An Arkansas mom secretly cleared $67,676.60 in family debt in 45 days while her husband had no idea; social media followers helped erase their mortgage, truck loan and bakery business debt

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An Arkansas mom secretly cleared $67,676.60 in family debt in 45 days while her husband had no idea; social media followers helped erase their mortgage, truck loan and bakery business debt

31-year-old mother revealed how an ambitious personal challenge turned into a social media movement involving thousands of strangers. For 45 days, Erika Dison carried a secret that could change her family’s financial future. While her husband, Cody, continued their everyday life in central Arkansas, she was quietly working to erase every dollar of their $67,676.60 … Read more

At 10, Michael Kearney became the world’s youngest university graduate; he had entered college at six

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At 10, Michael Kearney became the world’s youngest university graduate; he had entered college at six

At an age when most children are still several years away from secondary school, Michael Kearney was already preparing for life after university. As reported by Guinness World Records, in June 1994, at just 10 years and four months old, the American became the youngest person recorded by Guinness World Records to graduate from a … Read more

Nebraska couple to auction 350-vehicle classic Chevrolet collection after housing development near property; hundreds of Impalas, Caprices and other vehicles from the 1950s to 1970s included

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Nebraska couple to auction 350-vehicle classic Chevrolet collection after housing development near property; hundreds of Impalas, Caprices and other vehicles from the 1950s to 1970s included

A Nebraska couple is preparing to auction about 350 classic Chevrolet vehicles after development around their property led to code-enforcement pressure over their decades-old collection. Tim and Mary Robinson of Saunders County have spent more than 40 years collecting full-size Chevrolets, building a collection that eventually grew to nearly 450 vehicles. The cars being offered … Read more

​At 90, former paratrooper Ian Winship runs 10K in about an hour with daughter and grandson, setting a world-best time for his age

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​At 90, former paratrooper Ian Winship runs 10K in about an hour with daughter and grandson, setting a world-best time for his age

Pic credit: Gibson Digital/North Lanarkshire Council Ian Winship, a 90-year-old runner from North Lanarkshire, has completed a 10-kilometre race in about 1 hour, 4 minutes and 37 seconds, setting what is believed to be a world-best time for his age group. On 13 September, the former paratrooper completed the Cumbernauld 10K run. “I stood greetin’,” … Read more

Millions of California households are getting electricity-bill credits automatically during the expensive summer months; the state says $886 million is being returned, averaging about $75 per household

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Millions of California households are getting electricity-bill credits automatically during the expensive summer months; the state says $886 million is being returned, averaging about $75 per household

Millions of California households received a sweet surprise in their electricity bills for the months of August and September. Under a new schedule designed to place relief in the hottest, highest-use months, homes received automatic credit. Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said on Tuesday that customers of Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and San … Read more

Priscilla Chan’s housing philanthropy helped finance 4,400 homes and protect 73,000 tenants in 5 years

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Priscilla Chan's housing philanthropy helped finance 4,400 homes and protect 73,000 tenants in 5 years

Priscilla Chan is the co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Image Credit: Jessica Chou/Chan Zuckerberg Initiative(CZI) Priscilla Chan has supported thousands of Bay Area residents through the ‘Partnership for the Bay’s Future,’ a programme created to tackle the region’s shortage of affordable homes. 5 years after its launch, the initiative had protected more … Read more

New Jersey inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators running without required permits at a massive AI data center; the state has now imposed a record $1.07 million penalty

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New Jersey inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators running without required permits at a massive AI data center; the state has now imposed a record $1.07 million penalty

New Jersey has imposed a record $1.07 million penalty on DataOne after inspectors found 62 large natural-gas generators installed and operating without required air-pollution permits at the company’s massive artificial intelligence data center in Vineland. The state Department of Environmental Protection discovered the generators during a July 29 inspection and said each unit had a … Read more

Australian homeowner blamed six neighbouring trees for damage to her 130-year-old heritage home and sought $23,650.86 for repairs; NSW court rejected the claim after finding no proven link to the trees

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Australian homeowner blamed six neighbouring trees for damage to her 130-year-old heritage home and sought $23,650.86 for repairs; NSW court rejected the claim after finding no proven link to the trees

The Court accepted the damage but found no proven link between the trees and the claimed damage. (AI image) An Australian homeowner who blamed six trees on neighbouring property for damage to her 130-year-old heritage home has failed in her claim for tree removal and about $23,650 in repair costs. The NSW Land and Environment … Read more

An Alabama couple bought 21 acres in Jackson Hole in the 1990s; decades later, their family retreat is asking $40 million

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An Alabama couple bought 21 acres in Jackson Hole in the 1990s; decades later, their family retreat is asking $40 million

PC: LATHAM JENKINS/ The Wall Street Journal An Alabama couple who bought a 21-acre property in Jackson Hole in the 1990s has spent decades turning it into a family retreat with a Western-style lodge, guest cottage and creek and riverfront grounds. Investor Jon Rotenstreich and his wife, Susan, initially lived in the two-bedroom guest cottage … Read more

Engineers dredged 500,000 cubic yards of sand from the Mississippi River and used it to build seven islands; six years later, the $25 million McGregor Lake project has restored 270 acres of aquatic habitat and protected 22 acres of wetlands

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Engineers dredged 500,000 cubic yards of sand from the Mississippi River and used it to build seven islands; six years later, the $25 million McGregor Lake project has restored 270 acres of aquatic habitat and protected 22 acres of wetlands

For years, sand dredged from the Mississippi River was removed to keep one of America’s most important waterways navigable. At one restoration site, engineers found another use for that material, building islands. The US Army Corps of Engineers has completed a $25 million habitat restoration project at McGregor Lake in Wisconsin, where about 500,000 cubic … Read more