Monday, August 24, 2026 11:13 AM ET
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In 1988, Arthur creator Marc Brown bought a Martha's Vineyard estate for $700,000; after 37 years and writing half the books there, he sold it for $6.4 million54 minutes ago
Trump, Melania in heated exchange? Brief Grand Prix video clip sparks online buzz54 minutes ago
US - Aug 24, 2026 - A California family once refused to sell land needed for the 1960 Winter Olympics; the state offered $103,000, but the owner demanded $440,00054 minutes ago
H-1B visa shock: Trump admin proposes hiking fee to over $100,0001 hour ago
In 1982, Larry Walters floated in the sky for 45 minutes in his lawn chair tied to 42 balloons; 11 years later, he shot himself to death1 hour ago
Harvard urges international students to return to US before September 15 as F-1, J-1 visa rules change2 hours ago
Cops used electrocution gloves to subdue high school students in Omaha, now the school district and parents are pleading with police to stop: 'Supposed to be a safe space for students'2 hours ago
An abandoned Mississippi shed was covered in snake skins; cameras revealed why gray ratsnakes kept returning2 hours ago
US professor faces possible termination after 'word salad' remark during faculty meeting sparks discrimination probe4 hours ago
In 1900, JP Morgan bought 117 acres including Maine's Sand Beach as a wedding gift; his granddaughter later donated about 100 acres to Acadia National Park4 hours ago
Meet Iris Shen, the 17-year-old Texas student who tested potential blood-cancer drugs in clams; one treatment behaved similarly to human-cell tests and her research won $150,0005 hours ago
A newlywed Washington couple turned scrap metal and old car parts into a Junk Castle that cost them just $5005 hours ago
In 1934, an Arizona father began gathering rejected objects and desert Stone; 11 years later, the salvage had become an 18-room castle for his daughter5 hours ago
Invasive Argentine ants are defending other pests in California's citrus groves and vineyards, troubling farmers and leaving natives hungry6 hours ago
In 1914, San Francisco began its Hetch Hetchy water project in Yosemite: 112 years later, the system still serves more than 2.7 million people6 hours ago
Kinzua Dam's construction displaced Seneca communities in the 1960s: 61 years after its completion, Allegheny Reservoir anchors one of the Northeast's biggest outdoor recreation complexes6 hours ago
Massachusetts fishermen thought they had spotted a shark before landing a 1,260-pound blue marlin after a three-hour battle, coming just 142 pounds short of the world record6 hours ago
She lost a grandson and dozens of guinea pigs in a house fire; today, she runs a Massachusetts sanctuary caring for nearly 400 abandoned guinea pigs6 hours ago
In 1959, a 7.3 quake hurled a landslide across Montana's Madison River: 67 years later Earthquake Lake still floods the valley west of Yellowstone7 hours ago
In 1955, the Army Corps closed Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri: 71 years later, Lewis and Clark Lake has grown into a Great Plains recreation hub7 hours ago
Florida sank a 324-foot former New York sludge tanker off Pompano Beach; the wreck became an underwater casino reef with card-dealing sharks, poker tables and marine life6 hours ago
In the late 1960s, a Washington art teacher collected car doors, washing-machine windows and scrap appliances: He turned the junk into a 1,200-square-foot castle for reportedly less than $5007 hours ago
Four medaka fish flew aboard Columbia in 1994 to test whether vertebrates could reproduce without gravity; they laid 43 eggs and eight baby fish hatched in space7 hours ago
Washington releases 20 lab-raised sunflower sea stars into the Salish Sea to restore the endangered species and damaged kelp forests7 hours ago
This Ohio home built entirely underground hits the market for $850,000 with a grass-covered roof that the owners literally have to mow7 hours ago
US sailor's father detained by ICE while son serves aboard USS Abraham Lincoln8 hours ago
American bison had been hunted to extinction in Mexico; 160 years later the country introduced 47 bison in 2025 and the ecosystem is slowly restoring itself8 hours ago
'Unlike any in 22 years': Oregon sheriff describes unusual case as five deaths probed as quintuple homicide8 hours ago
A 175-year-old New Jersey family farm faced a 130-home housing plan; after six years of fighting, the owners kept the land9 hours ago
Nevada wildfire: 90,000 people face evacuation as state of emergency declared11 hours ago
In 1959, a California teenager began building a castle from bottles, car parts and scrap metal; decades later, it had towers and a giant clock13 hours ago
In 2019, Florida began sinking mermaid-shaped reef sculptures; the project now has more than 300 habitat and art modules in South Florida14 hours ago
In 2020, Phoenix coated 36 miles of roads to fight extreme heat; surfaces became 12°F cooler at noon, but heat exposure for pedestrians rose 5.5°F19 hours ago
Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island more than two centuries after they arrived in a shipwreck; within two years some native bird populations had increased 200% or more and missing seabirds began returning21 hours ago
In 2021, Alabama students began placing discarded Christmas trees along Gulf Coast dunes to trap sand; each year about 200 students now add roughly 3,000 native plants around them22 hours ago
MAGA skids on maple syrup: US-Canada ties on a slippery slope22 hours ago
Ohio mother was in Costa Rica when 18-year-old son died in car crash; hospital never contacted her, she later learned his body parts were removed as 'anatomical gifts' without consent22 hours ago
A Detroit couple bought a vacant 1925 bank and neighboring bar for $66,000; 13 years later, one old bank vault is a den and another is a wine cellar23 hours ago
In 1967, Henry Pigott sold his North Carolina island home to help create Cape Lookout National Seashore; a life estate let him stay until his death as Portsmouth Village's last male resident1 day ago
Texas police sergeant accused of using Flock cameras to stalk female coworker; he surrendered his law-enforcement licence and avoided prosecution1 day ago
Four children forced to live in semitruck cab for nearly 7 years; US couple arrested for alleged neglect1 day ago
50 years ago, this California sanctuary began saving some of the world's rarest gibbons, today, their morning songs are a remarkable story of survival1 day ago
Massive Burmese python seized at Coney Island after man showed illegal pet snake to crowd1 day ago
In 2021, Johnston Atoll eradicated invasive yellow crazy ants after an 11-year effort; the refuge is home to nearly 13,000 red-tailed tropicbird nesting pairs1 day ago
28-year-old Punjab man shot dead in New York while delivering pizza1 day ago
In 1968, a California man began building a castle from scrap steel, bottles and old motorcycles; 20 years later it had a 74-foot clock tower1 day ago
In 1984, Washington began capping the Seattle landfill under Gas Works Park; decades later, herons nested beside rusting towers on the old coal gas plant1 day ago
Texas turned an abandoned golf course into a 200-acre flood-control landscape; while still unfinished during Hurricane Harvey it held 100 million gallons of water1 day ago
Meet Peter Fernández Dulay, the Florida eighth-grader who asked four AI generators what scientists look like; only 17.4% of the images showed women alone1 day ago
In 2012, USDA and Broward students released 16 beetles in Florida to control air potato; the insects multiplied into the thousands and nearly defoliated the vines1 day ago
In 1968, a retired Texas railway worker began covering his home with flattened beer cans; 18 years and more than 50,000 cans later, almost nothing had gone to waste1 day ago
In 1988, a Texas man began wiring discarded objects together behind his small home; decades later, more than 60 tons of junk had become a walk-through cathedral1 day ago
In 1941, a 58-year-old California pioneer began building with salvaged cabins: He turned the material into a four-storey, 35-room desert pueblo1 day ago
Meet Frank Lucci, the 18-year-old Texas student who built a high-precision robot sensor for under $25; it is nearly 20 times cheaper than existing options1 day ago
In 1963, a Wisconsin artist began transforming her family's Lake Michigan home; nearly 40 years later, 60 concrete creatures filled the yard1 day ago
An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home1 day ago
A Michigan woman gave birth in the back of an Uber; one year later, the driver returned for the baby's 'One Wild Ride' birthday as her godmother1 day ago