This Pilot’s Sky-High Ambition Made Her a Star. It Also Killed Her
Bessie Coleman built an untouchable legacy, but the aviator’s tragic final flight is still shrouded in whispers of sabotage. The skies during Women’s History...
Demand For Exorcisms On The Rise In Tajikistan And Central Asia, Despite Crackdown, Scandals
Madrid (10/03 – 21.43) Exorcism is a key source of income for Sabohiddin Shodiev, a popular cleric in his rural community on the outskirts...
The Story of Tajikistan
Brussels (21/10 – 75) In May 2022, tens of ethnic Pamiri protesters were killed by security forces as demonstrations were violently suppressed and an...
Matthew Perry, actor best known for Friends, dies at 54
Actor who played Chandler Bing in the beloved sitcom remembered as ‘incredibly gifted’, after reportedly drowning at his Los Angeles home Matthew Perry, best...
“NCIS pathologist” David McCallum dies at 90
Vienna, Brussels (26/9 – 36) David McCallum – the British actor who played as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, a pathologist on hit CBS TV...
Maui’s Wildfires Are Among the Deadliest on Record in the U.S. Here Are Some Others
The wildfires that tore through western Maui last week have already earned the tragic distinction of being among the deadliest in modern U.S. history...
‘The Most Dangerous Possibility’: A Glimpse Into U.S. Fears Of A Russia-Ukraine War, 30 Years Ago
On January 5, 1993, just days before Bill Clinton was inaugurated as U.S. president, the outgoing secretary of state, Lawrence Eagleburger, finished a 23-page...
7 Unique Valentine’s Day Traditions
Chocolates and roses are common ways to mark Valentine’s Day, but there are other, lesser-known traditions to commemorate the holiday. Celebrating Valentine’s Day in the United...
One Woman Is Holding Politicians Accountable for Nasty Speech. It’s Changing Politics
She was a Republican appointee, religious Mormon and grandmother of ten. Then she began to wonder: what if politicians got rewarded for resisting contempt?...
A rare glimpse of early Vancouver emerges in historic family photos
Photographs are a unique glimpse into the pioneer era.Around 1906 an unknown photographer took a shot of pioneer Vancouver’s legendary lifeguard Joe Fortes with...