Who will inherit Dolly Parton’s money after her death? Inside the Country icon’s $650 million fortune

Dolly Parton built a $650 million fortune through music, merchandise and business ventures over her decades-long career. (AFP)

Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80, leaving behind a huge music catalog, business empire and a huge fortune. But with no children and her husband, Carl Dean, having died in 2025, questions are now being raised about who could inherit her wealth. Dolly Parton built a $650 million fortune … Read more

A 9-year-old girl in the Philippines raised money to help one of the world’s rarest birds; the child became an unlikely conservation campaigner

A 9-year-old girl in the Philippines raised money to help one of the world's rarest birds; the child became an unlikely conservation campaigner

Cebu flowerpecker. Image Credit: Joseph Smit/Wikipedia A nine-year-old girl named Gail Lim from Cebu City in Philippines has turned her love for wildlife into a meaningful conservation campaign, raising 20,000 Philippine pesos for the critically endangered ‘Cebu flowerpecker.’ She became interested in the tiny bird after learning that it is found only in Cebu and … Read more

In 1966, a 71-year-old woman donated nearly 100 acres of her Virginia farm and money for an amphitheatre; the land became America’s only national park dedicated to the performing arts

In 1966, a 71-year-old woman donated nearly 100 acres of her Virginia farm and money for an amphitheatre; the land became America's only national park dedicated to the performing arts

Wolf Trap remains the only national park in the United States devoted to the performing arts, advancing the concept Shouse first put forth more than six decades ago Before it became a stage beneath the stars, Wolf Trap was simply a Virginia farm. But in the 1960s, one woman had a very different dream for … Read more

In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation

In 1944, a Vermont woman used money meant for a fur coat to buy a 150-acre farm; 20 years later she gave it to Audubon for wildlife conservation

Representative Image of a 150-acre Vermont landscape where a historic dairy farm has become a thriving nature preserve (AI-generated image) In 1944, Christine Hires, a member of the family behind Hires Root Beer, was vacationing in Vermont when she fell in love with the landscape and decided to buy a 150-acre dairy farm in what … Read more

Lindsay Clancy’s parents GoFundMe: How much money has been raised? All on The Musgrove Family campaign amid trial

Michael and Paula Musgrove, the parents of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her children, leave the Plymouth Superior courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., July 27, 2026.  Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (REUTERS)

A GoFundMe campaign established for the parents of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged with the tragic killing of her three children in 2023, has successfully raised over $819,604 of $2M USD as of the latest update. Michael and Paula Musgrove, the parents of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her children, leave the … Read more