First of two parts: Girardville, a tiny, past-its-prime coal town hidden in the Schuylkill County mountains, could be worth ...

Sci-fi tendency to engage with complex concepts and abstract storytelling can make even great movies challenging for newcomers.

Mount Rushmore may be one of America’s most famous landmarks, but few people know architect Gutzon Borglum designed a hidden chamber inside the mountain. Today, a sealed titanium vault behind Abraham ...

US Vice President JD Vance meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Zagulba Presidential Residence in Baku, 10 February 2026 ...

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, ...

Starting High on Life 2 begins with picking a difficulty and then jumping right into the prologue. This intro to the sequel runs you through a montage of your ...

The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.

Bloomberg reported this past February 10, 2026, that Venezuela sent its first shipment of crude oil to Israel in years. According to the agency, the cargo is destined for the Bazan Group, Israel’s ...

Why would tourists come to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics when Trump is transforming the entire country into a xenophobic danger zone?

I can’t say “immigrants like me” because, if we’re honest, our country is going after immigrants with darker skin colors, who speak languages other than English, who may not have gotten their ...

Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating claims that immigration officers shattered a Mexican man's skull while ...

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend. He said he ...