Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened investigations into three school districts following student protests against US immigration enforcement, alleging that school officials may have failed to protect students and disrupt classrooms.The probe was announced on Monday and focuses on North East Independent School District in San Antonio, the Dallas Independent School District and the…

Japan’s ‘snow monsters’: The frozen giants of Zao that only appear for weeks and locals say they’re slowly disappearing (Image source: Canva) In the depths of winter, the forests of the Zao Mountain Range transform into something almost surreal. The trees no longer resemble trees. They rise in bulky, twisted shapes, layered in thick white…

Friday the 13th is here: how traditions around the world shape fear of this day Today, 13 February 2026, falls on a Friday, a pairing that, in many Western cultures, carries an air of unease. For some it is a joke; for others, a genuine source of anxiety. The date has inspired secret societies, horror…