Sober up on rumor Trump posted about banning alcohol, bringing back Prohibition
The president’s alleged social media post ended with: “We don’t need hangovers — we need GREATNESS. LET’S MAKE AMERICA SOBER AGAIN!”
This ancient pottery holds the earliest evidence of humans doing math
Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and crops, archaeologists say.
U.S. plane used in boat strike was disguised as civilian aircraft, contrary to Pentagon regulation
The plane used by the U.S. military to strike a boat accused of smuggling drugs off the coast of Venezuela last fall was painted to
Prosecutor says former South Korean leader should face death sentence over marital law decree
An independent counsel on Tuesday demanded the death sentence for former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived
Iranian man arrested amid protests sentenced to death, say human rights groups
Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old Iranian man, has been sentenced to death in Iran amid widespread protests and a deadly government crackdown, according to human rights
Trial begins for Virginia man accused of murdering wife
Trial begins for Virginia man accused of murdering wife
Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Democrats are wrestling over demanding constraints on ICE in a shutdown fight after an officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
With the lightest touch, scientists search da Vinci’s art for DNA
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA.
Jellyfish sleep and nap like us. Studying them could help human brains
A new study analyzed the sleep patterns of jellyfish and sea anemones and found they share some sleep traits with humans. The research could provide
The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
The EPA won’t consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change
More than 2,000 people reported killed at Iran protests as Trump says ‘help is on its way’
A US-based rights group says it has confirmed the killing of 1,850 protesters during a crackdown by authorities, as the US president urges Iranians to
‘Now there’s the threat of executions’ in Iran
An Iranian security official says 2,000 people have been killed so far after a crackdown on weeks of anti-government protests.
Hunt for gunman after Corsican exile is shot dead at mother’s funeral
Alain Orsoni, 71, was a well-known separatist figure in Corsica who had been living in exile for years in Nicaragua.
Key questions for FBI investigators to unpick in Minneapolis shooting
Officials will examine video footage and policy guidelines as part of the investigation, experts told the BBC.