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The Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico mysteriously shut down for 11 days in September, citing a security issue. Authorities were investigating a janitor for distribution of pornography.

Shutdown Of New Mexico Observatory Was Tied To Investigation Into Child Pornography

The observatory suddenly closed, with little explanation, for 11 days in September, fueling rumors its shutdown was due to aliens, UFOs, or government surveillance.

Jailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Faces Second Round Of Public Flogging

Badawi is being publicly flogged 50 times each week over 20 weeks for insulting Islam. He is set to receive 50 lashes Friday in the Saudi port city of Jiddah.

A Washington state man has been arrested after allegedly calling a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store and threatening to kill the Black people inside. This nearby Tops Grocery store in Buffalo was the scene of a deadly mass shooting in May.

A Washington man makes calls across the country threatening racial violence

The federal criminal complaint details other threatening calls allegedly made by the suspect over the past year to businesses in California, Maryland, Connecticut and Washington state, officials say.

The gunman charged with killing 10 Black people and injuring three other individuals in the mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket in May will not be pursuing a psychiatric defense in his state case, officials say. Here, people pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the scene of the mass shooting a few days after it occurred.

The Buffalo supermarket gunman won't pursue a psychiatric defense in his state case

In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the New York State Unified Court System said the defense has "neither filed a notice nor requested an extension to do so."

The national flags of countries in NATO fly outside the organization headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Finland's flag will be added to the group.

Latest on Ukraine: Russia jails a U.S. reporter, Finland joins NATO and more

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Three people pose and smile next to two large cutouts of Bigfoot, a hairy humanoid.

Bigfoot Festival celebrates Ohio’s search for Sasquatch

Logan is hosting the Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival this weekend. The Sasquatch celebration will get Ohioans outdoors in search of local lore.

Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) gestures while speaking to reporters about the rejection of Issue 1 by Ohio voters on Aug. 8, 2023.

Key Issue 1 backer says November abortion vote may not be the last in Ohio

If Ohio voters approve an amendment guaranteeing abortion access and reproductive rights in November, Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) says another abortion issue could be close on its heels.

'A Gentleman In Moscow' Is A Grand Hotel Adventure

Amor Towles' new novel stars a Russian aristocrat, sentenced by the Soviets to permanent house arrest in a luxury hotel. It's a frothy romp that tends to overlook the reality of life under Stalin.

Iran Sanctions Target Military, Weapons Financing

The White House on Thursday rolled out new sanctions against Iran, designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism.

A girl walks through a ravine filled with garbage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 13.

A New Hampshire nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti

The humanitarian group El Roi Haiti said Alix Dorsainvil and her child were taken from the organization's campus near Port-au-Prince.

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