thursday, Action News 5 reported. The footage showed the moments leading up to the June shooting during a confrontation in a Walmart parking lot in Mississippi. Senatobia police officer, Hunter Foster, fired … Read more
President Donald Trump’s designated special envoy, Steve Witkoff, travelled to Russia on Wednesday to engage in discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and facilitate the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired educator from Michigan who had remained in Russian custody since 2022, as reported by Russian state-controlled media outlets. Stephen Hubbard, a former Michigan … Read more
WICHITA, Kansas — A woman who drove a pickup truck onto a soccer field during a weekend youth game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring 10 others, has been released without charges as the investigation continues, police said Sunday. Driver in deadly Kansas soccer field crash released while investigation continues The 34-year-old woman was … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly had a medical emergency in prison. According to TMZDiddy, 56, was taken out of FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey on Saturday, October 10, after he got a head injury. As per the report, he was taken back to the prison in the early hours of Sunday, October 11. Sean “Diddy” … Read more
Deep in the Florida Everglades, a vast and difficult landscape, scientists are trying a new way to find invasive Burmese pythons; they are looking from above. Researchers are testing small drones fitted with radio tracking equipment or cameras to locate snakes more efficiently, follow their movements across difficult terrain, and cut the cost of searching … Read more
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh released from ICE detention after two weeks. DHS says his case will go on as he overstayed his student visa. An award-winning Indian filmmaker from Kashmir Arfat Sheikh was released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on bond Thursday weeks after his detention on September 24, his family and friends … Read more
In the streams of Southern California’s mountains, the southern mountain yellow-legged frog has had a difficult few decades. The species was once far more widespread, with historic accounts describing streams where frogs were so numerous that people could scarcely move without stepping around them. Finding them in the wild is a very different proposition; their … Read more