Thousands of Afghans who worked directly for or on behalf of the US government in Afghanistan have been cut off from critical resources and face huge uncertainty over whether they’ll be able…
The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase in response to a possible attack Laura Kiniry…
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In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types of illness-causing bacteria Sarah KutaJanuary 27, 2025 3:19 p.m. Researchers…
At the National Museum of African American History and Culture, “In Slavery’s Wake” tells the international history of slavery and Black freedom Kaila PhiloJanuary 27, 2025 3:03 p.m. Charcoal portraits…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former leader at a New Hampshire youth detention center who was convicted of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998 was sentenced…
“Don’t believe all that crap about the birds never singing at Auschwitz. It was a day like this when we first came here. A warm, sunny day, blue sky with…
Abstract Firms are increasingly announcing targets to reduce their carbon emissions, but it is unclear whether firms are held accountable for these targets. Here we examine emissions targets that ended…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The world’s focus will be on the remaining survivors of Nazi Germany’s atrocities on Monday as world leaders and royalty join them for commemorations on the 80th anniversary…
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Silence pervades the site of Auschwitz-Birkenautoday. Snow covers railroad tracks once used to transport Jews from across Europe to Auschwitz, the Nazi German extermination and labor camp,…