49+ min ago   (474+ words) The Conqueror's blueprint: how Mehmed II forged an empire at 21 Japan heat wave kills 79 as Fukuoka hits 40.4C Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday that extreme heat across the archipelago has killed at least 79 people and hospitalized more…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (332+ words) "By process of deduction, we can see these are people illegally trafficked from Africa," Al Nasir told the outlet. An 1847 letter provides new evidence that a prominent British company continued illegally trafficking enslaved Africans to Guyana decades after Britain outlawed…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (35+ words) Manila Bulletin Press Escape to quit searching At least 75 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods in Nepal and China...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (121+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News M5.9 quake hits eastern Japan including Tokyo, dozens injured FEATURE: Foreign entrepreneurs in Japan hit hard by visa law changes, some leave FEATURE: Trend of foreigners leaving Japan may "accelerate" under tighter visa rules 4 workers die…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (100+ words) Nilufa Buksh · 27/08/2026 More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a massive flash flood and mudslide struck Nepal. According to Nepal’s tourist board, those missing include more than 100 tourists from India, 54 from the United States and 33 from…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (252+ words) The Bloomington Public Library at 205 E. Olive St. BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Library will debut its Library of Things this weekend. Drone camera forum at the Bloomington Public Library Panoramic of Bloomington, Ill., c1914 A stereograph shows the Alton Limited leaving Bloomington in…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (245+ words) A Roseville museum that spent decades preserving the history of telephone technology and one of the nation’s largest independent telephone companies has permanently closed. The 4,500-square-foot Roseville Telephone Museum at 106 Vernon St. chronicled the history of communication and telecommunications technology…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (126+ words) About The Greenville County Historical Society:The Greenville County Historical Society exists to preserve, protect, and share the history of Greenville County for future generations. Formed in 1962, the Society is committed to ensuring that Greenville’s history is not lost. Learn…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (516+ words) With westerly winds of more than 30 mph, heavy smoke billowed from the Humann Fire into Selah late Sunday afternoon, June 28, 2026. This view is from McGonagle Road, north of Selah and just west of the fire. A fire in Selah earlier…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago   (192+ words) Quilter Dee Blackburn poses with a historic crazy quilt that will be displayed at Pioneer Town. The design was created in 1885 by Surface Creek pioneer Eugenia Kennicott. Several historic quilts will be displayed during the Surface Creek Valley Historical Society's…...