Thursday, October 29, 2026 8:20 AM ET
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A Texas grandmother's safe-deposit box sparked a family fight over alleged $400,000 cash, an eight-carat diamond and gold coins; after a jury awarded her niece $796,906, an October 27 appeals court overturned it15 minutes ago
Pentagon probes possible cyberattack after freezer failures spoil food at US bases15 minutes ago
US - Oct 29, 2026 - Trump moves to end H-1B visa deference: What it means for Indians stuck in the green-card backlog1 hour ago
A Wisconsin family commits $10 million to preserve a museum building famous for its giant moving wings overlooking Lake Michigan, ensuring the 25-year-old architectural landmark survives for future generations1 hour ago
In 1962, the Willis family moved onto farmland in Rowlett, Texas; 64 years later the city wants their four-generation home for a road project, and the family says the city's offer is $150,000 short1 hour ago
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum donated $36 million to help establish a Los Angeles school campus; on October 25, the new campus opened for grades 9–12, bringing the school's total footprint to 28 acres1 hour ago
Two sisters turned their mother's Afghan green chutney into a national grocery brand as Maazah raises $2 million to expand its sauces across American supermarkets1 hour ago
A 4-year-old Tennessee boy raised $150 at a lemonade stand; instead of buying a toy, he donated every dollar to a soup kitchen to feed people in need1 hour ago
A New Jersey homeowner tried to stop a neighbour's plunge pool just eight feet from a waterfront bulkhead, claiming it could worsen flooding; an October 26 appeals court upheld dismissal of the challenge1 hour ago
'This is the future you want?' White House cites France riots to warn against Democrats ahead of midterms2 hours ago
Fire at South Carolina nuclear site triggers emergency; restrictions lifted after no contamination detected3 hours ago
Google billionaire's wife Wendy Schmidt launched a $1.4 million challenge after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, inviting scientists and engineers to develop faster oil-cleanup technology; one winning device recovered 4,670 gallons per minute3 hours ago
Decoys, secret jet and Trump's help: How Bolsonaro pulled off his escape from Brazil to US3 hours ago
Richard Sackler and his wife tried to stop the sale of their Connecticut mansion, pledged toward Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion opioid settlement; on October 28, a bankruptcy judge rejected both requests3 hours ago
A Minnesota lake boundary battle dating to 2017 takes a new turn as an appeals court backs a trust's access to Prairie Lake and upholds a ruling that wiped out neighbours' earlier $148,500 trespass award3 hours ago
A 10-year-old Georgia boy wanted to help people experiencing homelessness; he spent two weeks selling bracelets and raised $400 to buy food and essential supplies3 hours ago
In 2014, demolition work next door damaged a Miami woman's home, but her insurer said the policy excluded the loss; 12 years later, a Florida appeals court upheld her victory over the insurer4 hours ago
'$250 protesters': Trump reacts as hecklers disrupt his rally raising slogans on Epstein - watch5 hours ago
Marcelle Flowers, 62, feared AI would take jobs until two young founders solved a $5,000-a-month problem at her plumbing business and made her COO of a startup that raised $52 million5 hours ago
A California couple bought a home with a 20-by-20-foot garden, then a neighbour claimed the land; a 1955 deal involving $250 and babysitting helped secure their exclusive gardening rights in an October 26 ruling4 hours ago
Trump's DHS hit by data breach as hackers expose records of 41,000 employees5 hours ago
Venezuela's 2016 bond deal put 50.1% of US oil refiner Citgo's parent up as security, now a US appeals court has rejected its bid to void the debt as a separate sale plan earmarks over $2 billion for the bonds5 hours ago
US midterms: FBI, ICE agents will not serve as election monitors, DOJ says5 hours ago
A Washington couple said their neighbour blocked a shared driveway, cut power to security cameras and turned off their water; an October 27 appeals court upheld the anti-harassment order protecting them4 hours ago
'RSS Friends' enters US foreign-agent register, cites concerns over portrayal of Sangh5 hours ago
Too poor to hire a crew, Texas farmer Jackson Ellis and five sons learned oilfield work, then drilled five wells that, by 1949, brought in $5,000 a month5 hours ago
For more than 15 years, eight descendants negotiated the fate of inherited land along the Maryland-Delaware border; a conservation deal has now permanently protected 181 acres of forest and wetlands across two states6 hours ago
Oregon's 1989 dam diverted water to one landowner's pond; its 2020 removal kept his water right via a pump and reopened 1.8 miles of creek for coho salmon6 hours ago
In 1990, Nile monitors appeared in Florida, likely via the pet trade; today they threaten sea turtles, wading birds and burrowing owls in Cape Coral5 hours ago
In 2017, a 41-year-old Michigan mother died following cosmetic surgery and five days in hospital; an appeals court has upheld a $9.7 million verdict finding the hospital negligent6 hours ago
In the 1950s, Florida's pet trade imported South American caimans; decades later, they were competing with native crocodilians in Everglades wetlands6 hours ago
President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson created the garden in January 1969 for their grandchildren; more than 30 bronze handprints and footprints still mark the garden preserved on the White House grounds6 hours ago
When a well struck oil on his Pennsylvania farm in 1865, John Benninghoff leased plots to drillers; one account put the farmer's monthly income at an unverified $40,0007 hours ago
US judge Alvin Hellerstein, who handled Maduro trial and Trump's hush money case, dies at 927 hours ago
West Virginia farmer let prospectors drill his barren acres in 1906; a gusher reportedly brought him an oil windfall, and he spent $1,500 on a bull his land could not feed7 hours ago
A 39-year-old Florida climber spent two nights in freezing conditions after falling into a crevasse on California's Mount Shasta; with helicopter access blocked by 60 mph winds, rescuers reached him on foot and carried him out7 hours ago
Hegseth fires top Pentagon military planner as Trump weighs fresh Iran strikes: Report7 hours ago
A Texas artist began drawing portraits on rice using food colouring; her fleeting creations attracted millions of viewers and helped her build a million-subscriber channel8 hours ago
'I won't get involved': Trump calls Brazil election 'very strange' after Bolsonaro claims presidency from US asylum9 hours ago
A barber who carved a wooden elephant for his wife in the 1920s went on to create a remarkable collection of sculptures now preserved in a museum9 hours ago
In 2009, Bob Dylan donated his US royalties from a Christmas album to Feeding America and pledged international earnings to charities helping people facing hunger and homelessness9 hours ago
In 2022, four friends sold homemade cinnamon rolls through messages and local deliveries in Utah, four years later Sunshine Buns has raised $7 million and expanded onto Target shelves nationwide10 hours ago
In 2016, Megan Fox bought a $3.3 million Malibu home, then sued for $5 million over alleged mold and other defects; after a three-year court fight, she reportedly accepted a $100,000 settlement in 202111 hours ago
Florida homeowner's property was sold at an HOA foreclosure auction in 2024; he paid the debt five days later, but an October 23 court overturned the decision to cancel the sale without hearing the buyer12 hours ago
A Texas barber was $100 short on rent when he spotted a bag containing $128,514 left near an ATM; newly released police body-camera footage shows how he contacted officers and helped return the cash13 hours ago
A 95-year-old Georgia mother's three children fought over her care after one son moved assets into a trust and blocked his sister's visits; an October 26 court upheld the daughter's appointment as guardian13 hours ago
American software company Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan end £50 million police contract legal battle as fresh procurement process gets underway13 hours ago
Vance sends letter to Iran hard-liner in bid to revive peace talks as Trump threatens strikes: Report14 hours ago
Massachusetts town can take conservation and beach access rights over Northeastern University land despite plans for campus expansion, high court rules14 hours ago
In 2023, a California woman paid over $40,000 for a backyard home that was never built; two brothers behind the company now face 35 felony charges each following 200 complaints in 18 counties14 hours ago
Meet Rick Senko, 41, the Florida single father who flipped a $35 cellphone for $70 on eBay in 2008; today, his pre-owned clothing business sells $40 Burberry coats and generates $6.5 million a year15 hours ago
A Norfolk farming couple spent £1.5 million fighting to protect a wetland; after 15 years and three legal victories, a court ruled that regulators had failed to prevent pollution threatening 2,500 species15 hours ago
A Vermont dam built around 1920 for a youth-camp pond held 24,000 cubic yards of sediment; removal opened 26 miles of stream habitat for brook trout15 hours ago
California's 5-foot Mill Creek dam blocked coho for decades; a 2016 fish-passage redesign reopened 11.2 miles, and salmon spawned upstream weeks later15 hours ago
Stanford professors Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig opened their artificial intelligence course to the world for free in 2011; 160,000 students from 190 countries enrolled16 hours ago
In 2007, a Georgia fatherbegan turningthe tiny villages he made with his eight children into a stone garden of more than 50 miniature castles and cathedrals, now drawing visitors16 hours ago
In 1957, Kentucky farmer Milton Turner paid $2,500 for a saltwater-mixed oil well; tractor-powered pumping raised its daily output to a month's former production, helping fuel a local boom16 hours ago