Why it seems like everyone you know is going on a cruise
Lots of people will be getting their sea legs this summer. Ports have been packed with cruise ships over the last few years, as vacationers flock to ever larger vessels…
Shaking seats and piped-in fog: How 4DX is carving out a niche moviegoing market
In George Miller’s new Mad Max film “Furiosa,” a red paint flare explodes and casts the theater screen in a saturated crimson cloud. Feet away, among the rows of gyroscopic…
Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull is ‘milestone in the history of medicine’
Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition. Now, new…
Thailand indicts former leader Thaksin Shinawatra on royal insult charges
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on lese majeste charges, authorities said Wednesday, the latest twist in a decades-long political saga in the Southeast Asian kingdom. The case, filed…
India’s election campaign turns negative as Modi and ruling party embrace Islamophobic rhetoric
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is increasingly resorting to overtly Islamophobic language during his election campaign, critics and observers say, as he seeks a third straight term governing the world’s…
American Tyler Wenrich sentenced to time served and $9K fine after arrest on illegal ammunition charge in Turks and Caicos
American Tyler Wenrich was sentenced to three weeks in jail and fined Tuesday after he had pleaded guilty earlier this month to possession of ammunition while traveling to Turks and…
Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting
Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in…
Hong Kong arrests six in first use of new local national security law days ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a newly passed local national security law over social media posts deemed “seditious” by authorities, just days ahead of the 35th…
White House says Rafah strike does not violate Biden’s warnings to Israel
The White House said Tuesday that Israel had not violated President Biden’s warnings on the conduct of its military campaign in Rafah after an airstrike there over the weekend killed…
Ex-FBI officials Strzok, Page near DOJ settlement over anti-Trump text leak
Two former senior FBI employees have reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department to settle in part their related lawsuits alleging that they were illegally targeted for retribution by…