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US - Aug 23, 2026 - Amid tensions with Pete Hegseth, US Army secretary Dan Driscoll to step down by year-end: Report - US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is reportedly planning to leave his position by late 2026. This departure follows months of reported tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Driscoll's exit could leave the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. The Army also currently lacks a Senate-confirmed chief of staff. These developments signal significant changes at the Pentagon's senior levels.3 hours ago
In 1881, a wealthy widow moved to California and kept expanding her home for 30 years; it became a 160-room maze with staircases to nowhere3 hours ago
In 1920s Massachusetts, a divorcing couple agreed to build a duplicate house; the husband followed the deal but put the new home on an isolated salt marsh3 hours ago
Donald Trump shares image calling Hormuz 'new US territory'; Iran says strait 'closed'1 hour ago
Flock CEO says privacy can't be the only priority; it is about safety, as Americans vandalize AI surveillance traffic cameras across US6 hours ago
'Never': Indian-origin doctor denies assault allegations from students after arrest at Miami International Airport, released on bond8 hours ago
Trump drops 2 names to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary9 hours ago
Gujarati man sentenced to 9 years in jail in US for scam; attorney says he grew up in India in extreme poverty without water, studied only till 10th11 hours ago
In 1974, the National Park Service bought the Stewart family's 890-acre California ranch; they negotiated the right to remain and continued ranching there until 202111 hours ago
'Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot': Trump's appeal to voters ahead of midterms11 hours ago
Trumpiana: Friends or foes, the Don doesn't let old grouses go under grass12 hours ago
Over 700 US troops killed, wounded as Iran war nears seventh month12 hours ago
US Death Valley tragedy: French tourist dies after vehicle gets stuck in 47°C heat11 hours ago
Indian-origin UC Santa Cruz student dies as car plunges from cliff into ocean, male driver escaped with minor injuries13 hours ago
In the early 1960s, developers sold 5,850 lots for a private resort on Assateague Island; one five-day storm wiped out nearly every house and helped turn it into a national seashore13 hours ago
Meet Luca McGill, the Arizona eighth-grader who flew a drone 120 metres into the sky expecting cities to have the most ground-level CO2; rural areas did instead14 hours ago
Good news for family-based Green Card applicants from India in Visa Bulletin September 2026, no relief for employment-based categories15 hours ago
In 1927, John D Rockefeller Jr secretly used a shell company to buy over 35,000 Wyoming acres for $1.4 million; NPS says acquiring the same amount of Jackson Hole land today would cost over $1 billion15 hours ago
'Mom is voting for us': Trump quips as protester disrupts South Carolina rally for Darline Graham15 hours ago
Meet Zeynep Demirbas, the New York eighth-grader who tested whether AI can recognise stress; a basic machine-learning model beat ChatGPT-4o16 hours ago
Stop H-1B, give startup visa: Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa says Americans rightfully hate unethical Indians16 hours ago
Laptop fire sparks mid-air scare on American Airlines flight; passengers injured17 hours ago
Texas constable unplugged 3 police surveillance cameras after county ended Flock contract; then told company to 'come get your garbage'17 hours ago
TikTok to pay $400 million in US child privacy settlement over alleged violations19 hours ago
In 2003, Wisconsin poisoned every fish in a degraded lake, then sealed its bottom with alum: Phosphorus fell 85% and algae dropped 90%20 hours ago
'Patently unlawful': US judge strikes down Trump admin's immigrant visa freeze for 75 countries20 hours ago
In 1922, a Massachusetts engineer began gluing old newspapers into the walls of his summer home: More than a century later, the paper house is still standing20 hours ago
In 1980, a Canadian fisherman began building with discarded bottles; four years later, he had completed a house, tavern and chapel20 hours ago
In the 1920s, over 100 World War I wooden steamships were moved to Maryland's Mallows Bay for salvage; a century later, the wrecks shelter fish, beavers and birds20 hours ago
In 1953, Congress approved the Detroit Dam, and 200 residents left Old Detroit; 62 years later, record-low water exposed the Oregon town's wagon and ruins20 hours ago
In the 1930s, Parker Dam created Lake Havasu for power and water; by 1994, Robert McCulloch's once-empty valley had filled with city blocks21 hours ago
'Great candidate': JD Vance backs 'friend' Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor21 hours ago
Tropical Storm Moke forms and threatens Hawaii with heavy rain and strong winds22 hours ago
In 2000, Cornell began pulling 39°F water from 250 feet below Cayuga Lake to cool its campus; the system now cuts cooling energy use by about 85%23 hours ago
In 1921, New York moved a New Jersey lighthouse to the Hudson; 30 years later a children's book helped save it from demolition23 hours ago
Fog, failed approach: Inside moments before Alaska charter plane crash that killed 81 day ago
'Not ready to make right deal': Trump declares Hormuz 'American territory', warns Iran over nuke weapons again1 day ago
Cash, gold and elderly victims: How 21-year-old Indian-origin man became 'money mule' in $7.5 million US scam1 day ago
A Texas man used a 160-year-old Civil War artillery shell as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later discovered it was still a live explosive1 day ago
Nato's eastern allies plan to cut US base costs to placate Trump1 day ago
How a 'firm' shared, retracted fake poll numbers in US1 day ago
After a 1962 storm battered Fire Island, Robert Moses proposed a highway along the New York barrier island; residents fought it and 17 private communities now sit inside a national seashore1 day ago
Indian-American Silicon Valley investor says people fake degrees, 20-25% of those who come to US on H-1Bs are frauds1 day ago
In 2014, Texas conservationists built a 54-acre underwater reef from artificial substrate; four years later oysters covered 70% of its surface1 day ago
Midway Atoll eradicated invasive rats after Bonin petrels had fallen to fewer than 5,000 nesting pairs; by 2008 the seabird colony had rebounded to more than 135,000 pairs1 day ago
Indian man and woman plead guilty to 'PayPal refund scam' in US: 'Traveled recently, family in India was in danger, was asked to pull off fraud'1 day ago
In 2005, California began eradicating 5,036 feral pigs from Santa Cruz Island as part of a wider fox recovery effort; by 2015 its native fox population had risen from under 70 to about 2,1001 day ago
America's Lake Powell reaches record low, experts warn against propping; Utah Governor says it's not time to let the lake go1 day ago
'Scapegoating mob behavior': Trump official slams Ghent over US academic Nathan Cofnas suspension1 day ago
In 1922, an American engineer built a house from more than 100,000 newspapers; 100 years later the paper walls still survive1 day ago
Missing former acting US attorney found dead in San Diego federal building; no foul play suspected1 day ago
In 1905, a Nevada miner collected 50,000 discarded bottles in less than six months; he turned them into a three-room house1 day ago
In 1972, a Florida man started building a retirement home in a swamp; decades later, it became a 12,000-square-foot castle1 day ago
In 1890, the US printed 120,000 unusual $100 'Watermelon' notes; only about 35 are known to survive, and one is returning to auction1 day ago
From Kabul to US Congress, Aisha Wahab gives Dems a nudge to the left1 day ago