Washington, D.C.'s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, ringing in springtime
A key springtime marker that attracts 1.5 million visitors to the nation's capital each year hit a major milestone.
WNYT.com2d
Archeologists unearth signs from 1700s of British control in Florida after centuries of Spanish rule
The centuries-old city of St. Augustine is an enduring reminder of Spain’s long history in Florida, going back generations ...
Jewish Journal6d
Stone Temples & Tiny Explorers: A Family’s Magical Machu Picchu Odyssey
Machu Pichu Imagine standing atop an ancient mountain fortress, your entire family’s eyes wide with wonder, mist dancing ...
ZME Science7d
Early Humans May Have Collected Round Stones for Over 1 Million Years
The spheres, made from volcanic basalt and lapilli, were discovered across eight archaeological sites in Melka Kunture, dated ...
The New York Times15d
What a Small Island Off the Coast of Scotland Could Teach America
I was walking along stone walls, looking for signs of recent habitation ... and the population peaked in the early 1800s, when there was huge demand for kelp, which was used in the manufacture ...
Greek Reporter16d
4,000-Year-Old City Walls from Early Xia Dynasty Discovered in China
Credit: xiquinhosilva / CC BY 2.0 Archaeologists in central China have uncovered ancient city walls from the early ... bone tools, and stone implements, shedding light on the daily lives of the region ...
Trump pledges to ‘expose’ his enemies in political speech at Justice Department
President Donald Trump used a visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his political career.
Bloomberg L.P.19d
US Stocks Rattled Anew as Trump Ramps Up Trade War With Canada
US stocks buckled again after Donald Trump’s latest trade-war salvo against Canada, with the S&P 500’s three-week rout now at 10% and megacap technology resuming a selloff that’s wiped out ...
The Washington Post19d
What it could mean to abandon the government’s huge art collection
Paintings are fragile, photographs fade, and even work made from durable stone and metal requires ... depicting the gritty reality of American cities in the early 20th century.
India Today19d
Sensex, Nifty fall as US market crash rattles investors; IndusInd Bank down 10%
IndusInd Bank and IT majors among losers Benchmark stock market indices opened lower on Tuesday in early trade, imitating global markets following a sharp sell-off in US markets overnight, leading to ...
The Australian Financial Review19d
ASX wipes $25b as tech stocks weigh, Xero sinks
Stocks in Hong Kong, Japan and China fell in early trading on Tuesday as heavy falls on Wall Street sparked a global sell-off in equities. Japan’s Nikkei Index led losses, slumping 2.4 per cent ...
Dezeen20d
Raymond Hood defined the American skyscrapers of the early 20th century
Built during the proliferation of American skyscrapers in the early 20th century, they represent attempts to harness engineering breakthroughs to find a mode of building that represented America's ...