A Frisco couple were each sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for running a $30 million pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Over the past 4,600 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza has weathered a dozen or so major earthquakes. Most recently, the 5.9 magnitude Cairo earthquake of 1992 dislodged some casing stones from the ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the ...

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A new study measuring vibration frequencies throughout the Great Pyramid revealed how it has been able to withstand severe seismic shocks. Seismologists analyzed vibrations in the various chambers of ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Khufu pyramid, is among the most famous wonders of the ancient world. It is also a wonder that the structure is still standing—given that it was erected ...

A Burmese python named Harriet has challenged scientific understanding of the species' reproductive cycle. Harriet produced six clutches of eggs over seven reproductive cycles, a much higher rate than ...

A Pyramid Lake athlete has won his fourth Champion Chevrolet Athlete of the Week award for 2026, and a Douglas softball player has won her school's first award for the 2025-26 school year. William ...

For decades, the Great Pyramid’s narrow channels have been described as symbolic passages aimed at the night sky. But detailed measurements, bends, angle changes, and damaged terminations suggest the ...

A Canadian tourist was shot and killed Monday while visiting the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico, according to local authorities. Mexico's security officials said a gunman opened fire at the popular ...

One minute, he was enjoying a tour of Mexico’s iconic pyramid site, the next he found himself standing barely 40 feet from a gunman, forcing him to jump about 15 feet off a ledge in a desperate bid to ...