Category: News
Severe storms bring flooding across Northeast and leave at least 1 dead in Orange County, New York, as officials warn of dangerous road conditions
Severe storms that have left at least one dead in Orange County, New York, are dumping heavy rainfall at intense rates over parts of the Northeast, forcing road closures, water rescues and urgent warnings about life-threatening flash floods. Already, floods have inundated roadways in parts of New York, and Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed state police…
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Woman known as ‘Nation River Lady’ is identified nearly 5 decades after she was found floating in river, Canadian police say
Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady,” nearly five decades after she went missing and was found dead floating in a river in Ontario, police said. Jewell “Lalla” Langford, whose maiden name was Parchman, had traveled to Montréal in April 1975, but never returned home and her family reported her…
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A windstorm at Yellowstone National Park downed hundreds of trees and damaged multiple buildings and cars
Clean-up efforts are underway at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming after a major windstorm blew across the southern portion of the park Monday, knocking down hundreds of trees, park officials said. Strong winds and rain bombarded the park’s Lake Village area, though no serious injuries have been reported, according to a news release from the park. Falling…
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New genius Japanese invention cleans virtually everything in your house
Why are Americans snapping up this new cleaning tool? It’s called The Synoshi Power Spin Scrubber, a handheld cordless electric device that does most of your cleaning. It cleans everything from bathroom tiles to shower corners, stoves, car windows, and more. I found it on one of my trips to Japan, and I’ve never been able…
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A revered and powerful female leader revealed by new method to determine sex of old bones
Buried with an elephant’s tusk, an ivory comb, a crystal dagger, an ostrich eggshell and a flint dagger inlaid with amber, the skeleton discovered in a tomb near Seville, Spain, in 2008 was clearly once someone important. Based on analysis of the pelvis bone, a specialist initially identified the 5,000-year-old skeleton as a “probable young…
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This country is 99% water. But the 1% is paradise
Archipelago A Go-Go It was a somber week in tourism as five explorers were lost in the “catastrophic implosion” of a Titanic-bound submersible. The disaster marks another chapter in the shipwreck’s tragic history. The week also brought news of the world’s best restaurants, the rise of luggage trackers and the post office at the end of the world.…
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Economy class airplane bunk beds get seal of approval as launch moves closer
Economy class airplane bunk beds have received a seal of approval as their launch approaches. Air New Zealand’s Skynest, the upcoming reimagined economy-class seating which promises bunk beds in the skies, has already attracted a lot of buzz and excitement among sleep-starved long-haul passengers. Now the concept’s got the industry seal of approval via a…
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The 1,000-year-old citadel that rises out of the Atlantic Ocean
A witness to history Exactly 1,000 years ago this month, construction started on a magnificent island building off the coast of France that, as it rose improbably from the choppy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, would become a lasting symbol of national fortitude. The medieval abbey atop Mont Saint-Michel, a cascade of walls and buttresses…
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The world’s largest spherical structure in Las Vegas is a futuristic entertainment venue.
This futuristic entertainment venue in Las Vegas is the world’s largest spherical structure It squats on the Las Vegas skyline like an enormous spaceship, black and mysterious – until night falls, when it will glow like the Earth from space. The MSG Sphere won’t open to the public for almost three more months, when U2 christens…
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The world’s biggest sporting event is coming to Paris. Not everyone’s happy
The date is set, venues have been chosen, tickets are on sale. One hundred years after the Olympics last graced the streets of Paris, the city is braced for the return of the world’s largest sporting event next summer. While organizers and the French government claim that it’ll be the most inclusive games yet, a growing chorus of…
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