A man is on trial for murder, despite never pulling the trigger. On Tuesday, Orange County deputies took the stand to describe what happened when they responded to the scene. “Drop the knife!” That’s ...
A Washington man appeared to be destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease — but against all genetic odds, he has eluded the common dementia for decades. Researchers at the Washington University School ...
On November 20, 1959, at a pier in Brooklyn, the writer Peter Matthiessen boarded the M.V. Venimos, a freighter bound for Iquitos, a port town deep in the Peruvian Amazon. He was fresh off the ...
The right-wing information sphere on social media is shaped by large, often anonymous influencer accounts that are then amplified to even wider audiences by prominent conservatives. Two such accounts ...
*Aspects of this piece are satire and should be read as such. At 72 and just retired, I was recently informed by my research institute that I'd need to empty my lab and offices to accommodate new, ...
In the glittering courts of 18th-century Europe, one man defied explanation. The Count of St. Germain claimed to be centuries old, mastering alchemy, art, and philosophy while never appearing to age.
A man who disrupted a college classroom to yell slurs and give Nazi salutes learned about the paradox of tolerance the hard way. This week, multiple videos have been circulating showing the saga that ...
Syracuse, N.Y.— A man found guilty of fatally shooting his pregnant girlfriend tearfully told her family Friday in court that he never meant to hurt her. Maurice Giles, 31, was sentenced to 15 years ...
Last month, The Oregonian reported that southern Oregon novelist Sandra Scofield had been nominated for the National Book Award for her second book, “Beyond Deserving.” All that day, bewildered ...
A study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, led by Dr. Mohammad Reza Eghdami and his colleagues, examined the remains of a Parthian-era individual. The Parthians were ...
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