1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (450+ words) Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026 with 227 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune and Saturn. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. In 1896, the U. S. Supreme Court handed down the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision…...

32+ min ago  (593+ words) Hospital, school, prison: The Sussex establishment that shaped the radical Ian Dury Far Out Magazine Hospital, school, prison: The Sussex establishment that shaped the radical Ian Dury Ian Dury lived a fascinating life, and so made fascinating music. Not held…...

26+ min ago  (421+ words) It's an immense beauty rooted under grass and gravel that spreads its canopy of leaves across the northeastern end of the Central Park reservoir. And this London Plane tree, mostly minding its business in this popular neck of the park,…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (167+ words) This Day in History - May 17: Ryan Larsen disappeared KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE May 17, 2021 - 11-year-old Ryan Larsen disappeared after walking out the front door at La Vista West Elementary School on May 17, 2021. Ryan allegedly had been left…...

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20+ min ago  (273+ words) A 5. 2 magnitude earthquake struck south China's Guangxi region early Monday, killing two people, toppling buildings and triggering the evacuations of thousands, state media reported. Four others sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital, while more than 7, 000 residents were evacuated…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (770+ words) The new AI tool "Palaeographicum" is revolutionizing research into the cultures of the Ancient Near East: It identifies individual variations of cuneiform signs-a huge step forward for academia. In the three millennia before the common era, a highly developed civilization…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago  (869+ words) World Atlas In 25 BCE, the Kingdom of Kush went to war with Rome. The kingdom sat on the middle Nile in what is now Sudan, ruled from Mero" by Queen Amanirenas, a kandake (the Meroitic title for queen or queen…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (159+ words) Today in history Indiana Gazette Online Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026. There are 227 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in…...