Solving Long Mystery

N.Y. woman draws closer to solving long mystery of her grandparents' disappearance

A New York woman whose grandparents went missing 44 years ago said on Friday their disappearance haunted her for decades, but the recent discovery of what could be their car submerged in a Georgia ...

The race to solve the mystery of 'ghost particles'

China is building a facility to measure neutrinos — mysterious subatomic particles. It's the first of three neutrino observatories expected to open worldwide in the next decade.

They Searched Through Hundreds of Bands to Solve an Online Mystery

After 17 years, a group of Redditors have identified “The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet.” It’s just the beginning.

Tech - Wired - November 6

How a Diver Found a Ring Lost 50 Years Ago Near Barbados

A dive instructor found the well-preserved ring with a metal detector, and then used clues on the ring to try and track down its owner.

World - The New York Times - November 13

Mystery of serial shoe robber solved when camera catches culprit

Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action.

‘The first thing I did was poke it’: Canada beach blobs mystery solved by chemists

Newfoundland Memorial Univeristy team find white masses are likely material used to clean pipes in oil industry. When the chemist Chris Kozak finally got his hands on a sample of the mysterious ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Pentagon solves 1 UFO mystery but still probing case of "large orange orb"

Director of Pentagon office probing UFOs showed Congress 3 cases it's resolved, but also discussed 3 — out of nearly two dozen — still under active investigation.

Who are the shellsuit boys in image that captures the 1980s? New Tate Britain show solves mystery

Friends who posed for celebrated photographer Ingrid Pollard in 1989 are reunited for new picture 35 years later. In 1989, three 15-year-olds, dressed in identical shellsuits and trainers, posed ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act

Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught the furry culprit in action

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Why are governments so bad at problem solving?

Politicians everywhere seem doomed to repeat their mistakes. There is another way

World - Financial Times - November 15

For Biden Officials, Lebanon May Be a Problem Too Big to Solve

Despite hopes that political shifts in Beirut could bring lasting peace to the Israel-Lebanon border, the United States may have to settle for a quicker fix.

World - The New York Times - November 6

How investigators solved beloved Texas teacher's 1995 murder

The 1995 murder of beloved teacher Mary Catherine Edwards has always haunted the city of Beaumont, Texas. This week's "48 Hours" has the remarkable story of how a husband and wife detective team ...

Hologram in Amsterdam window aims to solve sex worker's murder

The fatal stabbing of a Hungarian teenager, killed shortly after she gave birth, has baffled police for 15 years.

Dutch police use hologram to try to solve 2009 sex worker killing

Lifesize hologram of Betty Szabó in red light district is intended to jog memories and help find 19-year-old’s killer. Cold-case detectives in the Netherlands are hoping that an innovative lifesize ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

1959 cold case of boy's murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing

The boy's adpotive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.

Reeves seeks scale to solve UK pension investment problem

Chancellor is trying to remove some of the inefficiencies from operating smaller local authority funds

World - Financial Times - November 14

Steelers beat Super Bowl contender by solving one of NFL's toughest problems

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson completed a season-low 48.4% of his passes for 207 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.

Hologram used in bid to solve sex worker's cold case murder

Bernadett "Betty" Szabo, 19, was stabbed multiple times just months after giving birth to a baby boy.

JonBenét Ramsey's father on why he believes case can be solved

John Ramsey, the father of JonBenét Ramsey, and Joe Berlinger, director of the upcoming Netflix docuseries “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?” join TODAY to speak out on the new push to solve ...

Why Infrastructure Is the ‘Hardest Problem to Solve’ for the National Women’s Soccer League

The opening of the Kansas City Current’s stadium was a historic moment for the league, raising the standard for a club’s stadium experience.

Sports - The New York Times - 6 days ago

A national service program to help Trump solve the border crisis

The Trump administration could launch a new national service project that would give undocumented immigrants the opportunity to contribute to our ongoing efforts to create a more perfect union.

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Away with the fairies: magic and mystery at a unique festival

There are no rules other than ‘be nice’ at the 3 Wishes Fairy Festival in Glastonbury. Elizabeth McCafferty, who thought she didn’t believe in fairies, found herself sprinkled with a little of the ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Analysis reveals composition of mysterious black balls on beaches

An environmental agency says black balls that washed up on Sydney beaches aren't tar, but a "complex composition" of "mixed waste."

Mysterious Russian Deaths I Sunday on 60 Minutes

Cecilia Vega reports from Spain on the unsolved shooting of a Russian defector. It's part of a pattern of recent falls from top-floor windows, poisonings, and accidental deaths involving a growing ...

New film unravels mystery of the Russian ‘spy whale’

Director sets out to unmask the secret underwater agent known as Hvaldimir in new documentary . When a white whale, mysteriously kitted out with covert surveillance equipment, was first spotted in ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

60 Minutes reports on mysterious Russian death syndrome

In tonight's expanded edition of 60 Minutes, Cecilia Vega reports on the murder of a Russian defector living in Spain. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Putin's gone after his critics on Western soil.

Mysterious White Blobs Are Washing Up on Canadian Beaches

World - Yahoo News - November 12

Chemist Identifies Mystery ‘Blobs’ Washing Up in Newfoundland

A researcher thinks he knows what has been coming ashore on miles of beaches. Canada’s environmental agency says it is still looking into it.

World - The New York Times - November 15

LaMelo Ball drives to Hornets game in 'The Mystery Machine'

Ball posed by the vehicle with an upcoming mystery machine-themed colorway of his signature shoe.

Sports - ESPN - November 22

Mystery of New York couple's 1980 disappearance unravels

The mystery behind a wealthy New York couple's 1980 disappearance is starting to unravel after a team found their missing car in a Georgia pond.

Mystery Drones Spotted at U.S. Air Bases in England

The U.K. sent military personnel to help jam and track the drones after sightings.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

Woman sent thousands in fines over mystery truck

Hilary Parker is facing fines for a truck she knows nothing about that is registered to her home.

Playing Out a Dream, a Long, Long Way From Home

An academy of a team in England’s lower leagues offers Americans at the end of their collegiate eligibility a chance to continue their soccer careers.

World - The New York Times - November 8

Goodbye to Democracy? Not Quite Yet.

In a year filled with elections, the state of democracy is thriving by many measures. But there are dark clouds on the horizon.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

In Praise of Adele and the Long Black Dress

As the artist brings her Las Vegas residency to an end, she leaves behind a major fashion legacy. Just call her Madame A.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 22

The Amsterdam Attacks and the Long Shadow of ‘Pogroms’

Many have used an old word to refer to recent events. Is it accurate?

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Arsenal have lost their fluency and Ødegaard’s return won’t solve it all | Barney Ronay

Although unlucky in Milan Arsenal have forgotten how to score away from home and are looking to returning captain. To borrow a line from Catch-22: just because you’re trailed around the continent ...