STOCKTON, Calif. -- An 8-year-old girl, who was among four people shot and killed in the Stockton mass shooting during a child's birthday party last Saturday, has been identified. Maya Lupian was one ...

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Astronomical events such as eclipses were central to Maya culture, reflected in the care the Maya took to keep accurate calendars to aid in celestial predictions. Among the few surviving Maya texts is ...

I agree wholeheartedly with Robert Boehman of Frederick’s Nov. 8 letter (“When we have no federal government, we don’t need Congress”) and I would like to add the following: House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

A roughly 3,000-year-old site in Mexico was built in the shape of a cosmogram that stretches for miles, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published. By Gina Kolata Letters ...

Please contact the leaders of Congress and demand that they revisit their oath of office and take action to remove Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump from office immediately. After ...

The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. This includes accurate calendars ...

In “Letters From the Edge: Stories of Curiosity, Bravery, and Discovery,” Jeff Wilser collects the adventures of more than 45 members of the Explorers Club, a New York-based professional society ...

In Undusted: Letters from the Past, you are tasked with cleaning long-neglected dirty objects. As you clean each belonging, you will learn the backstories behind the various objects placed in each ...

As a direct taxpayer to the School District of Lancaster, I write not as an outsider, but as a member of this community who expects accountability from our school board. We, the people, must hold the ...

There are a lot of brokenhearted people in this country who are now mourning the senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA (“‘Out of control’: Charlie Kirk assassination blamed on ...