600-year-old Viking shipwreck is the largest of its kind

Archaeologists in Denmark say a sunken Viking ship near Copenhagen is the largest boat of its kind ever discovered—and that’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Say They’ve Unearthed a Massive Medieval Cargo Ship That’s the Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever Found

Spotted off the coast of Denmark, the "Svaelget 2" is a cog, a kind of large trading vessel used in the Middle Ages. Experts ...
lawandcrime

Man killed half-brother and left gas burners open on kitchen stove while the victim's children were sleeping, police say

A California man is behind bars for shooting and killing his half-brother and trying to kill the victim's children using cooking gas, law enforcement in the Golden State says. Zackary Brodowski, 32, ...
KTLA

Man arrested for murder of half-brother left gas burners open on stove while victim’s kids slept: police

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with the death of his half-brother, police in Redlands say. The Redlands Police Department issued a ...
National Geographic news

After pillaging France and Spain, Viking raiders set their sights on Rome

Commanded by the fearsome Bjorn Ironside and Hastein, Viking longships headed to the Mediterranean in the 850s. Their mission? To capture the riches of Rome. Ruling the wavesAlbert Goodwin’s ...