7 Medieval Tools That Can Still Hang With Modern Gadgets

Medieval tools like bellows, awls, and hand planes outperform modern gadgets with precise control, durability, and ...

From a naked rider to icon of resistance, the legend of Lady Godiva lives on

The lady and legend has been endlessly remixed, from appearances in art, to music (including Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now), and even chocolate.
Artnet

Newly Discovered Medieval Text Suggests Shroud of Turin May Not Be What It Seems

A Belgian academic has uncovered writings by a 14th-century theologian who called the shroud a "clear" and "patent" fake. Installation view of "Tent of the Shroud" with a life-sized digital replica of ...
The New York Times

After Afghan Quake, Many Male Rescuers Helped Men but Not Women

A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s wounds went untended and some were left trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake, witnesses said. By Fatima Faizi The ...
CNN

Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say

A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher risk of ...
WMUR

Manchester woman drowns in Maine's Sebago Lake

TONIGHT. I’M MIKE WMUR NEWS NINE. TONIGHT. A MANCHESTER WOMAN APPEARS TO HAVE DROWNED IN SEBAGO LAKE IN MAINE. AUTHORITIES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE, SAY THE WOMAN WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN THE WATER ...
NBC Washington

Woman dead, child hurt in Maryland crash with teens in stolen car

A woman died and a little boy is hurt after a crash in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, on Tuesday afternoon involving a stolen car with four teenagers inside, authorities say. The driver of the stolen car ...
ABC7

Woman conned out of life savings by scammers using AI to pose as 'General Hospital' star

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Has artificial intelligence become so good and so advanced that you can no longer tell what is real and what is fake? One South Los Angeles family thinks we've reached that ...
Newsweek

Woman Learns Boyfriend Got Teen Sister Pregnant—What She Does Next Cheered

A 19-year-old woman has drawn widespread support online after publicly exposing her boyfriend and younger sister for concealing a pregnancy—an act that ended two close relationships and ignited a ...
The Conversation

Our medieval murder maps reveal the surprising geography of violence in 14th-century English cities

Stephanie Brown has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Manuel Eisner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization ...
New Republic

Trump Rants About “Comfort Women” While Meeting with Foreign President

President Donald Trump’s meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung took an unexpected turn Monday when the U.S. leader decided to bring up the topic of forced prostitution. The White House ...