Japan's Sakura Tunnel in Fukushima Reopens to Public After 12-Year Closure

A street in Tomioka, Fukushima boasts stunning Sakura trees, also known as cherry blossom trees. While the trees are common across Asia and northern Europe, Japan is particularly bewitched by their Sakura trees, as they should be; in the spring, the trees bloom with soft pink petals and the sweet scent invigorates residents during March and April.

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MP Calls for Hunting ‘Out of Control’ Sea Eagles Preying Upon Lambs in Outer Hebrides

A British lawmaker has urged that the country’s population of white-tailed eagles be limited by the government after posing an increasing risk to coastal farmers’ livestock.

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Russia & China Seeking to Become Leading Space Powers, US Defense Intelligence Agency Claims

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia and China seek to become leading space powers and intend to create new global space norms to undercut the United States' global leadership, the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said on Tuesday.

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NY Police Identify Person of Interest in Subway Shooting, Issue $50,000 Reward

At least 29 individuals, including 10 gunshot victims, were transported to three New York City hospitals Tuesday morning with non-life-threatening injuries after a suspect allegedly deployed a gas canister and opened fire around 8:30 a.m. local time, as a Manhattan-bound train neared 36th Street in the borough of Brooklyn.

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Why Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Move Could be Saving Grace for NY Prosecutors But Financial Fumble by 45

In late 2020, then-US President Donald Trump opted to change his primary residency from a Trump Tower penthouse in Manhattan to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, where state property tax is nonexistent. Trump's move has also allowed for a little-known law to be implemented by NY prosecutors seeking to convince the DA to issue charges.

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'A Bully': Biden Slammed in India for Telling Modi That Buying Russian Oil Not in Delhi's 'Interest'

While the US has been critical of India's energy imports from Russia, clarifying however that such an action doesn't 'violate' the sanctions which Washington and its western allies have imposed against Moscow over its special military operation in Ukraine. India has refused to pick sides in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

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Over 60% of American Public Experiencing Higher Stress Levels Than at Start of Pandemic - Study

The pandemic and its lockdowns caused Americans a great amount of stress, but stress levels are still high, even as COVID-19-era restrictions are dropping around the country.

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