According to scholars from the Doubting Thomas Foundation, the “the mountain of almonds” Jabal al-Lawz on the Saudi-Jordanian border is the legendary Sinai where Moses is said to have received the Ten Commandments from God. Incidentally, it happens to be the planned site of the $500-billion megacity Neom that the kingdom wants to build.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Six months after Oklahoma voters approved a measure legalizing medical marijuana, an Oklahoma lawmaker has filed a bill that would allow counties to decide whether or not the measure applies to their area. In June, over 891,000 voters cast their ballots in regards to State Question 788, which legalizes medical marijuana in Oklahoma. Ultimately, the measure passed by a majority vote. Under State Question 788, a person 18 years or older would need to apply for a medical […]
Tuesday’s Oscar music nominations produced some of the day’s biggest surprises (yes to Gillian Welch, no to Justin Hurwitz), inevitabilities (Diane Warren is in, like clockwork) and near-inevitabilities that still produced a sigh of relief (Terence Blanchard, un-snubbed at last). Some notes on the shocks and happy affirmations in the Best Original Song and Score […]
A collision along the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401 claimed the life of a 56-year-old Alabama man on Monday.
A few years ago, a Texas resident who was born, raised, and educated in my state of Texas -- and whose parents, ex-wife, and four children still reside here -- reportedly became the chief propagandist for ISIS in Syria. John Thomas Georgelas, son of a
Footage filmed on Tuesday aboard an Aeroflot plane after its emergency landing in Khanty-Mansiysk shows the detention of a passenger who demanded that the flight be diverted to Afghanistan. Other passengers can be heard applauding as police officers escort the man out of the plane. The Aeroflot flight SU1515 from Surgut to Moscow landed in …
The Latest on a North Carolina congressional race where a winner hasn't been finalized while an absentee ballot fraud investigation continues (all times local):
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat for Europe is resigning after only 16 months on the job in a...
Trump had been criticized earlier in the day by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who said it was 'an insult to the American people' that the White House was not commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with an official event
The city's Executive Policy Committee has voted to install bus driver safety shields in Winnipeg Transit buses in the next year.
West Brom midfielder Sam Field says he is learning plenty playing alongside Gareth Barry - 17 years his senior.
Current hygiene measures against aggressive germs could sometimes be counterproductive, according to a group of researchers. They propose to examine the role diversity of microorganisms plays in our domestic environment more intensively. The findings could challenge existing strategies for fighting infectious diseases and resistant germs.
A fresh look at how teenagers are affected by their asthma, eczema or obesity has some reassuring findings.
Kansas City Chiefs fans understandably were upset after watching the New England Patriots beat their team Sunday night. The Patriots... Read More »
Alfonso Cuaron might’ve tied an Oscar record with four nods to his name for “Roma,” which scored 10 nominations overall. But another black-and-white film in a foreign language, Pawel Pawlikowski’s jazz-infused romantic drama “Cold War,” was honored with three Academy Award nominations Tuesday, the most in history for a primarily Polish-backed production. The film will […]
A new breakthrough enables the study of the role of each molecular component in the stability and conformation of DNA crystals.
WASHINGTON. - Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democrat and barrier-breaking prosecutor who became the second black woman to serve in the United States Senate, declared her candidacy for president on Monday, joining an increasingly crowded and diverse field in what promises to be a wide-open nomination process.
In a year when the award season, for the most part, has been wide open, we expected to see some surprise choices when nominations for the 91st Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning.
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Tsitsipas wins 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to reach semi-final The 20-year-old will play Nadal in the last four The nailed-on star of this 2019 Australian Open is the 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas and his
by C. J. Hopkins / January 22nd, 2019 So the corporate media have gone and done it again. As they have, repeatedly, for the last two and half years, they shook the earth with a “bombshell” story proving beyond any reasonable doubt that Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to steal the presidency from Hillary […]
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