Friday, August 21, 2026 3:50 AM ET
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16-year-old ran onto a Tennessee middle-school football field during a scuffle and tackled a player; school district banned her from its properties for life7 minutes ago
US - Aug 21, 2026 - In 1982, a California cheese maker donated thousands of acres from his dairy ranch; 44 years later crews removed his old cattle levees and reconnected the San Joaquin River to 220 acres of floodplain7 minutes ago
An Iowa family moved the entire $12,000 farmhouse four miles on wheels to create their dream home7 minutes ago
In 2016, the Burt's Bees co-founder gave the US 87,500 acres and backed it with $40 million; 10 years later the Maine wilderness is a national monument1 hour ago
Why the US is deporting migrants to Liberia instead of their home countries2 hours ago
8 on board killed as twin-engine Cessna charter plane crashes in remote Alaska2 hours ago
In 1966, American folk singer Pete Seeger set out to "build a boat to save the Hudson"; his floating classroom has since reached more than 500,000 people22 minutes ago
In 2014, New York completed the Javits Center's bird-safe renovation and green roof; bird collisions fell by more than 90%, while 65 species later used the roof22 minutes ago
Around 1830, America imported Japanese wisteria for its hanging purple flowers; the vigorous vines can now smother trees and compete with native vegetation36 minutes ago
In 1968, one man left modern life behind, built a remote Alaska cabin himself and spent nearly 30 years living in the wilderness4 hours ago
In 1990, Utah used the world's largest rotenone treatment on Strawberry Reservoir; over 99% of fish biomass vanished and the rebuilt fishery later produced 715,000 catches a year9 hours ago
Billionaire Bill Ackman donates $400 million to brain research: shares heartbreaking story of daughter's coma, says he wants cure, not Nobel Prize winners11 hours ago
'I am deeply sorry for the harm caused': Indian-origin hospital CEO takes responsibility for massive drug mix-up at a Nashville hospital during routine surgeries11 hours ago
First time in 100 years, North American river otter spotted in the Bronx River: 'I could hardly believe what I was seeing'12 hours ago
68-year-old Sheila Consaul bought Ohio's abandoned Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse for $71,010 in 2011, then spent 15 years and over $300,000 restoring it as an off-grid home12 hours ago
In 2020, a catastrophic Michigan dam disaster left Smallwood Lake drawn down; six years and a $50.2 million rebuild later, water is finally returning to 721 waterfront properties14 hours ago
Texas man who made his fortune selling vacuums, bought 5,500 acres in 1969 and spent 40 years restoring its grasslands, water and wildlife15 hours ago
US debt crosses $40 trillion but everyone still trusts Uncle Sam. But for how long?15 hours ago
Atlanta Waffle House cook's rap praising the chain topped 1 million TikTok views; weeks later, he says he was fired after 20 years with the company15 hours ago
Help us: 4 Indian-origin teens from New Jersey call 911 during Mount Lafayette hike; they will have to pay a hefty fine for 'unprepared' adventure16 hours ago
In 1916, a Texas woman left six acres of riverbank for the public; her governor son later added 250 acres and the tiny gift helped create Texas' first state park16 hours ago
US education department tells schools to stop 'racial balancing' in student discipline policies17 hours ago
Massachusetts police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track her ex-girlfriend; department suspends entire system after her plate was searched a 'concerning' number of times17 hours ago
A Pennsylvania gardener grew a 54.3-cm eggplant and claimed the Guinness World Records title for the longest aubergine16 hours ago
Estranged brother says Natalie Harp is delusionally obsessed with Donald Trump; President's son reacts17 hours ago
Quote of the day by George Washington: "Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to..."17 hours ago
US pastor jailed for life for raping 5-year-old; wife convicted of helping facilitate abuse18 hours ago
19-year-old illegal immigrant in US kills co-worker after 'intimate relationship'; police say he tried to burn body18 hours ago
America's favourite vegetable could be hit by California drought: over 90% of fresh broccoli comes from the state, while severe drought may cut shipments sharply18 hours ago
Texas wants to ban H-1Bs in public schools, Guv Greg Abbott says there should be no foreign indoctrination in the classrooms19 hours ago
In 2020, a Brazilian mother and daughter began collecting discarded bottles; years later, more than 8,000 glass bottles had become the walls of their seven-bedroom home that glows during sunrise19 hours ago
In 1912, a Rhode Island woman began recording every day's bird sightings on Block Island; she continued for more than 50 years and left behind one of the island's longest wildlife records20 hours ago
In 1969, a 25-year-old postponed Harvard to organise the first Earth Day; working with just $190,000, his team mobilised 20 million Americans21 hours ago
In 1855, an Ohio man built an eight-sided house with pizza-slice rooms; nearly 150 years later, residents moved the entire structure to save it from demolition22 hours ago
In 1902, a three-year-old girl arrived on Georgia's Cumberland Island; she remained closely tied to it for decades and later opposed large-scale development22 hours ago
In 1905, doctors told a Seattle shipbuilder he had only months to live; he sold his business for $3.5 million, moved to an island, gave nearly 2,700 acres away and lived another 38 years22 hours ago
Meet Rayhan Papar, the 18-year-old Texas student who trained a da Vinci surgical robot to remove tumors; it succeeded in 3 of 4 gel-model tests22 hours ago
In 1915, Alice Gray left Chicago for the Indiana Dunes; she spent nearly a decade living in makeshift shelters and advocating for their preservation23 hours ago
Between six lanes of Manhattan traffic, Broadway's medians are being replanted with native species to create a five-mile corridor for birds and bees23 hours ago
In 2018, researchers tested wild-looking dogs on a Texas island: Their DNA preserved genes from the red wolf, declared extinct in the wild 38 years earlier22 hours ago
A UK solar farm began generating electricity in 2013; 12 years later its biodiversity had risen 41 per cent19 hours ago
In 1958, Pan Am helped introduce bass to Guatemala's Lake Atitlán for sport fishing; by the late 1980s, the lake's endemic grebe was no longer found23 hours ago
In the 1970s, Marty Bluewater bought a small piece of a Washington island planned for 800 homes; decades later, the entire 400-acre island is a wildlife refuge and he is its only resident1 day ago
US Air Force major held again days after arrest over Trump impeachment call1 day ago
In 1928, a traveller couldn't pay his restaurant bill and handed over a secret barbecue sauce recipe; nearly 100 years later the recipe is still locked in a bank vault1 day ago
Florida police officer arrested after using Flock surveillance cameras 717 times to track estranged wife1 day ago
In the 1970s, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin and his wife Paula bought a barren piece of land in Hawaii; planting one sapling at a time, they transformed the wasteland into a 19-acre forest with more than 3,000 palms1 day ago
In 1997, Florida released Australian insects to fight an invasive tree. Nearly three decades later, its invaded range has fallen by about 75%1 day ago
Granite, grass and a helipad: Trump shows off his White House construction projects1 day ago
US heatwave: Miami hits 100°F record as Oklahoma sizzles at 112°F1 day ago
75,000 still without power in northwest Indiana, outages may last until Aug 251 day ago
In 1942, a US soldier wrote 300 love letters to his wife; 80 years later the mysterious box appeared at a USO office1 day ago
Pennsylvania crash: One killed in 'violent' collision between Cessna 150 and police helicopter1 day ago
US debt tops $40 trillion - $20 trillion since Trump first took office1 day ago
In 1950, US former president Eisenhower bought a 189-acre Gettysburg farm for retirement. 17 years later, he gave the property to the nation1 day ago
'Fundamentally differed': US military newspaper publisher quits amid Pentagon row over editorial freedom1 day ago
Mistaken for intruders: Reporters, military personnel held at gunpoint at US Space Force base1 day ago