An unusual May nor'easter is set to wallop New England on Thursday, providing a soaking before the Memorial Day holiday ...

Island’s famous Moai statues remain one of the greatest archaeological enigmas in the world. This video questions the mainstream narrative that Polynesian settlers carved and transported over 1,000 ...

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Last year, locals held multiple protests to highlight overtourism’s strain on local infrastructure and housing ...

Here are just a few. Easter Island—Rapa Nui in the language of its people—is one of the most isolated populated spots on Earth. More than a thousand years ago, its inhabitants raised hundreds ...

Imagine waking up to the howling winds of a powerful storm, snow drifts piling up against your door, and the world outside ...

Plans are complete for the 43rd annual Easter sunrise service hosted by the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club at Manatee Public Beach in Holmes Beach. Easter Sunday is April 8 and the traditional sunrise ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The democratic island nation of just 17,000 people hosts American-controlled airstrips and soon-to-be-completed radar installations that the U.S. military describes as “critical” to monitoring ...

State police reported Tuesday that the two victims in a crash on Baltimore Pike in Chadds Ford on Easter morning were both shot from within the car. Troopers were notified of a one-vehicle ...

Tensions around a newly-submitted zoning amendment request for development on Pine Island came to a head Monday night during a county council meeting. This is not a new debate to the community ...