Indian authorities have launched a major security crackdown in New Delhi, detaining thousands of protesters from the “Cockroach” movement who intended to hold a mass demonstration.

Hurricane Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm as it heads toward Mexico’s coast.

And while this doesn’t prove that this particular elephant was hunted or butchered by tool-making hominins, it’s worth pointing out that the rise of Acheulean technology about a million years earlier coincided with the first exploitation of proboscideans by humanity’s ancestors. In the Levant, Acheulean hand axes are largely associated with hominins that preyed on elephants, which were among the largest land mammals of the Pleistocene. What the discovery does reveal, however, is that the Hula Valley provided a stable ecological refuge for both humans and megafauna 700,000 years ago. For instance, isotopic analyses conducted on the elephant molar indicate that the elephant ate plants typically found in grasslands and wetlands. This suggests that the region around Gesher Benot Ya'aqov consisted of open woodlands crisscrossed with rivers, offering ideal conditions for both hominins and their prey to thrive. "The availability of water, vegetation and animal resources shaped where humans and wildlife could survive," explained study author Gonen Sharon in a statement. "The wetlands, rivers and woodlands of the Hula Valley helped sustain life along one of the world's earliest migration corridors, offering a rare opportunity to understand the ecological conditions that supported both animals and human populations nearly 700,000 years...

Powerful waves from Tropical Storm Rachel sent ocean water rushing into Southern California neighborhoods, flooding streets, damaging beachfront homes and prompting an emergency declaration.

A 44-year-old man from Richmond convicted of raping two women while on parole for a prior rape offense was sentenced to 169 years to life in prison, the Contra Costa County DA’s Office said.

International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...

Democrats in Congress are asking the FBI director to cancel the reported trip.