Thursday, August 20, 2026 2:00 PM ET
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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 properties52 minutes ago
Texas man who made his fortune selling vacuums, bought 5,500 acres in 1969 and spent 40 years restoring its grasslands, water and wildlife1 hour ago
US - Aug 20, 2026 - US debt crosses $40 trillion but everyone still trusts Uncle Sam. But for how long?1 hour 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 company1 hour 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' adventure2 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 park2 hours ago
US education department tells schools to stop 'racial balancing' in student discipline policies3 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 times3 hours ago
A Pennsylvania gardener grew a 54.3-cm eggplant and claimed the Guinness World Records title for the longest aubergine2 hours ago
Estranged brother says Natalie Harp is delusionally obsessed with Donald Trump; President's son reacts3 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..."4 hours ago
US pastor jailed for life for raping 5-year-old; wife convicted of helping facilitate abuse4 hours ago
19-year-old illegal immigrant in US kills co-worker after 'intimate relationship'; police say he tried to burn body5 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 sharply5 hours ago
Texas wants to ban H-1Bs in public schools, Guv Greg Abbott says there should be no foreign indoctrination in the classrooms5 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 sunrise5 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 records6 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 Americans7 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 demolition8 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 development8 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 years8 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 tests9 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 preservation9 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 bees9 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 earlier8 hours ago
A UK solar farm began generating electricity in 2013; 12 years later its biodiversity had risen 41 per cent5 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 found9 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 resident10 hours ago
US Air Force major held again days after arrest over Trump impeachment call10 hours 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 vault10 hours ago
Florida police officer arrested after using Flock surveillance cameras 717 times to track estranged wife11 hours 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 palms12 hours ago
In 1997, Florida released Australian insects to fight an invasive tree. Nearly three decades later, its invaded range has fallen by about 75%12 hours ago
Granite, grass and a helipad: Trump shows off his White House construction projects12 hours ago
US heatwave: Miami hits 100°F record as Oklahoma sizzles at 112°F13 hours ago
75,000 still without power in northwest Indiana, outages may last until Aug 2514 hours ago
In 1942, a US soldier wrote 300 love letters to his wife; 80 years later the mysterious box appeared at a USO office14 hours ago
Pennsylvania crash: One killed in 'violent' collision between Cessna 150 and police helicopter13 hours ago
US debt tops $40 trillion - $20 trillion since Trump first took office14 hours ago
In 1950, US former president Eisenhower bought a 189-acre Gettysburg farm for retirement. 17 years later, he gave the property to the nation15 hours ago
'Fundamentally differed': US military newspaper publisher quits amid Pentagon row over editorial freedom15 hours ago
Mistaken for intruders: Reporters, military personnel held at gunpoint at US Space Force base15 hours ago
Meet Delaney Peterson, the Florida student who spent three years turning recycled glass into artificial reefs designed to give oysters a new home15 hours ago
Trump announces 'most crushing' economic operation against Iran, warns countries aiding Tehran15 hours ago
Meet Alex Webster, the Florida teenager who is giving away mangroves as 'pets' to people to protect disappearing coastal forests17 hours ago
After Great Northern Paper Company shut down in 2008, Maine's Millinocket lost more than jobs; locals now look to tourism, small businesses and new industry for revival18 hours ago
MacKenzie Scott got $1,000 from her roommate to stay in college. Years later, she donated $26 billion to charity12 hours ago
Meet Audrey Zheng, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who developed a pancreatic cancer test; it correctly identified 87% of patients and 87.5% without the disease20 hours ago
In the 1980s, Burmese pythons invaded Florida's Everglades, and decades later raccoons fell 99.3%, opossums 98.9% and bobcats 87.5%21 hours ago
A Mexican couple bought a failed coconut farm 30 years ago; the 346-acre wasteland is now a wildlife haven for turtles, dolphins and flamingos23 hours ago
A Missouri engineer bought remote Ozarks land in 1970 and slowly built a reinforced-concrete home into the hillside; more than 50 years later, his son is restoring it room by room1 day ago
From Taco Tuesday to Fitting Friday: Trump puts Canada tariffs on ice for 72 hours1 day ago
"80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on": Barack Obama's remarks revive debate over ageing leadership and power1 day ago
Meet Natalie Muro, the 18-year-old Colorado student who used wind-driven waves and an invasive plant to fight toxic algal blooms in a real reservoir1 day ago
1958, the US secretly detonated 3 nuclear devices 100–500 km above the South Atlantic; they created artificial auroras and radiation belts that lasted weeks1 day ago
Pentagon weighs reducing Gulf troop presence as Iran war cost hits $37.5 bn : Report1 day ago
In 1966, a 71-year-old woman donated nearly 100 acres of her Virginia farm and money for an amphitheatre; the land became America's only national park dedicated to the performing arts1 day ago