Archaeologists in Mexico responded to a complaint and discovered looters had stolen a historic cave painting that’s at least 500 years old. Officials condemned the damage but have not identified any suspects.
President Donald Trump plans to terminate a parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela in one of his first acts in office.
A “demon-toothed” sea creature with “large, well-spaced fangs” has been identified as a new species after a researcher found a fossilized partial skull in the New Mexico desert, officials said.
On the eve of his inauguration, Trump said he would sign “close to 100” executive orders on his first day in office.
A 32-year-old man accused of “holding his wife down on her knees by her hair” and then trying to set the family’s home on fire was fatally shot by his father-in-law as “fire was still active” on the porch, police in New Mexico said.
Kristi Noem, Trump’s nominee to lead Homeland Security, and Marco Rubio will begin their hearings on Wednesday.
The structures of two ancient civilizations and wooden remains poking from sand dunes are among the latest archaeological finds around the world.