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Pennsylvania data centre developer offers 4,500 households $10,000 each; residents refuse, saying money isn't enough1 hour ago
In 1990, Wisconsin used up to 20,000 tons of foundry sand in a highway project; by 2002, a contract called for 80,000 tons for Highway 101 hour ago
US - Oct 5, 2026 - Watch: US strike on vessel kills 4 'narco terrorists' in Caribbean - On Sunday, the US military executed a strike on a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea. This operation resulted in the deaths of four individuals labeled as 'narco-terrorists'. The US Southern Command stated that the vessel was involved in narco-trafficking activities. Since September 2025, the US has intensified strikes on such vessels over narcotics smuggling allegations. Various human rights organizations have condemned these strikes as unlawful extrajudicial killings.3 hours ago
In 2011, a Wyoming couple built a 1,500-sq-ft off-grid home from 1,343 tyres on 55 acres, adding a 66-foot greenhouse, solar panels and rainwater systems; 15 years later, the unusual Earthship is listed for $625,0003 hours ago
Federal prosecutors say a Louisiana group rented homes, insured them and caused about 13 residential fires between 2019 and 2026, then filed claims for fabricated losses; seven people have now been charged3 hours ago
A Texas man used this Civil War relic as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later found it was actually a live explosive4 hours ago
FBI director Kash Patel gets engaged to country singer Alexis Wilkins4 hours ago
'Transnational repression': FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's family for China5 hours ago
Two young Minnesota farmers started grazing sheep under solar panels in 2017; their flock has now grazed more than 6,500 acres of solar farms5 hours ago
A box of old games donated to a Texas Goodwill contained a rare 1982 Air Raid cartridge for the Atari 2600; Goodwill said only 13 copies were known at the time, and the game sold for $10,590.795 hours ago
An $80,000 statue of an 1886 Kentucky Derby winner was stolen in California; thieves sawed through its legs and left one hoof behind5 hours ago
A Michigan collector paid $30 for a seashell painting at an estate sale; identified as a 1951 Gertrude Abercrombie work, it has now sold at Freeman's in New York for a record $1,352,6005 hours ago
A schoolteacher's 128-acre family retreat became part of a larger wildlife corridor; decades after buying the land, Jeanne Paisley's conservation easement now protects forests, wetlands and a stream linked to the Chesapeake watershed6 hours ago
She bought 3 Abbott shares for $180 in 1935; after her death at 100, her $7 million fortune went to help college students8 hours ago
Silicon Valley pioneer helped build HP's first computer and collected wine for 60 years; 6,814 bottles from his cellar went to Christie's auction8 hours ago
They built a grocery store in Wisconsin in 1987; decades later, the couple protected nearly 14 acres for their great-grandchildren to inherit8 hours ago
US military kills 4 in strike on suspected drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean8 hours ago
In 2013, an American billionaire backed $260 million to transform New York's damaged Pier 54, creating Little Island eight years later9 hours ago
A South Carolina man bought a painting at Goodwill for $3, thinking it might be worth a few hundred dollars; it turned out to be a Flemish work from 1650 and sold at auction in 2012 for $190,00010 hours ago
George Takei and his husband are giving their $21 million-plus estate to a museum; the Star Trek actor will preserve Japanese American stories14 hours ago
'Re-deployed to their home stations': US withdraws all bombers from UK's Fairford base after suspected terror plot14 hours ago
In 2005, Oprah Winfrey committed $10 million to help build Houston's Angel Lane for hurricane evacuees; 65 furnished homes followed, and eight years after families moved in, a long-promised community center finally opened15 hours ago
Frida Kahlo spent most of her life in this blue Mexico City house; more than 200 objects reveal how the home shaped her art16 hours ago
In 1994, Don Williams paid $1.35 million for 1.137 acres beside Maui's Maalaea Harbor; 32 years later, a Hawaii appeals court vacated a $7 million compensation judgment in the state's long-running eminent-domain fight16 hours ago
In 2002, Houston built a runway for Boeing 747s using a concrete mix with 25% fly ash and 25% blast-furnace slag; test slabs reached 800 psi flexural strength in 90 days18 hours ago
In 1974, Houston replaced most of an asphalt road base with incinerator ash; 3 years later, the 89% waste mix was performing almost like conventional pavement18 hours ago
2 killed, 25 injured as gunfire erupts at homecoming party in Georgia19 hours ago
In 2001, Texas finished a five-year study of six crushed-fly-ash road sections; inspections, core strength and deflection tests found the pavements had performed well19 hours ago
Jon Bon Jovi's foundation helped turn part of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center into housing; in 2019, the Washington project opened with homes for 77 formerly homeless veterans19 hours ago
In 1967, Long Beach bought the retired Queen Mary to keep her from the scrapyard; the ocean liner became a hotel and still anchors the waterfront20 hours ago
In 1987, Delaware built Interstate 495 access ramps with nearly 10,000 tons of stockpiled fly ash; two years later, settlement was under one-eighth of an inch, matching conventional fill20 hours ago
In 1987, Mississippi rebuilt 1.5 miles of State Route 15 with pond ash from a coal plant; after three years, its stronger ash sections bent far less than the ordinary control road20 hours ago
Baltimore shooting: 12-year-old girl killed in crossfire after parking dispute20 hours ago
Cornell sexual assault case: Woman at centre of rape allegations got threats to withdraw lawsuit, lawyer says20 hours ago
In 1993, Maryland used 60,000 tons of coal fly ash under a Route 213 overpass; later groundwater testing found no discernible impact at the site20 hours ago
Scotland wiped invasive rats from Canna in 2005-06; a decade later puffin counts topped 2,000 while one shag colony climbed from 45 nests to 7520 hours ago
In 2021, an Indiana content creator and her surgeon husband bought a 1914 schoolhouse; by late 2024, their family moved in and a classroom became their kitchen21 hours ago
7-year-old Chicago girl stabbed to death on sidewalk; bystanders detain woman accused of killing her21 hours ago
Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues21 hours ago
After Donald Trump's second-term climate cuts scrapped billions in research grants and left thousands of federal workers jobless, Climate Reserve stepped in with new roles for 50 climate experts21 hours ago
A Michigan collector paid $30 for a seashell painting at an estate sale; it was later identified as a 1951 Gertrude Abercrombie work; now it has sold in New York for a record $1,352,600!22 hours ago
After San Francisco's 1906 disaster, engineers blasted a 4,233-foot tunnel beneath the city; the hidden conduit still runs near Lands End22 hours ago
In 2012, a retired FBI agent began searching for 'lost' apples; more than a decade later, his mission has helped rediscover 30 forgotten varieties across the Pacific Northwest23 hours ago
US man convicted of killing motorist to be resentenced after court rejects AI video of victim forgiving him23 hours ago
A Texas city will pay at least $175,000 after the SpaceX site it owns pumped 128 million gallons of groundwater above permitted limits over three years; the settlement includes monitoring payments for 25 years22 hours ago
Trump announces 'Super Intelligence Force' to keep US ahead in AI race23 hours ago
Sharmila Mona Sinha: The third daughter who turned deficit into dividend and became a US Hall of Famer23 hours ago
Indian-origin US lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi introduces bills to help immigrant doctors, nurses1 day ago
In 1939, a California family bought a Joseph Kleitsch painting from his widow for $100; 75 years later, their daughter brought it to Antiques Roadshow and heard a $500,000 valuation1 day ago
Iowa livestock farmer Dave Johnson hosts four wind turbines that bring in about $30,000 a year, calling the steady lease income the 401(k) he never had while he continues raising cattle and hogs1 day ago
A grandmother's 23-year-old letter was found inside a library book; a stranger tracked down the person it was written to1 day ago
Expelled, suspended or made to write 'reflection papers': How Cornell punished 7 men for sexual assault1 day ago
After Hurricane Katrina, Sandra Bullock helped rebuild a New Orleans school; in 2010, she helped fund its $700,000 medical and dental clinic, designed to provide free healthcare to students1 day ago
In 2013, a New Jersey teacher saw workers mowing a solar field near home and asked to bring in her sheep; by 2021, her flock had grown from 50 sheep on 15 solar acres to 450 sheep managing 85 acres1 day ago
'There's so much money to be made': Trump defends US data centres, warns they could go to China1 day ago
A North Dakota farm kid turned ag-tech entrepreneur; his company puts real farm maps on children's play rugs1 day ago
An Atlanta mansion built in 1924 for Thomas Jefferson's great-great-grandson faced demolition; in 2013, its new owners cut the 8,000-sq-ft home in two and moved it about 2 miles to save it1 day ago