An Ohio community is negotiating to buy 850 acres from a coal company; if successful, the public forest could link about 74,000 acres between Wayne National Forest and Strouds Run State Park

An Ohio community is negotiating to buy 850 acres from a coal company; if successful, the public forest could link about 74,000 acres between Wayne National Forest and Strouds Run State Park

Representative Image (AI-generated) An effort in southeast Ohio could turn roughly 850 acres of former coal-company land into a publicly accessible community forest, creating a major connection between existing protected and recreational lands. Local stakeholders are negotiating with the Sugar Creek Coal and Mining Company to acquire the property in Dover Township and establish the … Read more

US court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students and researchers

US court blocks Trump administration's four-year visa rule for international students and researchers

US federal court blocks Trump administration’s four-year visa rule for international students, researchers, blocking Sept 15 implementation. In a major reprieve for international students, researchers, academics and foreign journalists, a US federal district court has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would replace the longstanding ‘duration of status’ system with fixed … Read more

A 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil was found at a 5,000-year-old settlement in Ankara; ancient inhabitants may have brought it there

A 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil was found at a 5,000-year-old settlement in Ankara; ancient inhabitants may have brought it there

PC: Anadolu Agency of Turkey A 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil has been discovered at an archaeological site in Ankara, Turkey. Excavators uncovered the fossil during work at Kulhoyuk in the Oyaca neighbourhood of Ankara’s Golbasi district. Researchers believe it dates to one of the final phases of the Tethys Sea, an ancient body of water that … Read more

Syrians protest fuel price hikes

Syrians protest fuel price hikes

Syrians on Monday held demonstrations in various parts of the country for the second consecutive day over the government’s decision to increase fuel prices due to the Middle East war. Syrians protest fuel price hikes They mark the first such protest since the Islamist authorities seized power after ousting in December 2024 longtime ruler Bashar … Read more

Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments

Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the Iran-backed rebels’ ability to control a key maritime shipping route. Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments Meanwhile, repairs to a crucial Saudi Arabian oil pipeline that was struck in an … Read more

Vinted down: Thousands say app not loading amid outage; ‘Please fix it’

Vinted app down in US. (UnSplash)

Update: The Vinted app appears to be working normally again after a brief outage that began around 3:35 p.m. Monday. During the outage, users reported problems logging into the app, with many taking to social media to share their frustration. Downdetector, however, did not record any new reports after 4 p.m. Vinted app down in … Read more

Prince Harry’s children moving school after two days over security concerns

Prince Harry's children moving school after two days over security concerns

By Michael Holden Prince Harry’s children moving school after two days over security concerns LONDON, Sept 14 – The children of Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are to swap schools after just two days because of concerns over the security of transporting them, the couple’s spokesperson said on Monday. Last month, Harry, the … Read more

Ukraine will support energy ceasefire if US ensures Moscow’s intent, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine will support energy ceasefire if US ensures Moscow's intent, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, Sept 14 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv was ready to support a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire on energy sites only if Washington could ensure Moscow was genuinely ready to end its war on Ukraine. Ukraine will support energy ceasefire if US ensures Moscow’s intent, Zelenskiy says Zelenskiy made … Read more

At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules

At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules

President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday scrapped limits on carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the latest in a string of actions dismantling regulations aimed at curbing climate change. At G20 summit, US unravels power plant climate rules The changes, announced during a G20 energy ministers’ meeting in Houston, roll back measures introduced … Read more

Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage

Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage

NEW YORK — Macklemore said Monday that he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran ‘s tour over pro-Palestinian comments made by the Grammy-winning rapper earlier this month onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Macklemore is dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over pro-Palestinian comments onstage Macklemore said on Instagram that several U.S. venues told the promoter … Read more