William Loftus News Today

SCRANTON — The Scranton High School marching band played upbeat music, while members of the color guard twirled with their flags and cheerleaders flew high into the air.

Uruk was once the templed city of Inanna and priceless artifacts such as her mask and vase have been recovered after looting during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Archaeologists have conducted an emergency rescue excavation to protect the remains of a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian boat discovered near ancient Uruk.

Thanks to global research on water quality, we now know much more about toxic water and the harm it causes in our lakes, streams, coastal waters.