In Exodus, God summons Ten Plagues against the Egyptians to free the Jews. Although some people view this story as … Continue ...

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Orin McCabe was a family man living a privileged life in the suburbs. Today, he’s condemned to death row for murdering his entire family ...

Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...

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From the Master to the Daleks, Doctor Who has faced plenty of villains capable of wiping out the universe, but which enemies were deadliest?

The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of ...

By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The unseasonable weather, preponderance of misinformation and popularity of social media have recently coalesced to produce a dense fog of conspiracy theories — about ...