Monday, August 24, 2026 3:16 AM ET
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US sailor's father detained by ICE while son serves aboard USS Abraham Lincoln8 minutes ago
American bison had been hunted to extinction in Mexico; 160 years later the country introduced 47 bison in 2025 and the ecosystem is slowly restoring itself8 minutes ago
US - Aug 24, 2026 - 'Unlike any in 22 years': Oregon sheriff describes unusual case as five deaths probed as quintuple homicide1 hour ago
Nevada wildfire: 90,000 people face evacuation as state of emergency declared3 hours ago
In 1959, a California teenager began building a castle from bottles, car parts and scrap metal; decades later, it had towers and a giant clock5 hours ago
In 2020, Phoenix coated 36 miles of roads to fight extreme heat; surfaces became 12°F cooler at noon, but heat exposure for pedestrians rose 5.5°F11 hours ago
A 175-year-old New Jersey family farm faced a 130-home housing plan; after six years of fighting, the owners kept the land1 hour ago
Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island more than two centuries after they arrived in a shipwreck; within two years some native bird populations had increased 200% or more and missing seabirds began returning13 hours ago
In 2021, Alabama students began placing discarded Christmas trees along Gulf Coast dunes to trap sand; each year about 200 students now add roughly 3,000 native plants around them14 hours ago
MAGA skids on maple syrup: US-Canada ties on a slippery slope14 hours ago
Ohio mother was in Costa Rica when 18-year-old son died in car crash; hospital never contacted her, she later learned his body parts were removed as 'anatomical gifts' without consent14 hours ago
A Detroit couple bought a vacant 1925 bank and neighboring bar for $66,000; 13 years later, one old bank vault is a den and another is a wine cellar16 hours ago
In 1967, Henry Pigott sold his North Carolina island home to help create Cape Lookout National Seashore; a life estate let him stay until his death as Portsmouth Village's last male resident16 hours ago
Texas police sergeant accused of using Flock cameras to stalk female coworker; he surrendered his law-enforcement licence and avoided prosecution17 hours ago
Four children forced to live in semitruck cab for nearly 7 years; US couple arrested for alleged neglect18 hours ago
50 years ago, this California sanctuary began saving some of the world's rarest gibbons, today, their morning songs are a remarkable story of survival18 hours ago
Massive Burmese python seized at Coney Island after man showed illegal pet snake to crowd19 hours ago
In 2021, Johnston Atoll eradicated invasive yellow crazy ants after an 11-year effort; the refuge is home to nearly 13,000 red-tailed tropicbird nesting pairs21 hours ago
28-year-old Punjab man shot dead in New York while delivering pizza21 hours ago
In 1968, a California man began building a castle from scrap steel, bottles and old motorcycles; 20 years later it had a 74-foot clock tower21 hours ago
In 1984, Washington began capping the Seattle landfill under Gas Works Park; decades later, herons nested beside rusting towers on the old coal gas plant21 hours ago
Texas turned an abandoned golf course into a 200-acre flood-control landscape; while still unfinished during Hurricane Harvey it held 100 million gallons of water22 hours ago
Meet Peter Fernández Dulay, the Florida eighth-grader who asked four AI generators what scientists look like; only 17.4% of the images showed women alone22 hours ago
In 2012, USDA and Broward students released 16 beetles in Florida to control air potato; the insects multiplied into the thousands and nearly defoliated the vines22 hours ago
In 1968, a retired Texas railway worker began covering his home with flattened beer cans; 18 years and more than 50,000 cans later, almost nothing had gone to waste22 hours ago
In 1988, a Texas man began wiring discarded objects together behind his small home; decades later, more than 60 tons of junk had become a walk-through cathedral23 hours ago
In 1941, a 58-year-old California pioneer began building with salvaged cabins: He turned the material into a four-storey, 35-room desert pueblo23 hours ago
Meet Frank Lucci, the 18-year-old Texas student who built a high-precision robot sensor for under $25; it is nearly 20 times cheaper than existing options23 hours ago
In 1963, a Wisconsin artist began transforming her family's Lake Michigan home; nearly 40 years later, 60 concrete creatures filled the yard23 hours ago
An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home23 hours ago
A Michigan woman gave birth in the back of an Uber; one year later, the driver returned for the baby's 'One Wild Ride' birthday as her godmother1 day ago
Hawaii once considered releasing cats to kill invasive rats on an island; scientists rejected the idea because the cats would attack native birds too1 day ago
In 1969, a Church's Fried Chicken co-founder bought 3,000 acres of neglected Texas ranchland; decades of restoration brought long-absent springs and flowing water back1 day ago
'Could result in injury or death': Thanedar urges US to halt ICE's electric shock glove plan1 day ago
2-year-old dies after 'severe beating'; 18-year old mother, boyfriend arrested in Georgia1 day ago
Amid tensions with Pete Hegseth, US Army secretary Dan Driscoll to step down by year-end: Report1 day 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 nowhere1 day 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 marsh1 day ago
Donald Trump shares image calling Hormuz 'new US territory'; Iran says strait 'closed'1 day ago
Flock CEO says privacy can't be the only priority; it is about safety, as Americans vandalize AI surveillance traffic cameras across US1 day ago
'Never': Indian-origin doctor denies assault allegations from students after arrest at Miami International Airport, released on bond1 day ago
Trump drops 2 names to replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary1 day 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 10th1 day 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 20211 day ago
'Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot': Trump's appeal to voters ahead of midterms1 day ago
Trumpiana: Friends or foes, the Don doesn't let old grouses go under grass1 day ago
Over 700 US troops killed, wounded as Iran war nears seventh month1 day ago
US Death Valley tragedy: French tourist dies after vehicle gets stuck in 47°C heat1 day ago
Indian-origin UC Santa Cruz student dies as car plunges from cliff into ocean, male driver escaped with minor injuries1 day 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 seashore1 day 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 instead1 day ago
Good news for family-based Green Card applicants from India in Visa Bulletin September 2026, no relief for employment-based categories1 day 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 billion1 day ago
'Mom is voting for us': Trump quips as protester disrupts South Carolina rally for Darline Graham1 day ago
Meet Zeynep Demirbas, the New York eighth-grader who tested whether AI can recognise stress; a basic machine-learning model beat ChatGPT-4o1 day ago
Stop H-1B, give startup visa: Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa says Americans rightfully hate unethical Indians1 day ago
Laptop fire sparks mid-air scare on American Airlines flight; passengers injured1 day ago