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In 2018, billionaire pharma heir Frank Binder paid $33 million for a Hollywood Hills mansion; now the Lenny Kravitz-designed home is listed for $35 million as he builds a $2 billion residential yacht4 minutes ago
US - Sep 7, 2026 - Quote of the day by Barack Obama: "Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would..." - a powerful message about failure and success4 minutes ago
In 2018, a family bought a 1906 train car for $3,000 after finding 20 feral cats inside; then spent $147,000 restoring it as an Airbnb1 hour ago
US issues security warning, restricts government travel to Mexican border city Nogales27 minutes ago
A Massachusetts group restored 44 acres of wetland and a mile of stream; butterflies soon appeared that locals had never seen there1 hour ago
Trump admin again urges Supreme Court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms approach2 hours ago
70-year-old Texas woman used $150,000 from her retirement savings to create an all-women tiny-home community spread across five acres for rent of $450 monthly3 hours ago
49ers broadcaster Greg Papa spent 78 days in intensive care after a bone marrow transplant; six months later his 'impossible dream' comeback begins3 hours ago
San Diego high school students created 39 wildlife gardens in just 4 years; now nearly 25,000 sq ft of habitat supports native plants and pollinators3 hours ago
A 12-foot Burmese python revealed Florida's bizarre new method for finding hidden invasive snakes after it swallowed a collared opossum4 hours ago
A farmer turned 70 acres of his Oregon barley farm into a wetland; now it hosts 140 bird species and endangered fish4 hours ago
In 1963, Rat Pack composer Jimmy Van Heusen bought a secluded California mountain; decades later it became a legendary celebrity hideaway5 hours ago
California turned a dirt lot beside Highway 41 into a $1.6M garden with 18 planting beds, murals, and space to grow food5 hours ago
Meet Benjamin Choi, a 17-year-old who built a $300 mind-controlled prosthetic arm that reads brainwaves through non-invasive electrodes5 hours ago
A self-made billionaire couple gave San Francisco State University $25 million in XRP, one of the largest crypto donations to US higher education6 hours ago
EBay's first full-time employee left the company after its IPO and built a $5.9 billion fortune; he has now donated about $1.2 billion into social-change projects6 hours ago
A 69,000 sq ft data centre was planned beside Nashville Zoo; 600,000 people signed against it as a clouded leopard cub became the face of the fight to protect wildlife7 hours ago
In 1912, Alabama monk Brother Joseph Zoettl began recreating landmarks he had mostly never seen; 46 years later, at age 80, he finished the last of 125 miniatures7 hours ago
Since 2007, New York's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has been milled into lumber after the holidays; the wood has helped build Habitat homes from New York to Mississippi7 hours ago
A Scottish clan kept a human skull for centuries because legend said removing it would bring ruin; now scientists are testing the story7 hours ago
Video captures moment Amazon cargo plane hurtles off runway, erupts in flames9 hours ago
In 2000, NOAA planted 500 square metres of cordgrass and added oyster shell on Pivers Island; the shell mound grew into a living oyster reef10 hours ago
In 1929, Louisiana's Oleander Hotel opened on hurricane-prone Grand Isle; 97 years later, residents raised $400,000 to save the island's last historic hotel and turn it into a museum12 hours ago
Meet Bradley Carlisle, the first professional Santa Claus with Down syndrome in the US: This suburban Atlanta man feared Santa as a child, and now he is honoured by the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame15 hours ago
Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity; Home Depot matched his $500,000 LSU offer, giving one student two kicks at $1 million, but both missed16 hours ago
A Pennsylvania couple bought 78.3 acres in 2022 to stop development; their conservation work has helped eliminate plans for 88 houses and 21 condos17 hours ago
5 killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes off Miami runway; huge smoke plume seen in video15 hours ago
In 1997, Texas mixed discarded roofing shingles into two 1,000-foot Highway 31 test sections; years later, officials said their performance was comparable to conventional asphalt17 hours ago
'New America', George Washington meet & Robert De Niro jibe: Trump unleashes AI-powered fantasies18 hours ago
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson files for divorce from wife Shannon 'Summer' Wilson after 20 years, couple had no prenup; he owns 8.6% stake worth nearly $1B, while she holds 1% valued at $100M18 hours ago
Married couple, young son found dead with gunshot wounds after Los Angeles house fire19 hours ago
Hurricane Marie to impact California coast with dangerous surf, coastal flooding over Labour Day weekend19 hours ago
In 2024, Arizona used foam made from 100% recycled glass at 19 sites while widening 23 miles of I-17; the lightweight fill helped culverts built for two lanes support added lanes20 hours ago
Hulk Hogan's Florida mansion gets another $1 million price cut, now listed at $6.9 million after three reductions since the Clearwater Beach home hit the market for $10.98 million21 hours ago
A US war veteran named her Memphis home 'Serenity' after 11 quiet years; Elon Musk's largest US AI data centre moved next door and she says her power bill doubled21 hours ago
Judge orders Trump admin to give 48-hour notice before work on 250ft Arlington arch22 hours ago
California mosque shooting: FBI warned parents about teen suspect's dark-web activity days before attack22 hours ago
George Lucas spent 17 years building $1 billion museum after his first plans were rejected; his spaceship-shaped LA museum is finally opening23 hours ago
In 1888, Wisconsin publisher and women's-rights pioneer Lisle Lester died penniless in New York; her ashes went unclaimed for 138 years and are finally returning home to Fond du Lac1 day ago
Kentucky hunters were stuck with an agreement that landowners could cancel in 30 days; a 54,560-acre easement now permanently keeps a huge elk landscape open in a state where 95% of land is private1 day ago
In 1964, Ken Kesey drove the psychedelic Furthur bus across America and helped ignite the counterculture; 60 years later, the dilapidated icon is back in San Francisco for a restoration campaign1 day ago
Indian-American judge extends block on Trump's mail-voting curbs ahead of midterm polls1 day ago
Billionaire Mitchell Rales gave $116 million to the National Gallery of Art; the record gift will send artworks to museums across America1 day ago
Seattle opened light rail across the I-90 floating bridge in March; five months later about 2,000 fish have died near electrical equipment hanging into Lake Washington1 day ago
A Cleveland bridge opened in 1933 and was being designed for a 2028 rehabilitation; new analysis found deeper floor-beam deterioration, forcing officials to close the 93-year-old bridge immediately1 day ago
In 2020, smoke grounded civilian aircraft as 242 people were trapped by California's Creek Fire; National Guard crews rescued all 242 in 7 hours, the largest helicopter rescue in Guard history1 day ago
A 14-year-old collected discarded school supplies; 2 years later her nonprofit has 200 branches across 52 countries and 1,000 teen volunteers1 day ago
In 2024, a Pennsylvania couple bought 101 acres near their hometown; before the sale was even final they began planning to protect it, and in 2026 all 101 acres were permanently preserved1 day ago
A California farming couple kept the development rights to their 624-acre ranch; in 2004, they took $1 million well below market to permanently block development1 day ago
Kentucky mother and daughter rejected more than $26 million for farmland sought by a data-centre developer, but the land has not been placed under a permanent easement1 day ago
In 1984, Lou Dobbs acquired a New Jersey farm and expanded it over four decades; now the 283-acre estate with an 11-acre pond and development potential is listed for $6 million1 day ago
In 2009, an Arkansas tree seller supplied 500 Christmas trees for fish habitat in Greers Ferry Lake; volunteers turned them into 25 brush piles across three underwater areas1 day ago
A Pennsylvania couple faced a $13.4 million price tag for 182 acres; a conservation deal instead kept most of the land under permanent development restrictions1 day ago
In 2024, Florida paid $1.54 million for development rights to the Watson family's 550-acre Gilchrist County farm; protecting its dairy, pastures and forests from development forever1 day ago
In 2004, two Georgia Airmen sank Christmas trees to give Scout Lake's fish protective cover; such habitat can concentrate fish near fishing piers1 day ago
In 2021, a landslide cut Denali National Park's only road in two; five years later a $230 million, 475-foot bridge has been built directly above the still-moving slope1 day ago
In 2017, two North Carolina anglers sank Christmas trees and 12 artificial "trophy trees" to replace degraded fish attractors; the plastic structures lasted longer than the trees at surveyed sites1 day ago