Woman saw a ‘spiderweb’ in an Arkansas park and decide to kick it. It was really a $27,000 diamond
‘I got on my knees and cried, then started laughing,’ the woman said of the moment she found out she had discovered a 2.3-carat diamond
Day: August 12, 2025
Reddit blocks the Internet Archive from crawling its data – here’s why
The social media platform is cracking down on backdoor data harvesting.
6 ex-officials in Guatemala convicted in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility
A Guatemalan judge has convicted six people in connection with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a youth facility with a history of abuse.
How can Israel kill journalists with impunity?
More media workers killed in Gaza genocide than in previous conflicts in history.
Pixelworks: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pixelworks Inc. (PXLW) on Tuesday reported a loss of $6.7 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Portland, Oregon-based company said it had a loss of $1.27. Losses, adjusted for stock option…
Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report
Rights groups allege manipulation of US report after firing of key staff and overhaul of human rights priorities.
Macron admits France’s repressive violence in Cameroon’s war for independence
French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a war marked by “repressive violence” in Cameroon before and after its independence in 1960.
US national debt reaches a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports
The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record.
Wildfires ravage Europe amid intense heatwave
Firefighters are struggling to control wildfires blazing across Europe because of a severe heatwave.
‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report
Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump’s firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY.