ZAQS.ORG

Saturday, October 24, 2026 2:42 AM ET

Times of India - US News

US - Oct 24, 2026 - In 1996, a New York couple bought their home believing a tree line marked the boundary; 30 years later, an appeals court revived a privacy claim over cameras filming their backyard and daughter - A couple in New York found themselves entangled in a complex property disagreement with their neighbors regarding a disputed land boundary tied to a chain-link fence. This conflict escalated, resulting in claims of trespassing and invasion of privacy due to surveillance cameras. Although the court struggled to rule on the boundary dispute, it has permitted the couple's privacy claims to advance for further scrutiny.

6 minutes ago

Nebraska workers cut 150 trees from crowded lake banks and sank them at 16 underwater locations; the September 2026 project is building shelter for young fish in two lakes without using concrete reefs

6 minutes ago

'Largest ever': Elon Musk donates $443 million to Trump's campaign ahead of US midterms

6 minutes ago

US - Oct 24, 2026 - Colorado built a giant green bridge over a busy highway for animals; wildlife-vehicle collisions fell by 91% as they found a safer way across

6 minutes ago

In 2017, after Cyclone Debbie damaged reefs, marine biologist Johnny Gaskell searched Google Maps for blue holes; divers found one 150 metres wide that may have sheltered coral from the storm

6 minutes ago

In 2010, while tracing Trosley's history with Google Earth, Kent volunteers followed crop marks to a Roman villa; excavation revealed a bathhouse, painted walls and underfloor heating

6 minutes ago

UFO files: 'Black triangles' moving at extraordinary speed spotted over sensitive US site

6 minutes ago

'Another little Epic Fury': Trump issues new warning; Iran says 'don't play with fire'

2 hours ago

Selena Gomez's October charity benefit raises $2.7 million for youth mental health, with Benny Blanco bidding $25,000 to win a session with his wife's glam team

3 hours ago

In 2019, two founders launched vodka made from carbon dioxide; their startup later secured a US defence contract worth up to $65 million to develop synthetic-fuel technology

4 hours ago

In 1995, New York built a pier using recycled plastic from milk jugs and water bottles; two years of tests found three properties remained stable, but elasticity fluctuated

4 hours ago

A Pennsylvania family was billed $1,800 for a car repair diagnosed under warranty; after repeated delays, the dealership admitted its mistake and cancelled the charge

5 hours ago

Dan vs Daniel: Trump administration sues to block Alaska result if GOP candidate loses race

5 hours ago

A Texas family bought more than 3,000 acres along the Rio Grande and gave 586.9 acres to the state for just $1; the land became a state park

6 hours ago

Cuba next? Trump hints at 'little stopover' after US warships return from Iran war

8 hours ago

Tennessee woman challenged her brother's deed giving their nephew his home after his death; appeals court restores the clause letting him inherit it all

8 hours ago

This Arkansas mining town reached 3,000 people during the World War I zinc boom; by 1920, its population had plunged to 344

8 hours ago

Laid off on H-1B, 1 interview after 100 applications: Redditor shares harrowing job situation in US

9 hours ago

In 2026, researchers found Chicago's St. Patrick's dye peaked at 63 µg/L, neared background in days and stayed below levels predicted to harm river life

10 hours ago

At 19, Pat Craig began rescuing captive big cats; today, his Colorado sanctuary spans 10,500 acres and shelters 400+ rescued animals

1 day ago

Mark Rothko's 1967 red-and-orange painting carries a $15 million estimate as it leads a collection expected to fetch more than $100 million at Sotheby's

10 hours ago

In 2009, a South Dakota rancher bought a Powerball ticket on a feed run; days later, its numbers brought $232.1 million to a family whose home was repossessed

10 hours ago

In 2008, a North Dakota wheat farmer learned what lay beneath his fields: two oil wells on his land began sending him tens of thousands of dollars each month

9 hours ago

In 2010, a Texas couple divorced; years later, their daughter's benefits and $2,650 monthly child support fuelled a new dispute, and an October 22 court rejected the father's bid to manage her finances

10 hours ago

In 1994, Carol Buckley bought 112 Tennessee acres for Tarra, the elephant she'd worked with for years; the land grew into a 3,060-acre refuge for retired elephants

10 hours ago

Huda Kattan bought back the investor stake in Huda Beauty after eight years; how the $6,000-startup-loan brand returned to full founder ownership

10 hours ago

In 2005, Montana ranchers bought land unaware fossils lay beneath it; a nearly complete T. rex found there later sold to a Dutch museum for millions

10 hours ago

In 2019, Lucy Hale bought a 1940s Spanish-style home in Los Angeles for $2.95 million; after getting sober in 2022, she spent three years transforming it into a colourful retreat with a meditation room

10 hours ago

Indian-American student who announced his vote against anti-Indian bigotry in Texas claims he has been terminated from Campus Reform's program

11 hours ago

In 1989, an Iowa farmer hit a hidden jet-engine part while harvesting corn; the discovery helped investigators probe a fatal crash and brought her a $116,000 reward

11 hours ago

In 2011, a Pennsylvania dairy couple struggling to pay bills learned that nearly 400-million-year-old shale beneath their farm brought royalties of up to $35,000 a month

10 hours ago

In 1990, Louisiana bricklayer Kenny Hill began a sculpture garden; by 2000, it held 100+ concrete figures and a 45-foot lighthouse built with 7,000 bricks

11 hours ago

A Massachusetts buyer took a $3.85 million mortgage on a house sitting less than 14 feet from an eroding bluff; he demolished the property and went to court to challenge the loan

11 hours ago

$38,000 to $40,000 per fake marriage: Massive fraud ring for facilitating Green Card busted in Massachusetts. US citizen was selling 'American Dream' and investing money in Dominican Republic

11 hours ago

'I will get it straightened out': Trump says he will talk to Musk if Ukraine's Starlink issues persist

12 hours ago

Rhode Island collected more than 600 unwanted Christmas trees in 2026, but instead of sending them to landfills, volunteers are placing them along damaged streams to rebuild riverbanks and shelter young trout

12 hours ago

In 2018, Portia de Rossi surprised Ellen DeGeneres with a gorilla conservation project; by September 2023, its Rwanda campus had welcomed over 40,000 visitors, including more than 7,500 local schoolchildren

12 hours ago

Ohio gubernatorial race: Vivek Ramaswamy defends controversial ad, accuses Democratic rival of 'lying'

13 hours ago

In 2019, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz paid $20.8 million for a glass-walled California cliff house that had originally been offered for $30 million; two years later, they revealed its transformation into an art-filled family retreat

13 hours ago

Mississippi cop who shot 1-year-old boy in Walmart parking lot resigns

13 hours ago

'Ugh. They are Black': NYC broker typed text for property owners, mistakenly sent to the couple hunting for apartments

13 hours ago

In 2017, J.J. Watt donated $100,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief, launching a fundraiser that raised $41.6 million to help Texas flood victims rebuild over 600 homes and restore more than 420 childcare centres

14 hours ago

71-year-old man killed as Tesla in full self-driving mode hits him on California freeway

14 hours ago

Ukrainian embassy in Washington resumes operations after suspicious object scare

13 hours ago

Montana conservation group bought 70,000-acre ranch once owned by Texas billionaires, expanding planned nature preserve beyond half a million acres

15 hours ago

Maine tenants challenged rent increases under Portland's rent-control law; after a union campaign and 20 hours of mediation, their landlord agreed to a $3.6 million settlement to reimburse more than 1,000 renters

15 hours ago

In 2014, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes acquired a California retreat built using timber from three 200-year-old barns; the unusual property had first been created by Batman director Joel Schumacher

16 hours ago

A Massachusetts couple cut trees from their own land to build barns for 20 rescued animals; horses saved from slaughter can live there without ever working again

16 hours ago

'Impossible without my intervention': Melania Trump secures Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Oleshky

15 hours ago

Trump and Vance back Ramaswamy despite campaign fiasco that could damage GOP beyond Ohio

16 hours ago

November visa bulletin 2026: What Indian Green Card applicants must know about cut-off dates

16 hours ago

Around 1929, Albert Einstein filled a handwritten letter to mathematician Chaim Herman Muntz with equations; nearly a century later, the one-page document and its original envelope sold for $71,811

17 hours ago

An Illinois couple replaced their ordinary grass lawn with a native garden; five years later, more than 130 native plant species and a parade of animals have transformed their backyard

17 hours ago

US DoJ probing DHS contracting kickbacks involving Trump ally Corey Lewandowski; President says 'dishonest officials should be prosecuted'

17 hours ago

In the early 1800s, a Pennsylvania artist painted George Washington and a 13-star eagle on a bookplate; after over 60 years in a private collection, it emerged from a manila folder and sold for $226,600

18 hours ago

Eric Weinstein asks why there's raw hatred against Indians, Hindus; Sridhar Vembu says, 'Until India develops...'

18 hours ago

Three fathers cleaned a neglected South Carolina creek for their children; a small clean-up drew 50 neighbours and sparked a wider wetland restoration movement

18 hours ago

A New York family owned half of a private road beside its 45-acre property; after relatives blocked it with tree trunks, the state's highest court ruled a 1,500-member club had gained title to it

18 hours ago