MERIDA, Mexico — According to legend, the ancient Mayans’ long-count calendar [ended] at midnight Thursday, ushering in the end of the world. Didn’t happen. … As the appointed time came and went in several parts of the world, there was no sign of the apocalypse. Indeed, the social network Imgur posted photos of clocks turning […]
[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION] An international team of astronomers has used the Hubble Space Telescope to take a census of some of the universe’s earliest galaxies. The results, reported in an upcoming issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, confirm that galaxies formed gradually in the early universe and not in a dramatic spurt. […]
December 21 marks the end of an era in the Mayan calendar and if, as some people warn, it coincides with doomsday, then at least one Hong Kong man will have no regrets. The 40-year-old man, who once worked in information technology and used to be caring to his family and prudent with his spending, […]
By Ben Stein I learned about the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school while we were setting up at Fox News to tape Cavuto on Business. The news was so horrible that we all felt as if we had lost our legs and could no longer stand. It was such horrible news that it simply […]
As the nation reeled from reports of the horrifying mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., … Bryan Fischer made some notably controversial comments in the wake of the tragedy. The conservative Christian who has continuously drawn the ire of groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and GLAAD for his […]
The founder of an international group of advocates for the equality and rights of Coptic Christians is appealing to the leaders of democratic nations to cut any ties with Egypt. … “We demand that world leaders withdraw their recognition of Egypt’s phony ‘pro-democracy’ leader, Mr. Morsi, who is backed by the illegal Muslim Brotherhood party,” […]
[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION] In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth’s more unusual trees. Known as quiver trees, they are actually succulent aloe plants that can grow to tree-like proportions. … Some of the tallest quiver trees in the park are estimated to be about 300 […]
Irene Hughes, who went from being a Chicago Heights housewife to one of the world’s most acclaimed psychics, died early Friday morning. She was 92. … Born Irene Finger in a log cabin on a farm in Saulsbury, Tenn. (some sources say Bolivar, Tenn.), the seventh of 11 children, she said she grew up on […]
A Lieutenant Colonel and Press Officer at Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) in 1947 left a testament to the reality of fallen ET in a rare audio recording that was meant to be heard after his death. A portion of it is revealed here publicly for the first time. It is in this taped message […]
There is endless talk these days about the looming “fiscal cliff,” the catastrophic economic nightmare that many predict will befall the United States if taxes go up and government spending is significantly cut come January 2, 2013, as mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011. … Ironically, one of the reasons we’re on the […]
