20+ min ago (385+ words) Water leak at Louvre museum damages hundreds of Egyptian books Syria's Kurds ban celebrations marking year since Assad's ouster The structural ignorance behind declaring Islam 'a death cult' A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department in Paris" famed Louvre museum, reports on Sunday revealed, raising concerns about the state of the world's most visited museum"s internal management, weeks after a daring jewel heist exposed security flaws. Around 400 rare books were affected after pipes containing contaminated water had burst, specialist website La Tribune de l'Art said on Sunday. Among the damaged books are manuscripts and early scholarly works, some dating back more than two centuries. The leak also affected adjacent offices, rendering them temporarily unusable. The water had reached the basement, where it came into contact with an electrical cabinet, in an incident…...

21+ min ago (517+ words) The "sacrificial complex" contained hundreds of bits of horse bridles and bronze beads, revealing a new aspect of ancient nomadic peoples' funeral rituals. A unique "sacrificial complex" discovered between two burial mounds in Russia has revealed new information about the funerary rituals of nomadic people in the south Ural Mountains nearly 2,400 years ago. The excavation revealed several caches of artifacts between the mounds. In total, there were more than 100 objects, mostly related to horseback riding, as well as more than 500 bronze beads, according to a translated statement from archaeologist Sergey Sirotin, one of the dig leaders. In one cache, located to the southeast of the mound, excavators found a gold applique plaque depicting the head and forepaw of a tiger. To the west of the mound, they found a cache containing fragments of both a bronze ladle and a cauldron....

26+ min ago (109+ words) Published Dec 7, 2025 4:55 AM PST Every year on Dec. 7, we pause to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor. But here's the thing: it's more than a history lesson. For anyone wearing the uniform today, Pearl Harbor isn't just about what happened more than 80 years ago. It's about what could happen tomorrow morning if we're not paying attention.Related: Today in military history: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Clay Beyersdorfer is an Army veteran and writer hailing from the Midwest. He focuses on culture, entertainment, and non-profit efforts within the veteran community. By Radio Free Asia By Daniel Tobias Flint...

31+ min ago (100+ words) Published 4:50 am Sunday, December 7, 2025 A lot of Canadian households have at least one cat. Do you know how many homes in Canada have cats? (Nicole Crescenzi/Black Press). The signs of the festive season are prominent in December, with lights, decorations, visits with Santa and other Christmas-themed messages. However, there is more to the month of December than the Christmas celebration. There are observances, celebrations and days of historical importance throughout the month. How much do you know about the non-Christmas elements of December? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions....

41+ min ago (367+ words) December 7, 2025 / 12:40 PM EST / CBS Atlanta A historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized in recent years is now safely on display in Atlanta in an exhibit that opens Monday. It memorializes an event that some people in rural southern Georgia have tried hard to erase: the killing of Mary Turner by a white mob that was bent on silencing her after she demanded justice for the lynching of her husband, Hayes Turner, and at least 10 other Black people. Now each word damaged by bullets is projected on a wall, and visitors hear those words spoken by some of Turner's six generations of descendants. "I'm glad the memorial was shot up," great-granddaughter Katrina Thomas said Saturday night after her first look at the exhibit in the National Museum for Civil and Human Rights. "Millions of people…...

50+ min ago (192+ words) A HISTORIC B-listed Scottish church has burned down overnight, with firefighters working through the night in attempts to save it. Emergency crews attended Pollokshaws Parish Church in Glasgow after they received reports of the blaze at around 2.44am. The building, famous for its Georgian villa style and dating back to 1843, appears gutted in pictures and social media. With three appliances, the fire and rescue service remains on the scene. It is currently unclear what started the fire of if there are any injuries. In a statement, Glasgow City Council said: "Shawbridge Street between both terminations of Shawholm Crescent is currently closed to traffic due to a fire. "Emergency services are on location. "Road users are advised to use alternative routes and delays are to expected." Locals have shared their sadness, with one writing online: "Absolutely devastated about Pollokshaws Parish Church been…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (200+ words) BY Guy D. McCardle / December 7, 2025 The last time a rising power gambled on a surprise strike to shove America out of the Pacific, it torched an anchored fleet, killed 2,403 Americans, and rewired the world order overnight. In those frantic hours, young men who had enlisted for steady pay and a sense of duty found themselves hurling ammunition by hand, dragging shipmates through smoke, and firing weapons so hot they nearly fused in place. On the Arizona, more than a thousand never had the chance to reach a battle station. On the Oklahoma, entire compartments flooded before crews could escape. In the chaos, individual acts of courage defined the day: machine gunners fighting until their positions burned around them, medics improvising aid under falling debris, officers and enlisted alike refusing to abandon their shipmates even as decks tilted and flames took hold....

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (817+ words) Or at least that was Yoshikawa's story. It is impossible to know what really happened, and inadvisable to take Yoshikawa's word for it. The former Imperial Japanese Navy ensign " then posing as a clerk at the consulate " was an unreliable narrator. He repeatedly observed the island from the air in sightseeing trips, taking pains to bring along a different woman each time to give the impression that he was little more than a playboy with a successful MO and limited imagination. He established observation posts in secluded sugarcane fields, and in or near the establishments of friendly Japanese immigrants " the Nikkei. The information he collected gave attacking Japanese pilots an excellent idea of what they were up against. Detailed documents recovered from downed enemy aircraft led investigators to conclude that Japan had spies on Oahu, including "persons having no open…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (817+ words) Or at least that was Yoshikawa's story. It is impossible to know what really happened, and inadvisable to take Yoshikawa's word for it. The former Imperial Japanese Navy ensign " then posing as a clerk at the consulate " was an unreliable narrator. He repeatedly observed the island from the air in sightseeing trips, taking pains to bring along a different woman each time to give the impression that he was little more than a playboy with a successful MO and limited imagination. He established observation posts in secluded sugarcane fields, and in or near the establishments of friendly Japanese immigrants " the Nikkei. The information he collected gave attacking Japanese pilots an excellent idea of what they were up against. Detailed documents recovered from downed enemy aircraft led investigators to conclude that Japan had spies on Oahu, including "persons having no open…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (817+ words) Or at least that was Yoshikawa's story. It is impossible to know what really happened, and inadvisable to take Yoshikawa's word for it. The former Imperial Japanese Navy ensign " then posing as a clerk at the consulate " was an unreliable narrator. He repeatedly observed the island from the air in sightseeing trips, taking pains to bring along a different woman each time to give the impression that he was little more than a playboy with a successful MO and limited imagination. He established observation posts in secluded sugarcane fields, and in or near the establishments of friendly Japanese immigrants " the Nikkei. The information he collected gave attacking Japanese pilots an excellent idea of what they were up against. Detailed documents recovered from downed enemy aircraft led investigators to conclude that Japan had spies on Oahu, including "persons having no open…...