Lake Titicaca was considered a sacred site by the Incas. In the 15th century, they made it the cradle of their civilization, the sun’s place of birth. And yet, beneath the lake’s waters lies a different story. …
Lake Titicaca: The Sea of the Tiwanaku | Arkeo Ep18 | Documentary
A Tale of Egypt
Heroic characters, memorable songs, and thrilling deeds weave an unforgettable story of faith and courage amid the splendors of ancient Egypt in this brilliantly animated enchanted tale! …
Nurses Ratify Contracts After Strike at Two NYC Hospitals
NEW YORK—Nurses who went on strike at two major New York City hospitals this month have ratified the contracts that were hammered out to end the walkout, their union said Tuesday. The New York State Nurses Association said 98 percent of nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center voted in favor of the…
Wife, Husband Planned Fatal Shooting in Hospital for Weeks
ORLANDO, Fla.—The plan had been in the works for weeks: Ellen Gilland, 76, would fatally shoot her terminally ill, 77-year-old husband, Jerry, and then kill herself. But after shooting him in the head in an 11th-floor hospital room, she couldn’t carry through with the rest. Instead, still armed, Gilland was in a four-hour standoff with…
US Board Says Boeing Max Likely Hit a Bird Before 2019 Crash
U.S. accident investigators disagree with Ethiopian authorities over the cause of a sensor malfunction that preceded the March 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that it determined that the bad sensor reading was caused by impact with an object, most likely…
Abbott’s Medical Device Sales Hit by China Curbs, Supply Chain Issues
Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected medical device sales for the fourth quarter as COVID-19 curbs in China and supply-chain issues hit its international operations. The company also flagged that medical devices sales would remain soft in the first quarter, mirroring similar comments a day earlier from rival Johnson & Johnson, which cited China’s COVID-19…
24 States Banned ‘Zuckerbucks’ Grants After 2020 Election
In the wake of the 2020 elections, Republicans across the nation raised alarm over revelations that a Chicago-based nonprofit had dispersed nearly $420 million in grants, technical assistance, and other monetary contributions to assist local officials in administering elections. The little-known Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) had, with little attention, issued grants to…
Kremlin Expresses Alarm Over ‘Doomsday Clock,’ Blames US and NATO
The Kremlin expressed alarm on Wednesday that the “Doomsday Clock” had edged closer to midnight than ever, even though the scientists who moved the symbolic dial cited Moscow’s own “thinly veiled threats” to use nuclear weapons. The “Doomsday Clock,” created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to illustrate how close humanity has come to…
US Arms Exports Up 49 Percent in Fiscal 2022
WASHINGTON—Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments rose 49 percent to $205.6 billion in the latest fiscal year, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. Sales approved in the year included $13.9 billion worth of F-15ID fighter jets to Indonesia, $6.9 billion worth of Multi-Mission Surface Combatant ships to Greece, and $6 billion worth…
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Shen Yun Is ‘A Fantastical Journey’: Video Director
FOLSOM, Calif.—Richard Malmberg, video producer and director and head of Iron Mountain Films, has created a number of award-winning videos, and at the Harris Center in Folsom, California the evening of Jan. 25 he witnessed “one of the cleverest uses of combining live actors with a video that I’ve seen.” “I don’t know how they…