A study led by the University of South Florida has uncovered new details about the colonization of Mallorca, Spain. An underwater bridge located inside Genovesa Cave was first discovered by researchers in 2000, according to Dr. Bogdan Onac, a geology professor at the University of South Florida and leader of the study, in an email...
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Spanish woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has died at age 117
Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard considered the world’s oldest person at 117 years old, has died, her family said on Tuesday. In a post on Branyas’ X account, her family wrote in Catalan: “Maria Branyas has left us. She has gone the way she wanted: in her sleep, at peace, and without pain.” TEXAS WOMAN...
Catalan separatist Puigdemont evades capture on chaotic return to Spain
Former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont defied an arrest warrant to appear at a rally in Barcelona on Thursday after seven years of self-imposed exile, before reportedly fleeing the scene with a car belonging to a regional police officer. Amid a heavy police presence, Puigdemont had told a crowd of thousands of followers in the...
Sophia Smith leads USWNT to Olympic gold medal match in extra-time win over Germany
The United States women’s soccer team will have a chance to add to the program’s dominant history when it plays in the Paris Olympics gold medal match this weekend after a 1-0 extra-time win over Germany in a semifinal game Tuesday. Forward Sophia Smith led the charge, scoring her third goal of the Olympics five...
'The Last Days of John McAfee' investigates tech pioneer's mysterious death
Fox Nation’s new docuseries “The Last Days of John McAfee” dives into the lingering questions surrounding the mysterious death of British-American tech tycoon John McAfee. The famed creator of the McAfee antivirus software was awaiting extradition to the United States when he was found dead in a Spanish jail cell in 2021. But even after...
Locals in one Mediterranean hot spot load up water guns to protest mass tourism: 'Go home'
Residents of Barcelona took out their frustrations against the increased mass tourism by visiting popular spots around the city this weekend and spraying people with water guns, demanding they go home. “Enough, let’s put limits on tourism,” was another rallying cry for the thousands of people – around 2,800, according to Catalan News – who...
Colombian illegal migrant wanted for drug trafficking in Spain arrested after crossing Texas border
An illegal immigrant from Colombia, wanted in Spain for drug trafficking charges, has been arrested in Massachusetts, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 25-year-old fugitive, who has not been named, was apprehended by Massachusetts State Police in the city of Revere on June 29 after authorities said he was driving an unregistered...






