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Josh Groban's arts education foundation started with a $50,000 donation at a concert in 2005; two decades, its grants have reached 311 organisations with a new push reaching 600,000 students38 minutes ago
In 2017, a Michigan father turned free Halloween decorations into a backyard attraction that he says drew 18,000 visitors in 2024; nine years later, a neighbour's complaint sparked a dispute with the city1 hour ago
US - Oct 18, 2026 - In 2013, Eva Longoria's foundation and a California lender started a $55,000 fund for six women; a decade later, it had generated nearly $525,000 in loans and helped create or maintain 150 jobs - Eva Longoria's foundation and nonprofit lender Accessity launched a $55,000 loan fund in 2013 to help six Latina entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses. Since then, the initiative has facilitated 65 loans worth nearly $525,000 and helped create or maintain 150 jobs. A new three-year, $500,000 grant will expand business training and financial support for Latina entrepreneurs.3 hours ago
A famous Eloise portrait vanished from New York's Plaza Hotel in 1960, later turned up frameless in a dumpster and spent about 50 years rolled in illustrator Hilary Knight's closet before selling at Bonhams for $100,0003 hours ago
12-year-old North Carolina boy with Kawasaki disease faces new battle after insurance denies scheduled heart procedure in Boston4 hours ago
Meet 17-year old Amara Wilson-Zegil who has taken robotics outreach to rural Ontario schools serving 1,800 children, helping run free or pay-what-you-can camps for 1,200 youth; she is now building a wider STEM access project4 hours ago
US judge dismisses Trump admin bid to overturn New York City sanctuary policies3 hours ago
A Florida couple's marriage lasted just 249 days, but the husband was ordered to pay $2,675.87 a month in support for nine months; an appeals court has now overturned that alimony award6 hours ago
Florida has completed a $191.8 million water-reclamation project, St. Johns County's largest ever, built to treat 3.25 million gallons a day and keep 1 million pounds of nutrients from the Matanzas River6 hours ago
'Hatred in their hearts': Trump links France violence to immigration, urges border closure6 hours ago
A Michigan family owned a one-third-acre lakefront cottage before Prairie View Park was built; more than 60 years later, courts say Kalamazoo County can condemn it7 hours ago
In 2001, Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto helped open a public arts school for 250 students; 25 years later, it offers young New Yorkers a 750-seat concert hall, dance studios and a film lab7 hours ago
In 2024, sisters Susan and Marianne Fowler protected 36 more Tennessee acres after their uncle died, keeping a promise to their aunt as developers bought nearby land7 hours ago
A former precision-tool factory sat abandoned for years before a $43.7 million redevelopment turned it into a solar-powered community hub in New York7 hours ago
n 1997, Alabama sank 124 obsolete voting machines to create a 1.5-mile artificial reef lane; officials said the 830-pound units remained intact7 hours ago
In 2021, a Texas city moved to take Jim Burgess' 3.548-acre property after a $1.1 million purchase effort failed; five years later, the state Supreme Court will decide if it can be condemned for a private golf facility7 hours ago
In 2021, Spain tested steelmaking slag in a porous road; after 3 years, the surface had no visible damage and its grip reading stayed above 707 hours ago
JD Vance's immigration tiger is turning on its rider8 hours ago
Russia sold Alaska for peanuts. Now it guards America against Moscow8 hours ago
In Mississippi, researchers mixed raw sheep's wool into soil; foxglove yields rose to 1.7–3.5 times the untreated plots over two growing seasons.8 hours ago
In 2015, Taylor Swift gave $50,000 to Seattle Symphony after hearing 'Become Ocean'; 11 years later, a school programme she supported still invites children to perform alongside its musicians7 hours ago
In 2010, artists began turning a vacant Houston lot into a park using broken dishes, bottle caps, shells, keys and discarded tiles; 16 years later, more than 300 artists have filled it with a 400-foot mosaic wall and free public art8 hours ago
In Mississippi, researchers added waste wool to plant pots; basil yields reached up to 5 times the control, while Swiss chard yields reached up to 5 times the control8 hours ago
At Fort Campbell, Tennessee, researchers mixed processed household trash into soil; the highest dose helped native prairie grasses establish better than on control plots8 hours ago
In 2025, a Kentucky appeals court stopped one brother from forcing the sale of a 135-acre farm his brother had run for 20 years8 hours ago
At Louisiana's Fort Polk, researchers spread pulverized classified paper on damaged Army land; native plant cover was 48% higher at one soil site and 42% higher at another8 hours ago
In 2026, activists spent 70 days perched in a 200-year-old Arizona tree to save it from a border wall; federal agents cleared the protest, and crews cut it down9 hours ago
In 2018, a Queens shopper paid $1.99 each for four Picasso plates; experts authenticated all four, and four years later, three brought in $34,000 at auction in 20229 hours ago
In 2024, an Iowa court let a farmer keep the family land his father had transferred to him, despite his siblings' challenge9 hours ago
Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai's women's heart center; in 2026, the center bearing her name is leading a new $7.5 million NIH-funded five-year study on women's aging9 hours ago
In 1977, Washington rebuilt a road using 72% old asphalt instead of new material; the recycled pavement lasted 16 years, compared with 10 years for the original road9 hours ago
'My rhetoric has been imperfect': JD Vance walks back H-1B 'indentured servants' remark after India's protest9 hours ago
In Wyoming, an automated camera system detected approaching eagles and triggered turbine shutdowns; an initial study estimated 82% lower fatalities than at a control site10 hours ago
A Norfolk woman inherited a homemade 1970s model village and grew it into a front garden attraction with more than 20 miniature buildings10 hours ago
A Utah couple wanted a place to scuba without travelling, so they built a $2 million, 360,000-gallon backyard pool with a 90-foot mountain, five waterfalls, a 300-foot lazy river and a 26-foot-deep diving tunnel10 hours ago
Florida permanently protects nearly 1,500 acres across two cattle ranches with $8.7 million in conservation easements, preventing future development while preserving farmland and wildlife10 hours ago
'Darling, let's go to France': Trump takes swipe as protests take over the country10 hours ago
A New Jersey mother's 1996 will split her estate equally among four children; after her daughter became sole caregiver and a family rift, a new will cut out both sons, and an appeals court has now upheld it11 hours ago
Heavenly bamboo was introduced to America in the early 1800s as an ornamental shrub; its red berries can poison birds as the shrub invades forests13 hours ago
An Ohio boy asked his dad for a baseball field in their backyard; two years and about $30,000 later, the family had its own diamond with infield clay, regulation bases, a raised mound and hand-painted foul lines13 hours ago
'You'll figure it out': Trump defends Russia sanctions waiver as Republicans, Democrats criticise decision14 hours ago
A working mom started a party-rental side hustle with just $500 and four yard games; within months, Vanessa Romano grew it to 65 bookings and more than $9,000 in revenue without quitting her full-time job14 hours ago
Dog survives 50 hours alone in Alaska wilderness after avalanche; how rescuers finally found the 4-year-old poodle-husky13 hours ago
Karmelo Anthony's first fundraiser raised nearly $634,000; family now seeks another $250,000 for murder appeal as questions remain over earlier funds15 hours ago
A California farm earned about $100 per acre a year from dry-farmed wheat; after Alan Changala leased 300 acres for solar at $1,000 per acre, the same land began paying roughly 10 times the crop income15 hours ago
In 1968, Cassandra Henderson graduated from a North Carolina school; nearly 60 years later, she moved back into the same building after it was restored from 20 years of vacancy into 53 senior apartments15 hours ago
How a Brooklyn crypto cop took down a global scam network16 hours ago
Anthropic pitches own AI Safety Bill18 hours ago
US Congressman's Krishnamoorthi's office receives suspicious package as FBI probes nationwide mail threats18 hours ago
San Diego is weighing a $4.2 billion redevelopment of 48.5 city-owned acres with 4,254 homes, a $526.4 million arena and $460.3 million in infrastructure and park improvements18 hours ago
An Oklahoma landowner turned his family's cattle farm into a 130-acre haven for pollinators after noticing fewer monarch butterflies18 hours ago
The original Iron Man No. 1 opening page had gone to auction; Marvel Studios founder offered this rare artwork in hope to surpass the $3.8 million July sale of another Iron Man artwork19 hours ago
US: Two killed, including a child, after car ploughs through soccer game in Kansas19 hours ago
In 2016, Mike Madden paid $520,000 for Muhammad Ali's former Pennsylvania training camp; after investing another $1 million restoring its 13 log buildings, he reopened the six-acre site in 2019 as Fighter's Heaven19 hours ago
A Pennsylvania Goodwill received a small gold LEGO piece inside a donated jewelry bag and listed it from $14.95; collectors identified it as a rare 14-karat Bionicle mask and pushed the auction price to $18,10121 hours ago
Ross Perot Jr. began buying Texas land in 1985; his vision helped transform Fort Worth21 hours ago
A cow escaped a California slaughterhouse truck; Diane Warren helped give the animal a new life at a sanctuary22 hours ago