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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Researchers have recovered ancient DNA containing bacteria related to syphilis — potentially pushing the known history of the disease back by more than 3,000 years, according to their study. The findings, announced in a Jan. 22 press release, are the result of a study of 5,500-year-old human…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hawaii Gov. Josh Greene is shaking up the way Americans are visiting the Aloha State by doubling down on the regulation of vacation rentals. In his State of the State address on Monday, Greene, a Democrat, announced that 10,000 rentals would be removed from the market. “We…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A cruise ship was trapped in thick sea ice on Saturday while sailing near Antarctica. The Scenic Eclipse II became stuck while sailing through the Ross Sea. It requested assistance after it was unable to break through the surrounding pack ice, the U.S. Coast Guard said in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists in Italy recently unearthed a 2,000-year-old basilica linked to Vitruvius, the legendary engineer long known as the father of architecture. The building remains were found in Fano, a city roughly 150 miles northeast of Rome. The discovery was announced at a press conference with Italian officials…

By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted January 27, 2026 7:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The petition by country singer and Alberta rancher Corb Lund to outlaw new coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is one step closer to being able to gather…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The German Foreign Federal Office issued an updated advisory for travel to the U.S. on Tuesday. While the advisory highlighted the winter storm that has swept across many parts of the U.S., bringing heavy snow, dangerous winds and disruptions at major airport hubs, officials also referenced the…

Nova Scotia is set to reach its target of relying on 80 per cent renewable energy by 2030, mainly through new onshore wind farms. Even without the Wind West project, Nova Scotia’s Energy Department says the province is on track to meet one of its green energy goals by relying on 80 per cent renewable…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bringing a vape to Mexico may have serious consequences. Cruise passengers heading to Mexico may want to skip packing their e-cigarettes, as the country is now actively enforcing a nationwide ban on vaping devices, according to Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies. The new rules took effect Jan. 17…

Texas archaeologists uncover ancient king’s tomb in Belize Texas archaeologists Arlen Chase and Diane Chase recently uncovered the 4th-century tomb of Te’ K’ab Chaak, the earliest ruler of Caracol, a major Mayan city in Belize. (Source: Caracol Archaeological Project; University of Houston) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Excavators recently unearthed an Anglo-Saxon…

About a dozen Alberta children were rushed to hospital on Sunday, after many of them suddenly fell ill following a swim at a hotel pool in the town of Canmore, Alta., located about 100 km west of Calgary. Many of them were visiting the mountain town to take part in a weekend minor hockey tournament….