Thursday, October 29, 2026 4:57 AM ET
20 minutes ago
Decoys, secret jet and Trump's help: How Bolsonaro pulled off his escape from Brazil to US20 minutes 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 requests20 minutes ago
US - Oct 29, 2026 - 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 award - A nine-year property dispute over access to Minnesota's Prairie Lake has taken another turn after an appeals court upheld a ruling in favour of the Blackwood Trust. The Monday decision confirms the trust's direct access to the lake and leaves an earlier $148,500 trespass award to neighbouring property owners cancelled. The dispute centred on conflicting land surveys dating back to 1997.20 minutes 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 supplies20 minutes 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 million1 hour 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 insurer57 minutes ago
'$250 protesters': Trump reacts as hecklers disrupt his rally raising slogans on Epstein - watch1 hour 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 ruling57 minutes ago
Trump's DHS hit by data breach as hackers expose records of 41,000 employees1 hour 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 bonds1 hour ago
US midterms: FBI, ICE agents will not serve as election monitors, DOJ says1 hour 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 them1 hour ago
'RSS Friends' enters US foreign-agent register, cites concerns over portrayal of Sangh2 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 month2 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 states2 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 salmon2 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 Coral2 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 negligent3 hours ago
In the 1950s, Florida's pet trade imported South American caimans; decades later, they were competing with native crocodilians in Everglades wetlands3 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 grounds3 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 $40,0003 hours ago
US judge Alvin Hellerstein, who handled Maduro trial and Trump's hush money case, dies at 923 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 feed3 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 out3 hours ago
Hegseth fires top Pentagon military planner as Trump weighs fresh Iran strikes: Report4 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 channel4 hours ago
'I won't get involved': Trump calls Brazil election 'very strange' after Bolsonaro claims presidency from US asylum5 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 museum6 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 homelessness6 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 nationwide7 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 20218 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 buyer9 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 cash9 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 guardian10 hours ago
American software company Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan end £50 million police contract legal battle as fresh procurement process gets underway10 hours ago
Vance sends letter to Iran hard-liner in bid to revive peace talks as Trump threatens strikes: Report11 hours ago
Massachusetts town can take conservation and beach access rights over Northeastern University land despite plans for campus expansion, high court rules11 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 counties11 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 year11 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 species12 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 trout12 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 later12 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 enrolled12 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 visitors12 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 boom13 hours ago
After losing his mother to a stroke at 58, Jack Buckley ran 58 half-marathons in 58 days and raised more than $30,000; a second endurance challenge brought in another $12,00013 hours ago
In 2012, a Texas landowner recounted tracing a company on his mother's gas statement to drilling on the family farm; her first royalty check was $600,000, and payments later reached $40,000 a month13 hours ago
An Ohio woman bought a 4,000-square-foot church for $1; she put $75,000 into structural repairs before completing the conversion13 hours ago
In 2021, a Minnesota couple bought a deteriorating 1909 chapel for $115,000 and spent about $400,000 converting it into an Airbnb; it generated roughly $40,000 a year in gross revenue13 hours ago
Billionaire Clara Wu Tsai backed the New York Liberty's rise to a $600 million franchise and pledged $50 million to Brooklyn communities; now her latest plan targets new mothers14 hours ago
In 2008, Angelina Jolie co-founded KIND with Microsoft; it has since secured legal representation for over 17,000 children in the US and supported migrant families14 hours ago
Meet Ryan Ragsdale, the 11-year-old Texas boy who sold 700 Pokémon cards, childhood toys and hand-painted rocks, turning six years of school fundraising into more than $20,000 for heart research and outreach14 hours ago
Iran war bill hits $47.1 billion for US taxpayers as Trump weighs fresh strikes15 hours ago
Trump scraps Biden-era methane rules, says move will save $45 billion, unlock oil supplies15 hours ago
In 2017, Madonna's charity opened a children's surgery centre in Malawi; by 2025, it reported life-saving operations for over 2,000 children a year, with care provided at a free public facility15 hours ago
Meet Quint Pottinger, the eighth-generation Kentucky farmer who uses autonomous tractors to save his 245-year-old family farm after three years of drought cut yields to 100-130 bushels per acre15 hours ago
In 2021, a Georgia home renovation ended in a contractor dispute; a $186,000 default judgment followed in 2022, but an October 2026 appeals ruling vacated the award and sent the case back for review15 hours ago