The biggest blow dealt to Ted Cruz this week didn’t come from a fellow politician. A brave citizen stood up and gave the presidential hopeful what is perhaps one of the harshest critiques he is sure to receive over the … Read More
A video released Thursday featuring Israeli and Palestinian couples kissing each other is at the center of a debate about censorship — both online and in high school classrooms. The video, published by Time Out Tel Aviv, was made in … Read More
The popularity of the Netflix series Making a Murderer, which focuses on the 2007 conviction of Steven Avery for the murder of a photographer, has resulted in a overwhelming uptick in records requests at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Wisconsin. … Read More
Marco Rubio is making a play for the pews in Iowa. The Florida senator is out with a new ad aimed at the state’s large evangelical community that focuses heavily on his Christian faith. “Our goal is eternity, the ability … Read More
The United States had its second-warmest year on record in 2015, with every single state winding up milder than average — including some, like Florida, Montana, Oregon and Washington, that were record warm, according to new data released Thursday. This … Read More
A meteorite from a galaxy far, far away touched down in Australia just in time for the New Year. Well, it’s likely to have come from the meteor belt between Mars and Jupiter, but that’s still a pretty healthy distance. … Read More
Editor’s note: this post contains an image that some may find graphic. To many, the placenta is merely an afterthought. Within the Māori culture of New Zealand, however, the placenta is revered and often buried in a place of familial … Read More
The sets used by ITV’s freshly canceled “Jekyll and Hyde” TV show were used to express fear and drama for those that watched the show. In the future, according to the show’s creator, they’ll bring hope The creator of the … Read More
According to the Indian Meteorogical Department (IMD), December 2015 was the hottest in India the last 115 years. The period between September and December 2015 was also the warmest since 1901, when IMD started recording data. See also: November crushes … Read More
Captain Thomas Longworth Dames of the British Royal Artillery. Image: Roger Fenton/Library of Congress In the 1850s, the Crimean War emerged from a dispute over the rights of Christian minorities in the Ottoman-controlled Holy Land. Tensions among Russia, France and the … Read More