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A Florida billionaire bought an 8.4-acre oceanfront estate for $80 million in 2021; five years later, the vacant property is asking $165 million, with 562 feet of Atlantic frontage1 minute ago
US - Oct 8, 2026 - Are H-1Bs in trouble? Immigration experts on why Cognizant, Infosys, Microsoft are not getting timely approvals on job visas1 hour ago
Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River1 hour ago
Indiana sought part of Jeremy Willis's property for a State Road 11 project; after neither side challenged a $20,840 appraisal within 45 days, the state Supreme Court ordered that amount made final1 hour ago
Rs 90 LPA in Bengaluru or $300k in San Jose: Redditor asks if it's wiser to move to US on an L1 visa15 minutes ago
FBI foils alleged ISIS-linked attack plot at Mall of America by 18-year-old1 hour ago
A Brooklyn elm grown from a rare Scottish mutation has weeping branches; poet Marianne Moore drew attention to the neglected tree in 1967, helping spark a campaign to protect Prospect Park1 hour ago
Jason Scott Lee bought 25 acres of damaged Hawaiian land littered with car parts and paint cans; the Hollywood actor built a simple home, grew his own food and worked to bring back the rainforest1 hour ago
'Don't think it's bioweapon': Trump weighs in on mysterious Siberia lab death1 hour ago
Zohran Mamdani faces backlash for calling Israel's Gaza war 'ongoing genocide' on Oct 7 anniversary2 hours ago
In 2012, California rebuilt Malibu Lagoon to flush out its oxygen-starved dead zones; monitoring later found cleaner water and a diverse native ecosystem2 hours ago
Researchers coated a brick bungalow roof with a self-cleaning, heat-radiating material; the roof was 3.4°C below outdoor air and the room reached 10.2°C below the control2 hours ago
Jim Belushi bought 13 acres beside Oregon's Rogue River and expanded his retreat to 93 acres; years later, the actor described a sanctuary with a sweat lodge, 50 cows and 50 newly born calves2 hours ago
In 1980, Jimmy Carter signed a law protecting more than 104 million acres of Alaska, locking away 57 million acres as wilderness before large-scale development could reach them1 day ago
Trump admin sued over plan to deploy election monitors at US midterm polling stations3 hours ago
'We want you home': Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day3 hours ago
In 2014, Massachusetts built State Route 7A's rail overpass with stacked soil-and-fabric walls, cutting the $1.1 million project cost by 49%3 hours ago
In 2011, Iowa built US 6's Keg Creek bridge off-site and installed it in 16 days; the project cut total costs by $440,0004 hours ago
Indian students' American dream hits a $ 70,000 toll4 hours ago
In 2022, a forgotten filing cabinet inside an old North Carolina home revealed a rare 1787 Constitution copy; it later sold at auction for $9 million4 hours ago
A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year4 hours ago
In 1994, Louisiana tested roads paved with crumb-rubber-modified asphalt beside conventional asphalt; after 5–7 years, the rubber sections had better rut depth, fatigue cracking and IRI performance4 hours ago
Arizona tested highways made quieter with ground-up tyres; federal researchers measured before-and-after traffic noise at roads and nearly 95 nearby homes4 hours ago
In North Carolina, engineers built a permeable parking lot with interlocking concrete blocks; during an 88 mm storm, it produced no measured runoff4 hours ago
New OPT fee proposed: Colleges to pay $70,000 for first-time F-1 students, $30,000 for extensions; DHS says this was never meant to be a backdoor4 hours ago
Meet Jameson Mallon-Echols, South Dakota engineering student who pulled a trapped teen from a burning car; now Rapid City has honoured the football captain with an Act of Heroism Award5 hours ago
Michigan woman reported as little as $39,960 in income; prosecutors say she hid $1.66 million linked to gambling and embezzlement5 hours ago
Detained immigrants at US ICE facility launch hunger strike over prolonged detention4 hours ago
CPT restriction for international students: Universities challenge new ICE policy, says it was announced abruptly6 hours ago
A musician collected 51 rare guitars worth $1.4 million over decades, then donated them to students at Arizona State University6 hours ago
In 1974, Atlanta's Fox Theatre closed as Southern Bell planned to demolish it for a headquarters; residents raised $3 million to save it, and the landmark now hosts 250+ shows a year6 hours ago
An Ohio neighbour removed a 15-foot white spruce while installing a new boundary fence; four years later, an appeals court upheld the finding that the cutting was reckless and fixed the damages at $11,523.877 hours ago
US marines in Japan face month-long curfew, alcohol ban amid probe of woman's murder7 hours ago
Will Smith brought 130 students from a school destroyed by the 2025 Palisades wildfire to Dodger Stadium; his foundation turned the day into a STEM and sports programme7 hours ago
'Unfortunately, the H-1B program has become...': Republican lawmaker from Georgia writes to Trump administration, says his own district is a visa abuse hotspot8 hours ago
America already barred birth tourism. So what is US trying to stop now?8 hours ago
A mining millionaire paid $50,000 for 4,071 acres of Los Angeles land in 1882; 14 years later he gave 3,015 acres to the city, creating Griffith Park and the ground for its famous observatory9 hours ago
US navy helicopter didn't crash in Red Sea: CENTCOM fact-checks Iran claim, says all aircraft safe9 hours ago
In 1934, J.C. Hunter offered 43,200 Texas acres to the US for $237,600; 35 years later, his family's 72,071-acre ranch sold for $1.5 million, forming over 90% of Guadalupe Mountains National Park10 hours ago
In 2016, an Arkansas woman put one wooden pantry outside a church with food and toiletries; within three months the idea had gone global, and the movement now maps 2,301 mini pantries11 hours ago
Florida man arrested after placing virus on woman's computer, sharing private info in more than 100 TikTok videos11 hours ago
In 1993, Bob Hope sold his 2,308-acre California ranch to the National Park Service for $16.7 million; the deal turned his former property into federal parkland and expanded protected land to about 20,400 acres12 hours ago
California couple says county entered their property for road-safety work, they spent $300,000 fixing alleged damage and then received a $676,703 bill; fresh federal court order keeps part of fight alive12 hours ago
Mark Zuckerberg to Yvon Chouinard: Six of the world's richest people who are not leaving their billions worth of fortune to their children11 hours ago
Wyoming Army veteran fought a mountain lion bare-handed for 20 seconds to save his dog; said cat 'put me right down'12 hours ago
Meet Kimberley Christopher, the Florida State doctoral candidate who developed a plasma process designed to destroy PFAS; after winning a collegiate pitch competition, she's now testing the tech through NSF I-Corps12 hours ago
Meet Nick Grewal who received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award; he founded Nashoba Networks, acquired by Cisco in 1996, before building ePropelled, a global propulsion company13 hours ago
Dawn Chaney was a three-sport athlete at Texas Woman's University in the 1960s; decades later, she gave $10 million for a new athletics complex14 hours ago
In 2003, a New York woman pulled a painting from trash on Manhattan's Upper West Side; four years later she learned it was a stolen Rufino Tamayo work, and Sotheby's sold it for $1,049,00014 hours ago
A 1920-era American elm survived a 4,000-pound bomb in Oklahoma City; it was nearly cut down to recover evidence before becoming the Survivor Tree14 hours ago
Priscilla Chan's fund gave $330,000 to Kauaʻi schools; all 23 public and charter schools received flexible grants for the new academic year15 hours ago
Texas man faces execution for killing convenience store clerk in 200015 hours ago
Texas ranchers blocked well operators from a 1,604-acre tract in 2004; on October 1, an appeals court ruled an oil company may cross the land to plug a shut-in well 15 to 20 yards from the San Antonio River15 hours ago
'Why 60% enriched fuel?' Vance demands Iran cut nuclear capacity to end war15 hours ago
A Maine woman recorded the weather almost every day for 60 years; at 96, she finally stopped sending her observations to NOAA16 hours ago
EPA removed more than 52,000 tons of PCB-contaminated soil from a New Jersey Superfund site; 2,500 more tons of downstream sediment were cleared before restoration17 hours ago
A Virginia couple spent about $1,000 turning their overgrown one-acre backyard into a miniature state park; winding trails and native flowers now attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds17 hours ago