Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
NCS — Here is a have a look at the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of many deadliest mass shootings in US historical past. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho…
From diversity to accessibility, can technology change the way we think about beauty for the better?
NCS — When Bold Glamour launched on TikTok earlier this yr, it began a storm on social media. The viral beautifying filter makes use of machine studying technology to edit…
Opinion: ‘True crime’ makes entertainment of someone else’s tragedy
Editor’s Note: Rachel Monroe is a journalist and the creator of “Savage Appetites: True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession.” Her work has appeared in Best American Travel Writing 2018,…
2008 Georgia Russia Conflict Fast Facts
NCS — Here’s a take a look at the 2008 navy battle between Russia and Georgia. The battle centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They…
Rodrigo Duterte Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here is a have a look at the lifetime of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Birth date: March 28, 1945 Birth place: Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines Birth title:…
Why Japan has so many ‘never travelers’
Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, NCS Travel’s weekly e-newsletter. Get information about locations opening, inspiration for future adventures, plus the most recent in aviation, foods and drinks,…
Tornadoes Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here is a take a look at tornadoes, rotating columns of air that usually, however not at all times, are seen as funnel clouds. According to the National…
Celebrity Cruises improperly stored dead body in cruise ship’s cooler, instead of morgue, lawsuit claims
NCS — A Florida lady and her household have filed a lawsuit in opposition to Celebrity Cruises, claiming the cruise line improperly stored her husband’s body in the ship’s cooler,…
Volcanoes Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here’s a take a look at volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. More than 80% of the Earth’s surface, both above and below…