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A widow returned a medieval kneecap her late husband stole as an 11-year-old from Glastonbury Abbey in 1956. The bone traveled to Australia and back before finding its way home seven decades later.
Abbey Murphy went from a supporting role to a star player, helping Team USA defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The Evergreen Park native scored 2 goals and tallied 5 assists across seven games, four years after earning silver in Beijing.
A grassroots hiking trail along Wales' historic Teifi River is bringing tourism dollars back to forgotten mill towns and farming communities. The three-day journey weaves through 850 years of Welsh history, from ruined abbeys to ancient castles.
Glastonbury's taking a year off and most major European festivals are sold out, but music lovers still have options. From ancient Roman arenas in France to bamboo labyrinths in Italy, these eight festivals prove summer isn't over yet.
Three Australian runners claimed gold, silver, and bronze in the first-ever women's Commonwealth Games mile, announcing their arrival as a global force. Abbey Caldwell, Jess Hull, and Claudia Hollingsworth delivered exactly what they predicted.
Abbey Caldwell just became the second-fastest Australian woman ever over 1,500 meters, shaving three seconds off her personal best while claiming bronze in Shanghai. The breakthrough performance highlights a new generation of Australian middle-distance stars rising to meet the world's best.
Abbey Caldwell just carved three seconds off her personal best to become Australia's second-fastest woman ever in the 1500m, claiming third place at the Shanghai Diamond League. The 25-year-old stunned the field by overtaking Olympic silver medalist Jessica Hull in the final stretch.
Australia's second-youngest Winter Olympian made history as 16-year-old Ally Hickman qualified for the women's snowboard slopestyle final. The rising star joins veteran aerialists Danielle Scott and Abbey Willcox in showcasing Australia's growing winter sports talent at Milano Cortina 2026.
A new nationwide film tells the true story of how a dying Holocaust survivor broke 60 years of silence by sharing his story with a depressed teenager, creating an unlikely friendship that healed them both.
Researchers discovered a rare copy of the oldest surviving English poem hidden in a Roman library manuscript that crossed the Atlantic twice. The 9th-century find reveals English literature spread across Europe centuries earlier than scholars thought.
A random episode of a 1990s British detective show helped crack a cold case involving priceless altar plaques stolen from Napoleon III's crypt. Thanks to one antiques dealer's impressive memory, two of the three stolen treasures are finally home.
Researchers discovered the oldest known copy of England's first poem hidden in a medieval manuscript that traveled from Italy to New York and back to Rome. The 9th-century text pushes back evidence of English literacy by three centuries.
Researchers discovered the oldest surviving copy of England's first poem hidden in plain sight in a Rome library. The 1,400-year-old text connects us to the very beginning of written English literature.
After 60 years of silence, Auschwitz survivor Herbert Heller shared his story with struggling teenagers, transforming countless young lives. His remarkable journey is now a feature film premiering nationwide.
Researchers discovered a long-lost manuscript in Rome containing one of the oldest copies of the very first poem written in English. The 1,200-year-old text reveals how much early medieval readers valued English poetry, changing what we know about the birth of English literature.
The U.S. women's hockey team crushed Sweden 5-0 in their Olympic semifinal, staying undefeated and setting up a gold medal showdown. They haven't trailed once all tournament and just extended their shutout streak past 331 minutes.
A North Yorkshire housing company is sponsoring wildlife rescue enclosures to help injured rabbits, hares, and hedgehogs near its new developments. The partnership gives vulnerable animals a second chance at life in the wild.
Goaltender Aerin Frankel hasn't allowed a single goal in five straight games as Team USA women's hockey crushed Sweden 5-0 to reach the Olympic gold medal match. The Americans are one win away from their third Olympic gold medal.
The London rooftop where the Beatles played their final public concert in 1969 is opening as an official museum next year. Fans will finally get to walk where the Fab Four performed and explore seven floors of never-before-seen archives.
A fictional band's 20-year quest to play at Toronto's Rivoli turned the struggling venue into a tourist hotspot. Now fans from across North America are making pilgrimages to snap selfies at the legendary spot.
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