Sunday, October 04, 2026 10:23 AM ET
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In 2012, a retired FBI agent began searching for 'lost' apples; more than a decade later, his mission has helped rediscover 30 forgotten varieties across the Pacific Northwest50 minutes ago
US man convicted of killing motorist to be resentenced after court rejects AI video of victim forgiving him50 minutes ago
US - Oct 4, 2026 - A Texas city will pay at least $175,000 after the SpaceX site it owns pumped 128 million gallons of groundwater above permitted limits over three years; the settlement includes monitoring payments for 25 years - The McGregor City Council has reached a settlement regarding penalties related to groundwater overpumping caused by SpaceX. The city will allocate $175,000 for this resolution and commit to a 25-year groundwater monitoring program. However, residents are concerned about who will bear these costs, urging that SpaceX should take financial responsibility.1 hour ago
Trump announces 'Super Intelligence Force' to keep US ahead in AI race1 hour ago
Sharmila Mona Sinha: The third daughter who turned deficit into dividend and became a US Hall of Famer1 hour ago
Indian-origin US lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi introduces bills to help immigrant doctors, nurses1 hour ago
In 1939, a California family bought a Joseph Kleitsch painting from his widow for $100; 75 years later, their daughter brought it to Antiques Roadshow and heard a $500,000 valuation2 hours ago
Iowa livestock farmer Dave Johnson hosts four wind turbines that bring in about $30,000 a year, calling the steady lease income the 401(k) he never had while he continues raising cattle and hogs2 hours ago
A grandmother's 23-year-old letter was found inside a library book; a stranger tracked down the person it was written to4 hours ago
Expelled, suspended or made to write 'reflection papers': How Cornell punished 7 men for sexual assault4 hours ago
After Hurricane Katrina, Sandra Bullock helped rebuild a New Orleans school; in 2010, she helped fund its $700,000 medical and dental clinic, designed to provide free healthcare to students4 hours ago
In 2013, a New Jersey teacher saw workers mowing a solar field near home and asked to bring in her sheep; by 2021, her flock had grown from 50 sheep on 15 solar acres to 450 sheep managing 85 acres4 hours ago
'There's so much money to be made': Trump defends US data centres, warns they could go to China4 hours ago
A North Dakota farm kid turned ag-tech entrepreneur; his company puts real farm maps on children's play rugs5 hours ago
An Atlanta mansion built in 1924 for Thomas Jefferson's great-great-grandson faced demolition; in 2013, its new owners cut the 8,000-sq-ft home in two and moved it about 2 miles to save it5 hours ago
A UK collector paid £15 for a broken, lidless teapot at a 2016 auction; experts identified it as one of only seven known John Bartlam pieces, and it sold for £575,000 to The Met in New York6 hours ago
'Time for trial and error is over': OpenAI safety employee David Robinson quits over AI risks6 hours ago
California sanctuary is removing purple sea urchins to help restore kelp; 117,847 pounds have been added to compost8 hours ago
Portland is covering ordinary traffic signal boxes with colourful artwork, but it is not just for decoration8 hours ago
A family foundation began restoring 250 acres of overworked Ohio farmland in 1989; it is now a wildlife reserve with Walden Pond9 hours ago
Beavers beat humans to restoring a closed Massachusetts golf course, building a 6-to-8-foot dam before crews arrived10 hours ago
Trump leaks senator's number after row over clock-change bill: What's the dispute10 hours ago
US 'kicks out' Iranian diplomats after defying earlier order amid stalled talks: Report10 hours ago
'You're coming in blind?' Chilling audio before medical jet carrying 6 vanished over Atlantic11 hours ago
A radioactive material facility polluted an Illinois creek for decades; the 6.7-mile Superfund site has now been removed from the cleanup list11 hours ago
OpenAI's Sam Altman criticises Anthropic's push to explore AI consciousness and religion11 hours ago
ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft held in Jordan11 hours ago
$90: Trump's dole to 20m recipients of Medicare12 hours ago
Tennessee prison chief Frank Strada resigns after Christa Pike's botched execution; governor orders review12 hours ago
Kristin Davis helped rescue one-year-old elephant after finding her alone in Kenya; years later, Chaimu returned to the wild and inspired a sculpture13 hours ago
In 2017, Jimmy Carter leased 10 acres of his Georgia farm for a 1.3-megawatt solar project; it went on to generate about 60% of Plains' electricity demand15 hours ago
'Do not come to USA for your masters': Ed-tech entrepreneur warns Indian students about returning with huge debt16 hours ago
Green Card holder's mother denied B1/B2 visa to attend housewarming ceremony: They did not ask for any documents17 hours ago
In 2019, Maryland used 60,000 cubic yards of dredged sediment to rebuild 12 acres of eroding Swan Island, followed by 200,000 plants17 hours ago
Laid off on the last day of OPT, Indian techie lands job with US company in India within 40 days, says, 'I was not living there, I was just surviving'18 hours ago
In 1834, the O'Connor family's Texas ranching legacy began; 191 years later, an $8.863 million deal protected 6,409 acres of coastal prairie while keeping it a working cattle ranch19 hours ago
At 6, Los Angeles boy Dylan Siegel wrote Chocolate Bar to help his best friend Jonah, who had a rare liver disorder; two years later, the book had raised $1 million for research into the disease19 hours ago
Indian man arrested and charged in California for drunk driving, running over a woman and then fleeing the scene19 hours ago
An Iowa family lived on and worked its farmland for 84 years as Tom Woods gradually expanded the operation; now 1,209 acres are being split into 13 tracts and auctioned, ending a family land chapter19 hours ago
'Will sign those checks': Trump repeats $5,000 promise to US adults if Republicans win 2026 midterms20 hours ago
Michigan farmers created a wind lease where even landowners without turbines could get paid; some received $1,000 per acre a year21 hours ago
In 1996, Indiana turned foundry waste sand into a 275-metre highway embankment; Purdue later found the material worked successfully as full-scale road fill21 hours ago
Four North Carolina homes damaged by Helene were repaired with owners' money and volunteer help; two years later, FEMA buyouts mean the livable houses will be demolished and returned to green space21 hours ago
In 2013, Indianapolis spent $14 million turning a $1 abandoned baseball stadium into 138 apartments, keeping the old grandstand as residents' view21 hours ago
Elon Musk's baby mother Ashley St Clair says it's 'karmic' that Shivon Zilis 'got played' after what she did to Grimes21 hours ago
In the 1950s, immigrant tenants in Boston's West End resisted redevelopment that levelled nearly every neighbouring brownstone; a tiny building in the North Station project area became the area's last tenement21 hours ago
In 2022, engineers mixed recycled textile fabric into cement; after accelerated aging, the silica-fume composite kept its flexural strength and retained post-crack performance22 hours ago
In England, a retired teacher spent decades filling his one-bedroom flat with handmade miniature towns, barns and memory boxes built from his travels with his wife22 hours ago
In California, an architect spent 27 years turning his backyard into a miniature Disneyland with a working skyway, castle and railroad then opened it free to visitors22 hours ago
A 1987 Buick GNX, No. 450 of just 547 built for a single model year, sold for $200,000 with 26 miles in 2024; two years and only 4 miles later, the 30-mile car sold again for $427,00022 hours ago
In 2024, eight watches once owned by Michael Schumacher sold for about CHF 4m; the rarest Ferrari-linked watch reached CHF 1.497m22 hours ago
A Vietnamese immigrant bought a 23,200-sq-ft White House replica in Georgia; the $35 million mansion has its own Oval Office22 hours ago
Indian man with US Green Card challenges his immigration detention; DHS reveals his criminal record in court23 hours ago
Wisconsin diver Mark Schachtner was searching Pewaukee Lake for old bottles when he spotted a 17-foot canoe 15 feet underwater; radiocarbon dating has now confirmed it is about 1,000 years old23 hours ago
St. Louis man Michael Goessling was adopted nearly 60 years ago; after an unknown half-brother took a 23andMe test, he learned five-time Grammy winner Michael McDonald was his biological father23 hours ago
A Cleveland factory once belonged to America's largest gasoline-car maker and faced demolition this year; a developer has now bought the 7.3-acre, 260,000-sq-ft complex for $300,000 and plans to reuse it1 day ago
6 missing after Gulfstream jet disappears near Nantucket after takeoff from Bermuda1 day ago