Image: Society for Science At 14, Miles Wu is exploring how an ancient paper-folding technique could inspire stronger and more portable structures for emergencies. An eighth-grade student at Hunter College High School in New York, Wu spent the past year investigating the Miura-ori, a geometric origami pattern known for folding flat sheets into compact forms. […]
(Pic courtesy: Leandro Justen) We all have skeletons in our closet. Most of us do, if not all. Perhaps it’s a regret you can’t quite shake off, a confession that was never made, or a truth that’s bitter to let go. The thing is, secrets get heavy. They take up space. And they whisper at […]
FILE – New York Attorney General Letitia James (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) New York Attorney General Letitia James, who was indicted on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution, said that she is a “fearless” person. Calling the charges of bank fraud “baseless,” James referred to a civil fraud lawsuit […]
Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, resumes nonstop Bahrain–New York flights, marking historic return and enhanced U.S.-Gulf connectivity/ AI Representative Image, for illustrative purposes only Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, has resumed nonstop flights between Bahrain and New York (JFK), with the first inaugural flight taking off on October 1, 2025.Gulf Air Operating three weekly round […]
Redditor says visa officer told him his answer sounded memorized before denying his B1/B12 visa. An Indian man shared his recent B1/B2 visa denial experience on Reddit as he sought advice on how long he should wait before reapplying. But the interview details revealed how harshly he was grilled by the visa officer, who did […]
Every wild detail from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s MSG wedding — from arcade games and ‘JUST&T MARRIED’ to an Adam Sandler cameo Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kept their Madison Square Garden wedding tightly controlled, with guests signing non-disclosure agreements and phones banned from the venue. A 180-foot tent was also used to shield […]
NEW YORK: Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce are married, the singer’s publicist announced on Friday as guests attended a star-studded celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York that capped a three-year love story.“JUST&T MARRIED!” flashed on giant screens on the exterior of the Manhattan sports arena. Swift’s publicist confirmed […]
A Tibetan man set himself on fire outside UN HQ in Manhattan (Screengrab from video on X) A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday evening in an apparent act of protest, according to officials and local media reports.The protester was […]
Across all these cities, the pattern is consistent: rat prevalence is less about isolated infestations and more about how urban systems manage waste, density, and underground infrastructure. The most rat-infested cities in the US are not anomalies; they are large-scale environments where human activity unintentionally creates stable conditions for rodent ecosystems.Cities like New York, Chicago, […]
Two caste bills failed to advance in New York State. Two bills that sought to add caste as a protected category under New York’s anti-discrimination laws failed to advance this legislative session. The bills, New York Senate Bill S.6531 and Assembly Bill A.6920, were first introduced in 2025, triggering a major debate on how these […]
