ISIS-linked group has tortured, killed and abducted civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including children. Amnesty International has accused a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of mass war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a damning new report published Monday, the rights group said the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was…
With all of the action on the Met Gala carpet, there was just as much going on right outside of its entrance. Midway through the stream of stars strutting up the iconic Met steps, a protestor nearly crashed the carpet, getting as close as the pit of photographers before they were tackled by a number…
Humanoid robots are being added to the automation of waste sorting.
Matt Cardy/Getty Images Smartphone bans in the classroom might not be the panacea that governments and school administrations want them to be, according to a recently published study. As first reported by The New York Times, the National Bureau of Economic Research will publish a study called The Effects…
For more than 500 years, Leonardo da Vinci has been admired as a brilliant artist, inventor, and thinker whose talents seemed far ahead of his time. Now, an ambitious international effort known as the Leonardo DNA Project is bringing scientists closer than ever to uncovering the biological roots of his genius. A newly published book,…
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League surprised star collegiate softball players with “golden tickets” in the weeks leading up to the draft — letting them know they will be drafted this season on one of the six AUSL teams. On Monday, draftees found out which team selected them during the AUSL Draft Show (ESPN2; 7 p.m….
Supermodel and television host Heidi Klum is one of many to pay homage to the art world at the 2026 MET Gala. Klum took to the steps on Monday night in a custom look by designer Mike Marino, inspired by classical works such as the “Veiled Christ” by Giuseppe Sammartino and the “Veiled Vestal” by…
Iran has executed three men charged in connection with political protests this January, authorities have said, the latest in a wave of hangings against the backdrop of the war against the US and Israel. Iranian authorities have carried out executions on a near-daily basis in recent weeks in what activists have denounced as a bid…
The traffic management sim Mini Motorways is once again asking players to vote for its next map. Developer Dinosaur Polo Club just put up a website that lets folks choose from four city maps, including Vienna, Auckland, Singapore and Lima. The city with the most votes will get an…
One in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison government changes to university fees, newly public Treasury modelling reveals. The job-ready graduates program, introduced in 2021 under the former prime minister Scott Morrison, will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students…
