Wednesday, September 30, 2026 6:26 AM ET
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In 2025, about a dozen Getty Villa workers stayed as the Palisades Fire reached the grounds, fighting spot fires and sealing galleries; the museum and ancient art survived untouched30 minutes ago
In 2022, 11 zoo workers rode out Hurricane Ian at Central Florida Zoo, staying around the clock so every animal continued to receive care through the storm30 minutes ago
US - Sep 30, 2026 - 2 Indians charged in US for smuggling fake Ozempic from China30 minutes ago
Jiya Joshi was rejected from volunteering at a nursing home at 14; she later built a lifesaving 500-student senior care movement30 minutes ago
In 2017, a California homeowner refused to leave as the Creek Fire closed in; he and his son kept flames from reaching their house, which was left standing30 minutes ago
An Illinois woman allegedly concealed her mother's body in a garage freezer for two years, assumed her identity and continued collecting Social Security and food benefits; prosecutors put the intended loss at $21,40230 minutes ago
In 2018, Malibu residents stayed after a mandatory evacuation during the Woolsey Fire; their volunteer group was credited with saving dozens of homes16 minutes ago
A Virginia woman paid $3.99 for a vase at Goodwill; after experts identified it as a rare 1940s Carlo Scarpa Murano work, months later, the rare vase sold for $107,10059 minutes ago
In 2005, North Carolina researchers put recycled nylon carpet fibres into asphalt; lab tests gave the mix 85% higher fracture energy, helping fight cracks59 minutes ago
In 2017, a California wildlife-park owner defied a wildfire evacuation to protect 1,000 animals; by morning, he had lost no animal, bird or structure30 minutes ago
Cornell University gang-rape case: DA reveals new disturbing details as investigation reopens1 hour ago
In 2019, a Florida activist grew or foraged his food to test whether he could live without grocery stores; he completed one year without a grocery store1 hour ago
In 2011, Gary Sinise launched his foundation to support military families; by November 2025, it had dedicated its 100th mortgage-free adapted smart home, giving wounded veteran Joe Bowser a new start1 hour ago
A farmer left $10.9 million to build a cancer centre; Mayo Clinic was supposed to get it only if the local hospital lost its independence1 hour ago
In 2000, a Colorado man gave up money to leave debt and financial motives behind; 12 years later, he was still surviving through foraging, gifts and discarded goods1 hour ago
In 2015, a Washington couple who paid $6.7m for a lakefront home added a children's treehouse and a tram to the beach then listed it for $21.25m1 hour ago
In 1988, a Malibu developer and his wife bought land for $1.7 million, built a 17,700-square-foot mansion in 1991, and decades later listed the estate for $90 million2 hours ago
In 2023, Steven Cohen paid $19.2 million for a Nantucket mansion; he then sought approval to demolish the six-bedroom main house2 hours ago
Trump calls Sundar Pichai a 'monster' at White House event, Google CEO quips back2 hours ago
Since 1987, a Massachusetts professor has taken the same photograph every day; after 30 years, the unseen record became a public portrait of aging2 hours ago
In 2006, 18-year-old mariachi singer Elisa Gastellum died before moving to Las Vegas; 20 years later, 27 scholarships in her name have helped 10 recipients become mariachi teachers2 hours ago
In 2007, a Colorado photographer placed cameras on shrinking glaciers; 15 years later, his archive held 1.5 million images now used to measure ice loss2 hours ago
An Indiana man planned one Hobbit house; seven years later, he had built an 11-building fantasy village from recycled and secondhand materials2 hours ago
Meet Jayda Dawn, the Indiana 11th-grader who became America's national poetry champion in her first year and won $20,0003 hours ago
Landowner sues New York village after it blocked vehicle use of a 50-foot strip that served his 50 acres for 40+ years, saying the decision left the property landlocked and worthless4 hours ago
CNN founder Ted Turner bought 113,000 acres in Montana in 1989; decades later, wolves, bears and bison roam the former cattle ranch4 hours ago
They built 40 life-size bison from steel, plywood and burlap in Brooklyn, then made the giant herd walk through New York City5 hours ago
Inside Silicon Valley's 'whisper network' warning women about 100+ alleged predators5 hours ago
'Almost like a constitution': Trump, top US tech CEOs sign AI safety pact7 hours ago
A shelter dog was carried into a New York Starbucks in a backpack; one stranger met her and adopted her three days later7 hours ago
US Supreme Court allows Trump admin to resume controversial 'third-country' deportations8 hours ago
Drake Maye becomes athlete-owner of beverage brand sold at over 75,000 US retail locations; Patriots quarterback joins Athletic Brewing8 hours ago
'Bigger than internet': Trump officially renames AI as 'super intelligence'8 hours ago
21-year-old University of Georgia student Kristin Sargent survives eighth-floor fall after dancing on couch near window; father says she is badly injured but lucky to be alive10 hours ago
Florida officials have cleared the way for a $100 million-plus surf park where developers plan a 35-acre attraction with a six-acre artificial wave lagoon and half-mile beach miles from the ocean11 hours ago
Indiana removed 3,550 feet of dangerous mine walls and restored 71 acres in a former coal-mining forest11 hours ago
A Pennsylvania dairy farmer spent 70 years watching bears and turkeys on his 170-acre farm; in 2026, after turning down two lucrative offers, he permanently protected the land from development13 hours ago
Texas 'lionesses' win major prison air-conditioning fight after years of documenting extreme heat; court orders all prisons cooled by 2029, with 88,697 people lacking AC13 hours ago
In the early 1970s, David Wolkowsky began stewarding a remote island near Key West and hosted famous guests there; decades later the 14-acre Ballast Key became part of a national wildlife refuge14 hours ago
Forty-five North Carolina property owners sued over roads planned through their neighborhoods for the 1,800-home Hilton Bluffs project; the developer removed both links, then the county denied its revised one-access plan14 hours ago
Meet Austin Koziarski, the high-school student who now leads more than 200 volunteers helping refugee children across 18 schools15 hours ago
US to lend 40 million barrel oil from strategic reserve as Ukraine war strains global supply15 hours ago
Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in Texas charged with assault; faces up to 20 years in prison16 hours ago
In 1964, an Arizona couple began building a carport with discarded bottles; years later, the project had grown into a 2,700-sq-ft home made with thousands of bottles and listed for $432,50016 hours ago
Trump's own America.gov chatbot contradicts US president on 2020 polls, climate16 hours ago
Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing 3 children, returns to court after mistrial17 hours ago
How Joe Biden averted a wider war with Iran: Explained in 10 points17 hours ago
A Utah man who spent 41 years behind bars after being sentenced to death in a 1985 murder case has been ordered released on bail after new DNA tests excluded him from crime-scene evidence16 hours ago
More than 575 Nevada volunteers worked across 26 Truckee River watershed sites and removed 120,125 pounds of waste in one day, including 2,500 pounds pulled directly from the river and 64,320 pounds of invasive weeds17 hours ago
Joshua Tree wildlife crossings planned in California's Mojave Desert to curb wildlife-vehicle collisions; two State Route 62 structures to protect bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats with $6 million-plus funding17 hours ago
In 2021, billionaire Orlando Bravo paid $39.25 million for Phil Collins's 1929 Miami Beach mansion; months later, he won approval to demolish it for a flood-resilient home with tropical gardens18 hours ago
Meet Dani McTague, the 16-year-old who turned a childhood art project into a lifeline for children in hospitals, delivering over 3,700 art bags19 hours ago
Who is Christa Pike? Woman set for Tennessee's first female execution in 200 years19 hours ago
In 1979, Ted Turner bought a 4,680-acre South Carolina barrier island to prevent development; 38 years later he sold it to the state for $4.9 million, about one-third of its appraised value, and it became state parkland19 hours ago
In 2023, Texas mogul Felix Sorkin paid $36 million for an 11,000-sq-ft Coral Gables home designed by Alfred Browning Parker; months later, the 1963 modernist house was demolished for a replacement20 hours ago
US announces visa restrictions for officials blocking international child abduction cases21 hours ago
AI 'kill chain': What happens when humans trust bad data at the worst possible moment21 hours ago