Archaeologists conducting excavations at the site of a church have unearthed a marble shrine containing a relic that they believe may be tied to Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. The shrine contained a 1,500-year-old ivory box adorned with Christian motifs, according to an Innsbruck University press release. The item was discovered by archaeologists from Innsbruck University […]
Untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people across the U.S. this spring, federal health officials said Tuesday. But that grower doesn’t account for all of the cucumber-related illnesses and 125 hospitalizations that were reported from late March through early June, the […]
ETF Investing Tools Investors are trying to assess the political landscape following last week’s presidential debates. Observers from across the political spectrum panned President Biden’s performance, which POLITICO contributor Jeff Greenfield called “the worst debate performance in American history.” While a lot of time remains until the November elections, the likelihood of a Trump victory […]
JENIN, West Bank (AP) — When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his uncle’s neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot. That was only the start of his ordeal. Hours later, beaten and bloodied, he found himself strapped to the searing hood of an Israeli military jeep […]
In a video shared widely on Monday, a Republican official in Arizona with deep ties to the MAGA movement said she would “lynch” Maricopa County’s Republican recorder if he were there. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer shared a video of Maricopa County Republican Party official Shelby Busch speaking at a recent GOP event and garnering […]
Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds. The number of Texan babies whose deaths were specifically linked to birth defects also jumped by 22.9% in 2022, the year after […]
Germany condemned the way an injured Palestinian was tied to the bonnet of a military vehicle in the northern West Bank city of Jenin over the weekend, calling for “clarification and consequences,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Monday. The video clip showing the incident was “difficult to bear,” the spokesman said. The […]
FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — A man threatened two 13-year-old kids with a machete-like knife and tied their hands together with a shoelace before raping the young girl in a Queens park on Thursday, authorities said. “This incident is a parent’s nightmare,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press briefing Friday. The suspect […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man awaiting trial for stealing more than $50,000 worth of copper from businesses last year was arraigned on new charges. Brian Robinson pled not guilty to criminal damage and theft of regulated material. ‘One life lost out there is one too many’: Taos leaders discuss safety of Gorge Bridge According to […]
The Millcreek Township School District has been taken to court over another claim of discrimination during the tenure of former Superintendent Ian Roberts. It is third discrimination claim brought against the district since Roberts announced his departure from Millcreek a year ago to head the public schools in Des Moines, Iowa. The district settled the […]
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul University said it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas war. Anne d’Aquino told students in May that they could write about the impact of “genocide in Gaza on human health and biology.” The theme of the spring class at the Chicago school […]
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Saturday marks World Ocean’s Day, a United Nations international day meant to bring attention to the role oceans play in our lives and on our planet and to coordinate actions to preserve their quality. World Oceans Day is also meant to raise awareness on how human actions affect the ocean, including […]