A 24-year-old woman has died after collapsing during the New York City Marathon, just two miles short of the finish line, in a tragic incident that has shocked her family and fellow runners. Rachel Apa died after collapsing roughly two miles from the New York City Marathon finish line. (Instagram) Rachel Apa was participating in … Read more
Kathmandu, Six Indian tourists were rescued on Monday after they got stranded due to heavy snowfall in the Shey-Phoksundo National Park area of Nepal, police said. 6 Indian tourists stranded in Nepal’s natioanl park rescued safely The tourists, two women and four men, had been out of contact since November 1 because of the snowfall. … Read more
You have probably walked down a leafy street without giving a second thought to who planted the trees. On 16th Street in Washington, D.C., the answer is a city remembering the people it lost in World War I. The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia notes the city planted the first … Read more
A shooting reportedly took place in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on October 27. A Black LA Votes Party meeting was going on there at the time. A shooting was reported in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash) Joshua Blakeham, an attendee and local shared news of … Read more
Chiricahua in southeastern Arizona has officially become a US national park after President Donald Trump signed the Chiricahua National Park Act into law on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The area was previously known as Chiricahua National Monument and had been protected for more than a century. Chiricahua in Arizona becomes a US national park after … Read more
A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year/Image: Pigeon 605 Jeff and Tammie Broin donated 20.5 acres of land they acquired about two years ago to the City … Read more
Bob HopePhoto: Wikimedia Common In 1993, comedian and entertainer Bob Hope sold his 2,308-acre Jordan Ranch in eastern Ventura County to the National Park Service for $16.7 million. The acquisition added the rugged, oak-dotted property to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, bringing the park service’s holdings in the recreation area to about 20,400 … Read more
Pic credit: Jack Pearadin/ AP Jack Pearadin, a Navy reservist originally from Missouri, has been hunting diamonds at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park since 2013. Over the years, he has unearthed more than 300 gems. But this time, when his shovel hit the gravel, he spotted something different. After rinsing the gravel and tipping … Read more
Rhimes purchased the mansion from actress Patricia Heaton, best known for Everybody Loves Raymond. Over the following seven years, she undertook an extensive restoration and redesign, turning the historic property into a home that balanced its original character with a more contemporary sense of space and light. There are houses that make a statement, and … Read more
Xavier Nungaray has been identified as the student who fell and died at the Franklin High School in Highland Park, Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 30. Nungaray fell from the fourth floor balcony of the school. Xavier Nungaray’s parent started a GoFundMe after his death from the fall at Franklin High School. (GoFundMe) A horrifying … Read more