A widowed Mexican immigrant has been banned from entering the US to attend her late husband’s funeral after he died in a boating accident. Adriana Gonzalez, the wife of Vincent Frank Short, has asked state officials for help to be reunited with her husband. She was denied entry into the…
Is lettuce safe to eat yet? New data suggest cyclosporiasis cases are slowing
This summer the U.S. has been gripped by a parasite-borne illness that causes explosive diarrhea and has basically taken iceberg lettuce off the menu. But new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers, as well as state data, suggest new infections may be tapering off. As of August 18,…
Sunken Land Of Lyonesse: Legendary Kingdom That Influenced Stories Of Writers And Fishermen
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Tales of drowned cities and lands lost beneath the waves echo through the myths and histories of cultures worldwide. Medieval tradition whispers of a mysterious realm called Lyonesse, once said to lie southwest of England. This vanished kingdom haunts both Cornish and Breton mythology. Are…
‘If it was on the southside, something would’ve been done by now’: Battle to save crumbling city-centre mansion that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula – and yet most Dubliners don’t even know it exists
A Georgian mansion in Dublin that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula and is mentioned in James Joyce’s Ulysses is to be assessed for dereliction, after lying vacant for almost 30 years. It comes as local representatives make renewed calls for the compulsory purchase order (CPO) of the house, to bring it…
Webb Opens Treasure Chest – NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure Chest,” is an object known as a cometary globule. A cometary globule is an isolated cloud of gas…
Lindsay Clancy’s chilling final words to her children revealed at trial
By KELLY GARINO, US REPORTER Published: 20:02 BST, 21 August 2026 | Updated: 20:13 BST, 21 August 2026 Lindsay Clancy said ‘Go to God’ aloud as she strangled each of her young children with an exercise band, a psychiatrist revealed in court. Dr Avram Mack, the psychiatrist who evaluated Clancy for…
Supreme Court issues bombshell ruling on Trump’s sprawling White House ballroom
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 19:26 BST, 21 August 2026 | Updated: 19:41 BST, 21 August 2026 Construction on Donald Trump’s grandiose ballroom can resume after a lower court ruling that halted the president’s pet project was overturned. The ruling by the court’s conservative majority is a major…
TB 26-04 Updates and Modernization of NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) Code
For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system analysis. It provides equilibrium chemistry, rocket performance, shock, and detonation calculations used across NASA and the broader aerospace community. NASA Engineering…
Meghan Markle ‘is in talks to star in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix show The Gentlemen’ when she and Harry return to the UK after six years
Meghan Markle is said to be in early discussions to star in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix show The Gentlemen as she and Harry prepare to return to British soil. The Duchess of Sussex is said to be in talks for a role in Ritchie’s Netflix hit after this newspaper revealed executives at the streaming…
Why tornadoes touched down near New York City
New York City is no stranger to storms. Summers in the Big Apple can bring torrential, sudden rains, with water flooding into intersections and cascading down subway stairs, while Nor’easters are de rigueur in the winter. Tornadoes, however, are fairly rare. So why did a twister touch down on Thursday…