Why this photo

I grew up in Ashkelon about 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Gaza, and I’ve been covering the Israel-Gaza border for almost 20 years, so I know this border from end to end. I have a lot of spots where I know I can get a good shot. On this day, I was driving by and I saw a group of female soldiers who had gone up to a tank position on the Israeli side, about 50 meters (164 feet) from the border. I don’t think these soldiers are normally stationed there. They just went up to

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A crime scene photo has apparently been leaked on social media. Posted on the Instagram account of Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez, it appears to

ANN ARBOR, MI — For some people, the feeling of Christmas in Ann Arbor is unmatched.

The city has spent decades being a place for holiday memories, with children anxiously waiting in line for Santa at Briarwood Mall or parents finishing up last minute shopping downtown.

As streets fill with decorations, the city’s calendar gets packed with all kinds of holiday activities each year, including tree decorating, Christmas caroling and late-night shopping events.

This Christmas magic has happened throughout the decades. So, take a look at a few holiday scenes throughout the years.

This week, Buckingham Palace shared the news that King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer. While they chose not to disclose the precise nature of the cancer—it was made clear that he is not suffering from prostate cancer, though the condition was discovered during his treatment for a benign enlarged prostate in January—UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did reveal that the cancer had been “caught early.”

Since the news first broke, there has been an outpouring of well-wishes for the British monarch from the public as well as from those close

Elida Peers | Contributed

Land clearing back in the 1930s appears primitive in this photo, in contrast to the highly advanced equipment, including gigantic excavators that are in everyday use today.

Our photo, which came from Margaret Lang, a Milne granddaughter, shows Fred Milne, right, and a neighbour working at clearing land along the Sooke River, across from what we know as the Sooke Flats.

Fred Milne was the youngest of the sons of Edward Milne Jr., for whom Edward Milne Community School is named. He worked part-time for the Greater Victoria