Officials say the new five-star hotel, to be built across 10 acres, will bring investment, jobs and wealthier tourists to Kaziranga. But dozens of families say they are being displaced from land they have cultivated for generations. The district administration says the land being used for the project is owned by the government. Deputy Commissioner…
Most of us think of a century-old tree as a timeless piece of history.But in Portugal, that barely counts, because scattered across the country’s sun-baked south are hundreds of olive trees believed to be over 2,000 years old, with researchers now suggesting that one of them may have taken root nearly 3,700 years ago.Long before…
Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his primary in Florida, NBC News projects, amid a swirl of investigations and negative publicity and despite running with the backing of President Donald Trump. Former television journalist Ryan Elijah captured the Republican nomination over Mills in Florida’s 7th District, a seat Trump carried by 12 points in 2024….
Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million (£39 million) to resolve lawsuits from families who alleged the university mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school. The settlement, proposed in a Boston court on Monday, would end the suits filed against Harvard Medical School (HMS) after former morgue manager Cedric Lodge pleaded…
How to tell if cinnamon is real or fake: 6 simple checks you can do at home (PC: AI Generated) Cinnamon may look like a simple kitchen spice, but not every product sold under the name has the same identity. The two most familiar types are Ceylon cinnamon, or Cinnamomum verum, often called ‘true cinnamon’,…
A former Florida lawmaker and political ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis was arrested Tuesday and accused of allegedly molesting a young boy at the child’s home, on fishing excursions and while on a family cruise, arrest records show. Michael Caruso, a 67-year-old Republican whom DeSantis appointed as Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller…
Members of the group have included founder and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons and the late Dusty Hill. When Hill died in 2021, the group carried on performing with Elwood Francis as its bassist. “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the relentless negativity surrounding the market is creating opportunities for investors willing to look past the headlines and endure a little more near-term volatility. His comments came as rising Treasury yields, persistent inflation, and elevated oil prices weighed on stocks. All three of the major indexes finished the day in…
For generations, Iceland offered travellers something almost unimaginable in much of the world: spectacular lakes, bluest lagoons and black sand beaches; all this without the persistent buzz and bite of mosquitoes. But this unusual distinction ended in October 2025, when Björn Hjaltason discovered not one but three mosquitoes in a garden in Kjós, a rural…
A NASA spacecraft in orbit around the moon captured dramatic images of the impact crater left when a SpaceX rocket smashed into the lunar surface this month. The defunct upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed uncontrolled into the moon on Aug. 5 at an estimated 5,400 mph. The roughly 10,800-pound booster had launched…