Sunday, October 18, 2026 9:58 AM ET
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A Florida couple's marriage lasted just 249 days, but the husband was ordered to pay $2,675.87 a month in support for nine months; an appeals court has now overturned that alimony award15 minutes ago
Florida has completed a $191.8 million water-reclamation project, St. Johns County's largest ever, built to treat 3.25 million gallons a day and keep 1 million pounds of nutrients from the Matanzas River37 minutes ago
US - Oct 18, 2026 - 'Hatred in their hearts': Trump links France violence to immigration, urges border closure50 minutes ago
A Michigan family owned a one-third-acre lakefront cottage before Prairie View Park was built; more than 60 years later, courts say Kalamazoo County can condemn it50 minutes ago
In 2001, Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto helped open a public arts school for 250 students; 25 years later, it offers young New Yorkers a 750-seat concert hall, dance studios and a film lab1 hour ago
In 2024, sisters Susan and Marianne Fowler protected 36 more Tennessee acres after their uncle died, keeping a promise to their aunt as developers bought nearby land1 hour ago
A former precision-tool factory sat abandoned for years before a $43.7 million redevelopment turned it into a solar-powered community hub in New York1 hour ago
n 1997, Alabama sank 124 obsolete voting machines to create a 1.5-mile artificial reef lane; officials said the 830-pound units remained intact1 hour ago
In 2021, a Texas city moved to take Jim Burgess' 3.548-acre property after a $1.1 million purchase effort failed; five years later, the state Supreme Court will decide if it can be condemned for a private golf facility1 hour ago
In 2021, Spain tested steelmaking slag in a porous road; after 3 years, the surface had no visible damage and its grip reading stayed above 701 hour ago
JD Vance's immigration tiger is turning on its rider1 hour ago
Russia sold Alaska for peanuts. Now it guards America against Moscow2 hours ago
In Mississippi, researchers mixed raw sheep's wool into soil; foxglove yields rose to 1.7–3.5 times the untreated plots over two growing seasons.2 hours ago
In 2015, Taylor Swift gave $50,000 to Seattle Symphony after hearing 'Become Ocean'; 11 years later, a school programme she supported still invites children to perform alongside its musicians1 hour ago
In 2010, artists began turning a vacant Houston lot into a park using broken dishes, bottle caps, shells, keys and discarded tiles; 16 years later, more than 300 artists have filled it with a 400-foot mosaic wall and free public art2 hours ago
In Mississippi, researchers added waste wool to plant pots; basil yields reached up to 5 times the control, while Swiss chard yields reached up to 5 times the control2 hours ago
At Fort Campbell, Tennessee, researchers mixed processed household trash into soil; the highest dose helped native prairie grasses establish better than on control plots2 hours ago
In 2025, a Kentucky appeals court stopped one brother from forcing the sale of a 135-acre farm his brother had run for 20 years2 hours ago
At Louisiana's Fort Polk, researchers spread pulverized classified paper on damaged Army land; native plant cover was 48% higher at one soil site and 42% higher at another2 hours ago
In 2026, activists spent 70 days perched in a 200-year-old Arizona tree to save it from a border wall; federal agents cleared the protest, and crews cut it down2 hours ago
In 2018, a Queens shopper paid $1.99 each for four Picasso plates; experts authenticated all four, and four years later, three brought in $34,000 at auction in 20222 hours ago
In 2024, an Iowa court let a farmer keep the family land his father had transferred to him, despite his siblings' challenge3 hours ago
Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai's women's heart center; in 2026, the center bearing her name is leading a new $7.5 million NIH-funded five-year study on women's aging3 hours ago
In 1977, Washington rebuilt a road using 72% old asphalt instead of new material; the recycled pavement lasted 16 years, compared with 10 years for the original road3 hours ago
'My rhetoric has been imperfect': JD Vance walks back H-1B 'indentured servants' remark after India's protest3 hours ago
In Wyoming, an automated camera system detected approaching eagles and triggered turbine shutdowns; an initial study estimated 82% lower fatalities than at a control site3 hours ago
A Norfolk woman inherited a homemade 1970s model village and grew it into a front garden attraction with more than 20 miniature buildings4 hours ago
A Utah couple wanted a place to scuba without travelling, so they built a $2 million, 360,000-gallon backyard pool with a 90-foot mountain, five waterfalls, a 300-foot lazy river and a 26-foot-deep diving tunnel4 hours ago
Florida permanently protects nearly 1,500 acres across two cattle ranches with $8.7 million in conservation easements, preventing future development while preserving farmland and wildlife3 hours ago
'Darling, let's go to France': Trump takes swipe as protests take over the country4 hours ago
A New Jersey mother's 1996 will split her estate equally among four children; after her daughter became sole caregiver and a family rift, a new will cut out both sons, and an appeals court has now upheld it5 hours ago
Heavenly bamboo was introduced to America in the early 1800s as an ornamental shrub; its red berries can poison birds as the shrub invades forests7 hours ago
An Ohio boy asked his dad for a baseball field in their backyard; two years and about $30,000 later, the family had its own diamond with infield clay, regulation bases, a raised mound and hand-painted foul lines7 hours ago
'You'll figure it out': Trump defends Russia sanctions waiver as Republicans, Democrats criticise decision7 hours ago
A working mom started a party-rental side hustle with just $500 and four yard games; within months, Vanessa Romano grew it to 65 bookings and more than $9,000 in revenue without quitting her full-time job8 hours ago
Dog survives 50 hours alone in Alaska wilderness after avalanche; how rescuers finally found the 4-year-old poodle-husky6 hours ago
Karmelo Anthony's first fundraiser raised nearly $634,000; family now seeks another $250,000 for murder appeal as questions remain over earlier funds9 hours ago
A California farm earned about $100 per acre a year from dry-farmed wheat; after Alan Changala leased 300 acres for solar at $1,000 per acre, the same land began paying roughly 10 times the crop income9 hours ago
In 1968, Cassandra Henderson graduated from a North Carolina school; nearly 60 years later, she moved back into the same building after it was restored from 20 years of vacancy into 53 senior apartments9 hours ago
How a Brooklyn crypto cop took down a global scam network10 hours ago
Anthropic pitches own AI Safety Bill11 hours ago
US Congressman's Krishnamoorthi's office receives suspicious package as FBI probes nationwide mail threats11 hours ago
San Diego is weighing a $4.2 billion redevelopment of 48.5 city-owned acres with 4,254 homes, a $526.4 million arena and $460.3 million in infrastructure and park improvements12 hours ago
An Oklahoma landowner turned his family's cattle farm into a 130-acre haven for pollinators after noticing fewer monarch butterflies12 hours ago
The original Iron Man No. 1 opening page had gone to auction; Marvel Studios founder offered this rare artwork in hope to surpass the $3.8 million July sale of another Iron Man artwork13 hours ago
US: Two killed, including a child, after car ploughs through soccer game in Kansas13 hours ago
In 2016, Mike Madden paid $520,000 for Muhammad Ali's former Pennsylvania training camp; after investing another $1 million restoring its 13 log buildings, he reopened the six-acre site in 2019 as Fighter's Heaven13 hours ago
A Pennsylvania Goodwill received a small gold LEGO piece inside a donated jewelry bag and listed it from $14.95; collectors identified it as a rare 14-karat Bionicle mask and pushed the auction price to $18,10115 hours ago
Ross Perot Jr. began buying Texas land in 1985; his vision helped transform Fort Worth15 hours ago
A cow escaped a California slaughterhouse truck; Diane Warren helped give the animal a new life at a sanctuary15 hours ago
Martha's Vineyard rejected a 54-acre subdivision with 26 below-market lots and 19 luxury homes after seven marathon meetings, leaving land bought for $6.6 million in 2017 undeveloped for now16 hours ago
In 2013, former Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni purchased a Manhattan Beach home for $6.9 million, later selling it for $9.5 million with ocean views and a wine cellar16 hours ago
An Oregon couple had 14 acres too wet for hay but too dry for wildlife; they restored it into a wetland that attracted birds within days and helped reduce flooding on their ranch16 hours ago
In 1968, millions of grey squirrels moved across America in a puzzling wildlife event, and scientists traced a possible clue to the acorn crop of 196717 hours ago
Seven years after the Manchester Arena attack, Ariana Grande sent Christmas gifts to children across four hospitals in the city, continuing a connection that reached beyond her concert stage18 hours ago
US man accused of drugging college student with fentanyl, raping her before death18 hours ago
Australia-bound Qantas flight cancelled after bedbugs found on economy seats20 hours ago