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Indian-origin UC Santa Cruz student dies as car plunges from cliff into ocean, male driver escaped with minor injuries7 minutes ago
US - Aug 22, 2026 - 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 instead2 hours ago
Good news for family-based Green Card applicants from India in Visa Bulletin September 2026, no relief for employment-based categories2 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 seashore20 minutes 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 billion2 hours ago
'Mom is voting for us': Trump quips as protester disrupts South Carolina rally for Darline Graham2 hours ago
Meet Zeynep Demirbas, the New York eighth-grader who tested whether AI can recognise stress; a basic machine-learning model beat ChatGPT-4o3 hours ago
Stop H-1B, give startup visa: Indian-American investor Vivek Wadhwa says Americans rightfully hate unethical Indians3 hours ago
Laptop fire sparks mid-air scare on American Airlines flight; passengers injured3 hours ago
Texas constable unplugged 3 police surveillance cameras after county ended Flock contract; then told company to 'come get your garbage'4 hours ago
TikTok to pay $400 million in US child privacy settlement over alleged violations6 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%6 hours ago
'Patently unlawful': US judge strikes down Trump admin's immigrant visa freeze for 75 countries6 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 standing7 hours ago
In 1980, a Canadian fisherman began building with discarded bottles; four years later, he had completed a house, tavern and chapel7 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 birds7 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 ruins7 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 blocks8 hours ago
'Great candidate': JD Vance backs 'friend' Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor8 hours ago
Tropical Storm Moke forms and threatens Hawaii with heavy rain and strong winds9 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%9 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 demolition10 hours ago
Fog, failed approach: Inside moments before Alaska charter plane crash that killed 811 hours ago
'Not ready to make right deal': Trump declares Hormuz 'American territory', warns Iran over nuke weapons again12 hours ago
Cash, gold and elderly victims: How 21-year-old Indian-origin man became 'money mule' in $7.5 million US scam12 hours 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 explosive12 hours ago
Nato's eastern allies plan to cut US base costs to placate Trump15 hours ago
How a 'firm' shared, retracted fake poll numbers in US16 hours 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 seashore16 hours ago
Indian-American Silicon Valley investor says people fake degrees, 20-25% of those who come to US on H-1Bs are frauds19 hours ago
In 2014, Texas conservationists built a 54-acre underwater reef from artificial substrate; four years later oysters covered 70% of its surface19 hours 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 pairs19 hours 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'19 hours 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 2,10020 hours ago
America's Lake Powell reaches record low, experts warn against propping; Utah Governor says it's not time to let the lake go20 hours ago
'Scapegoating mob behavior': Trump official slams Ghent over US academic Nathan Cofnas suspension21 hours ago
In 1922, an American engineer built a house from more than 100,000 newspapers; 100 years later the paper walls still survive22 hours ago
Missing former acting US attorney found dead in San Diego federal building; no foul play suspected22 hours ago
In 1905, a Nevada miner collected 50,000 discarded bottles in less than six months; he turned them into a three-room house22 hours ago
In 1972, a Florida man started building a retirement home in a swamp; decades later, it became a 12,000-square-foot castle23 hours 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
Meet Caden Pohlkamp, the Texas seventh-grader who built an underwater robot to test 12 neighbourhood ponds; fountains were linked to healthier water23 hours ago
'Who saw this coming': Laura Loomer hounds Tulsi Gabbard as ex-DNI shares emotional update on husband's cancer treatment1 day ago
The US offered a California family $4 million for its 6,300-acre island ranch; after they refused, the government seized it and a jury awarded them $12.7 million1 day ago
In 2022, MacKenzie Scott donated two Beverly Hills homes valued at $55 million; their sale supported affordable housing in Los Angeles1 day ago
In 1986, a ranching family sold California's 53,000-acre Santa Rosa Island to the US for nearly $30 million; they retained about 7 acres and the right to stay for another 25 years1 day ago
Man claims Meta fired him after he refused to sign a Green Card letter for a Chinese visa worker, seeks $1 million in lawsuit1 day ago
In 1987, Fort Peck tribes returned over 100 bison to 5,800 acres; decades later they stopped hunting their own herd to restore the original cultural purpose1 day ago
In 2003, Chicago's mayor sent bulldozers to carve six giant Xs into an airport runway overnight, stranding 16 planes; 12 years later, the former airfield reopened with 40 acres of prairie, wetlands and wildlife habitat1 day ago
Indian father drowns while paddleboarding in Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey during family picnic; he was in an area not supervised by lifeguards1 day ago
George Floyd mockery, Django Unchained reenactment: Lawsuit details racist conduct at Phoenix airport1 day ago
Priscilla Chan's parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research1 day ago
FBI arrests woman in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol1 day ago
A 1,256-megawatt nuclear reactor on Lake Erie accidentally became a wildlife sanctuary, now spotted turtles nest inside its buffer zone1 day ago
Meet Vallabh Ramesh, the 18-year-old Kentucky student who created a 3D-printable smart gel that solidifies at body temperature and could one day deliver drugs inside the body1 day ago
Pennsylvania university soccer star killed by 'demon' boyfriend whose mom helps dispose body1 day ago