In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as bearded gemstone dealers inspected them for purity and quality. An auctioneer asked for bids on the first lot, which weighed 256 carats. With that, the Taliban’s weekly gemstone auction was underway. These sales, in the emerald-rich Panjshir […]
A Rhode Island man is facing charges after a graphic video shows him slamming a woman to the ground following a car crash on Friday morning, according to authorities. Twenty-six-year-old Gladior Kwesiah of Pawtucket is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (pavement) causing serious bodily injury, malicious destruction of property, and operating […]
Some guys prefer to keep their shoes box-fresh. But Keanu Reeves? He likes to wear his straight into the ground. Just take a look at the chukka boots he rocked earlier this week. While out and about in Los Angeles, The Matrix star was spotted opening the car door for his girlfriend, Alexandra Grant. A […]
In June 2024, the NASA Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) Standards Team hosted an independent assessment working group to review the status and progress of research and clinical activities intended to mitigate the risk of decompression sickness (DCS) related to patent foramen ovale (PFO) during spaceflight and associated ground testing and […]
Getty Images Stallholders have been allowed back into the Christmas market after the attack “I feel bad, I still do,” said Eidwicht, as she stood in the Christmas market close to the spot where the car sped through on Friday, killing five people and injuring more than two hundred others. “My granddaughter was here. I […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas, the justices turned away an appeal from Ohio and 16 other conservative stateswhich asked the court to rule “the Golden State is not a golden child.” While Monday’s brief […]
Israeli ground forces have overtly crossed into Syrian territory for the first time since the 1973 October War, passing the demilitarized border zone, two Israeli officials said.
The Oklahoma City police officer involved in shocking video of a 71-year-old man being thrown to the ground during a traffic stop is now facing charges. The district attorney’s office announced that Sergeant Joseph Gibson was charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery. Video of the exchange between the officer and the driver […]
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Eric Liu, co-founder of Citizen University, about how to coexist in community with people who vote differently.
A recent assessment of the 2024 presidential contest suggested that Democrats needed to emulate right-wing outreach. But that’s different from turning out voters.
