In 1776, a Gettysburg minister built his stone home; 200 years later a young couple saved it from demolition, and today the city’s oldest building is marking its 250th birthday
In 1776, a Gettysburg minister built his stone home Gettysburg’s oldest surviving building, the 1776 Dobbin House, marked its 250th anniversary on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, celebrating two and a half centuries since Irish-born Presbyterian…
A London apartment burned down in 2024 and left more than 80 people homeless; two years later, one owner says she is still paying the mortgage on a home that no longer exists
“We’re still just stuck waiting for other people to make decisions about our future,” leaseholder Sarah Williams says [BBC] Former residents of a London apartment block destroyed in a major fire are still paying monthly mortgages on…
US man arrested with gun near Trump’s LA golf course sent for mental health evaluation
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) A California judge has suspended criminal proceedings against a former US Marine who was arrested near President…
‘I stopped all my internet accounts’: 70-year-old Australian man falls in love with six-fingered deepfake, transfers $180,000
Australian man Michael thought he found his soulmate in Melanie and transferred money. But it was a deepfake. A retired psychologist in his 70s has been scammed out of $180,000 while he believed he had found his soulmate online. Queensland’s…
Indian-origin grandmother with Green Card allowed to leave ICE detention but her immigration case continues. DHS calls her flight risk
Venkata Vasamsetty (middle) has been granted bail but her immigration case continues as DHS calls her a flight risk and claims she can leave the country. Venkata Vasamsetty, the Indian-origin grandmother who has been living in the US for decades with a…
Can an employer fire you for supporting Lindsay Clancy? Attorney weighs in, ‘The biggest misconception…’
Amid Lindsay Clancy’s trial, journalist Brittany Romano was dropped by Vanity Fair after she was seen smiling and winking at a pool camera for the trial’s live feed on Monday, August 24. Vanity Fair has confirmed she was credentialed to cover the…
Trump suggests renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America: Can POTUS change its name? What to know amid Gulf of America label
US President Donald Trump has floated another geographic name change, saying the United States is considering calling Lake Ontario “Lake America” amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. But while Trump can influence the names used by the US federal…
Who is Liam Tadeo? 5-year-old boy seen crying in viral Texas ICE video deported to Mexico with his father
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported a five-year-old boy and his father to Mexico on Tuesday, August 25, after the father agreed to leave the US instead of remaining in custody with his son at the Dilley Immigration Detention…
Why was Bryan Kohberger granted a new hearing to withdraw his guilty plea in the Idaho murders case? Explained
Bryan Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. He has now been granted a new evidentiary hearing in his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea. The hearing is scheduled for June 17,…
Who is Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak? Search underway for man missing in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has said that a search is underway for a missing man, Marcin Bachleda-Blaszczak, with National Park Service rangers looking for him. GSMNP said that Marcin was reported missing to the park’s dispatch center on August…
