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Mexican Megachurch Leader Naasón Joaquín García Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Abuse

The leader of Mexico's La Luz del Mundo church and self-proclaimed Apostle of God on Earth faces more than 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to three charges.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 7, 2022

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Mexican Megachurch Leader Naasón Joaquín García Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Abuse

The leader of Mexico's La Luz del Mundo church and self-proclaimed Apostle of God on Earth faces more than 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to three charges.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 7, 2022

These Rats Are Being Trained To Wear Tiny Backpacks — So That They Can Rescue Earthquake Survivors Trapped In Rubble

A scientist working with the Hero Rats Project is training rodents to navigate earthquake rubble, with promising results so far.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 7, 2022

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These Rats Are Being Trained To Wear Tiny Backpacks — So That They Can Rescue Earthquake Survivors Trapped In Rubble

A scientist working with the Hero Rats Project is training rodents to navigate earthquake rubble, with promising results so far.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 7, 2022

Texas Man Breaks Into Dallas Art Museum And Destroys Priceless Artifacts — Because He Was Mad At His Girlfriend

Brian Hernandez, 21, destroyed a number of Greek artifacts at the Dallas Museum of Art because he "got mad at his girl."

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 6, 2022

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Texas Man Breaks Into Dallas Art Museum And Destroys Priceless Artifacts — Because He Was Mad At His Girlfriend

Brian Hernandez, 21, destroyed a number of Greek artifacts at the Dallas Museum of Art because he "got mad at his girl."

By Kaleena Fraga • June 6, 2022

Archaeologists In Greece Unearth A 2,100-Year-Old Skeleton Buried On A Bronze Bed Decorated With Mermaids

The bed dates to the first century B.C.E. and was discovered alongside the remains of a wealthy woman who likely held a high position in ancient Greek society.

By Cara Johnson • Jun 6, 2022

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Archaeologists In Greece Unearth A 2,100-Year-Old Skeleton Buried On A Bronze Bed Decorated With Mermaids

The bed dates to the first century B.C.E. and was discovered alongside the remains of a wealthy woman who likely held a high position in ancient Greek society.

By Cara Johnson • June 6, 2022

This Week In History News, May 29 – Jun. 4

Bronze Age sunken city emerges from the Tigris River, ancient paintings found beneath layers of bird poop in Egypt, dozens of Spanish colonists' skeletons uncovered in Peru.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 3, 2022

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This Week In History News, May 29 – Jun. 4

Bronze Age sunken city emerges from the Tigris River, ancient paintings found beneath layers of bird poop in Egypt, dozens of Spanish colonists' skeletons uncovered in Peru.

By All That's Interesting • June 3, 2022

Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

The discovery of Discokeryx xiezhi, a distant relative of modern-day giraffes with a shorter neck and hard skull, suggests that sexual competition — not food — drove giraffe evolution.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 3, 2022

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Paleontologists In China Just Identified A Short-Necked, Head-Butting Ancestor Of The Giraffe

The discovery of Discokeryx xiezhi, a distant relative of modern-day giraffes with a shorter neck and hard skull, suggests that sexual competition — not food — drove giraffe evolution.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 3, 2022

California Man Convicted Of Brutally Murdering Own Father After Being Cut Off Financially

Leighton Dorey IV choked and beat his father to death and police found teeth strewn about the scene, and the suspect hiding in the mountains.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 3, 2022

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California Man Convicted Of Brutally Murdering Own Father After Being Cut Off Financially

Leighton Dorey IV choked and beat his father to death and police found teeth strewn about the scene, and the suspect hiding in the mountains.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 3, 2022

Archaeologists Just Uncovered Secret Tunnels And An Ancient Chamber Beneath Peru’s Chavín de Huántar Temple

Archeologists first noticed a duct in 2019 that opened up into the ceremonial chamber since dubbed the Condor Gallery.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 3, 2022

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Archaeologists Just Uncovered Secret Tunnels And An Ancient Chamber Beneath Peru’s Chavín de Huántar Temple

Archeologists first noticed a duct in 2019 that opened up into the ceremonial chamber since dubbed the Condor Gallery.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 3, 2022

Ohio Woman Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park After Getting Too Close

The condition of the 25-year-old woman remains unknown.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 2, 2022

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Ohio Woman Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park After Getting Too Close

The condition of the 25-year-old woman remains unknown.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 2, 2022

Archaeologists Unearth 42 Skeletons Of Syphilis-Ridden Spanish Colonists Under Peru’s Oldest Hospital

Local legend has it that the last three rulers of the Incan Empire lay buried at the site. Shaped like a cross, the one-hectare complex has a rich and mysterious history.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 2, 2022

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Archaeologists Unearth 42 Skeletons Of Syphilis-Ridden Spanish Colonists Under Peru’s Oldest Hospital

Local legend has it that the last three rulers of the Incan Empire lay buried at the site. Shaped like a cross, the one-hectare complex has a rich and mysterious history.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 2, 2022