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The Irish potato famine that caused mass starvation and 1 million deaths in the mid-19th century was triggered by the blight christened “HERB-1″

A mysterious, circular structure, with a diameter greater than the length of a Boeing 747 jet, has been discovered submerged about 30 feet (9 meters) underneath the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Scientists first made the discovery by accident in 2003 using sonar to survey the bottom of the lake but published their findings only [...]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — For more than a decade, he packed and repacked his treasure chest, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins and gold nuggets. Pre-Columbian animal figures went in, along with prehistoric “mirrors” of hammered gold, ancient Chinese faces carved from jade and antique jewelry with rubies and emeralds. [...]

(CNN) — The FBI said Monday it believes it knows who was behind one of the most significant art heists in the United States — the 1990 theft of 13 precious works, once valued at $500 million, from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. A couple of big catches in the announcement: The FBI didn’t reveal [...]

A former LAPD detective who believes his father killed the “Black Dahlia” 66 years ago claims a cadaver dog’s recent search of his old Hollywood home uncovered the scent of human decomposition. The severed body of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short — nicknamed the Black Dhalia in media reports at the time — was found on Jan. [...]

Since reopening the death investigation of Natalie Wood more 13 months ago, detectives have interviewed more than 100 witnesses and gathered new evidence. But the one person detectives are most interested in talking to has so far refused several requests for interviews, they said: Wood’s husband, actor Robert Wagner. Sheriff’s Lt. John Corina said Wagner [...]