In 2016, an Indiana family bought a former bishop’s residence with its own private chapel; after nine years restoring it, the century-old home is listed for $1.28 million
The century-old home is listed for nearly $1.28 million (Image Credit: Maggie Patterson via PEOPLE) An Indiana family spent nine years restoring a historic home that once served as a Catholic bishop’s residence and contains an elaborate private…
A rotating ‘garbage island’ spreads over 1.6 million sq km in the Pacific: Plastic averages 50 kilograms per square kilometre, and 75 to 86% of the debris comes from fishing gear
A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and…
Alaska’s live bearcam has become a summer hit: 7.3 million views in six weeks as brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon
The cameras show brown bears waiting around Brooks Falls as sockeye salmon travel upstream. (Getty images) A livestream showing brown bears catching and eating salmon at a waterfall in Alaska has become an unexpected online hit this summer. The Brooks…
In 1912, a Black couple bought California beachfront land and built a resort; the city seized it in the 1920s, and a century later their heirs got it back and sold it for nearly $20 million
Charles and Willa Bruce on their wedding day (Left) and Margie Johnson and John Pettigrew in Manhattan Beach in 1927 (Right) A prime piece of Southern California oceanfront property taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago was…
US Supreme Court again rejects Donald Trump’s bid to overturn $5 million E Jean Carroll verdict
File photo: US President Donald Trump and writer E Jean Carroll The US Supreme Court on Monday again rejected President Donald Trump‘s attempt to overturn a $5 million civil verdict in favour of writer E Jean Carroll, leaving in place a…
In 2020, a $186 million cleanup began at Minnesota’s Spirit Lake; four years later, 1.3 million cubic yards had been remediated and a 14-acre fish-spawning bay created
For over a century, the industrial engines of Minnesota’s Iron Range drove the economy of Duluth. Raw iron ore moved down through the St. Louis River basin, feeding massive manufacturing plants along the shore. But that industrial output came with a…
Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump’s push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday again rebuffed President Donald Trump’s push to throw out a jury’s $5 million finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her.…
David and Victoria Beckham win planning battle for ‘Blackpool-style’ lake illuminations, hot tub and firepit at £6.15 million Cotswolds home despite Australia-based critic
David and Victoria Beckham’s £6.15 million Cotswolds home gets the green light for ‘Blackpool-style’ lake illuminations, a hot tub and firepit despite objections from a critic based in Australia. (Photo: Instagram/Alamy) David and Victoria Beckham have…
Santos Salazar arrested for attempted murder: Kick streamer faces $1 million bail after domestic violence call
Kick streamer and TikTok creator Santos Salazar is facing a serious criminal investigation after Los Angeles police arrested him following a reported domestic violence incident. The arrest has drawn fresh attention because Salazar had recently been…
By 2060, discarded solar panels could total 297 to 402 million tonnes worldwide; recycling them could generate almost $1 trillion in economic benefits
Solar Panel Waste: The Unknown Side of Solar Power Discarded solar panels could become a major global waste problem, with as much as 402 million tonnes of photovoltaic (PV) waste expected by 2060. But if these panels are recycled properly, the materials…