Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Bethlehem Watch: Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since Gaza war For two years during the Gaza war, all public celebrations for Christmas were cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank – where Christians believe Jesus was born. But after the recent ceasefire, the holy city decided that…
Getty Images Members of the National Guard patrolling a metro station in Washington DC A National Guardsman is on the mend after he was critically injured in an ambush-style shooting last month in Washington DC. The parents of Andrew Wolfe, 24, say “his head wound is slowly healing and that he’s beginning to ‘look more…
Melting ice in Norway’s remote mountains revealed a 1,500-year-old reindeer trap that remained hidden for centuries, per The Daily Galaxy. While the discovery offers archaeologists a rare glimpse into ancient hunting practices, it also highlights the accelerating pace of global ice loss threatening modern communities worldwide. What’s happening? Local hiker Helge Titland discovered the trap…
As rising global temperatures continue to melt more Arctic sea ice, nitrogen is expected to play a bigger role in supporting organisms in regions never thought possible. What’s happening? In a recent study first published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen took a closer look…
An amateur photographer in southern Spain captured something almost no one expected to see. Ángel Hidalgo managed to photograph a white Iberian lynx near Jaén after spending months checking his trail camera traps in the forest at sunrise. Hidalgo shared his images of the “white ghost of the Mediterranean forest” online, showing the lynx’s unusually…
BBC/Jessica Hromas Isobel is convinced the social media ban won’t stop kids like her It took 13-year-old Isobel less than five minutes to outsmart Australia’s “world-leading” social media ban for children. A notification from Snapchat, one of the ten platforms affected, had lit up her screen, warning she’d be booted off when the law kicked…
Runways are undesirable locations for military aircraft. Being tied to miles of concrete gives jet aircraft a built-in vulnerability as well as restricting their flexibility. At sea, it is extremely difficult (and dangerous) to operate aircraft from the pitching deck of an aircraft carrier with its limited amount of deck space. So, it is hardly…
Buying the right dividend stocks in December can set your portfolio up for 2026 gains. You shouldn’t buy a dividend stock just for its yield, but some companies combine attractive payouts with long-term tailwinds. One of the companies on this list will likely reach a $1 trillion valuation in 2026, while the other may achieve…
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum had to remind a crowd of freezing Christmas-goers to deliver “lots of cheering” for the president and first lady. “You’ve got an important job to do,” Burgum explained as he prepared a crowd for the arrival of Donald and Melania Trump for the 103rd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony….
It’s a mild and cloudy start to the weekend, and rain chances are on the rise for Sunday. A cold front is draped across the area, and this will lead to scattered showers this evening and tonight. The best chance for activity will be north of Orlando, with lows in the mid-60s. Even higher rain…