A million hits a week: How Israel’s official COVID data site went viral
After the public’s crisis of confidence in the Health Ministry at the beginning of the pandemic, the ministry created a site making the same data that decision-makers see accessible to the public as t ...
Burial mound of 'Bluetooth' the Viking king is found: Grave of infamous royal who died more than 1,000 years ago is uncovered in Poland by satellites
The burial mound was discovered using sensing tools on satellites. The tools are able to see beneath layers of earth to look for disturbances. The mound is believed to be in Wiejkowo, Poland.
Migrants who died in trailer tragedy were seeking better lives
As families of the 67 people packed into a tractor-trailer and abandoned on Monday in Texas began to confirm their worst fears and talk of their relatives, a common narrative of pursuing a better life ...
4 Charged In Tractor-Trailer Migrant Smuggling That Left 53 Dead
The American truck driver, who allegedly tried to slip away as a survivor of the tragedy, was charged along with another U.S. citizen and two other men, authorities said.
Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives
Families of the more than 60 people packed into a tractor-trailer and abandoned in Texas have began to confirm their worst fears. And a common narrative is taking shape from Honduras to Mexico: ...
Can 'next-Gen' DNA testing help ID the remains of US service members killed in war?
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is using a highly sensitive "next-generation" DNA sequencing test to help ID the remains of American service members killed in WWII and other wars.
Israel promotes giant, controversial Dead Sea infrastructure project
After exploring solutions to the problem of the shrinking sea, an Environmental Ministry study recommends developing a canal linking the Red and Dead seas, despite major environmental concerns ...
BURIED DREAMS: The doctors who died in their prime fighting Lassa fever
As a teenager, Abel Obetta had big dreams. Following his father’s death, he knew life would never be the same again. So, the feeling of unce ...
Over 100 deaths at Syrian camp operated by Kurds
The United Nations reported that over 100 individuals had been murdered at a remote refugee camp in northeastern Syria during the past 18 months, sug ...
No, the 53 migrants who died in Texas didn't likely cross the border in that truck
The trapped people were found after a worker heard someone crying for help. Two experts — one a former Homeland Security Investigations agent — tell NPR how it happened.
Memorial to honor 2 Utah deputies who died over 100 years ago
Ken Hansen. The full transcriptions of each granite plaques will also be read, outlining the stories of the officers who died over 100 years ago. Worthen downplayed his efforts, and said ...
