Barron Trump leads reclusive life amid Iran threats, avoids public outings: Report

Barron Trump leads reclusive life amid Iran threats, avoids public outings: Report

US President Donald Trump’s youngest son Barron Trump. US President Donald Trump‘s youngest son Barron Trump, 20, has been leading a largely reclusive life amid rising security concerns and threats against the Trump family, according to a report by The New York Post.Barron, who recently completed his sophomore year at New York University, has spent … Read more

In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

The expansion is an unusual second chapter for Stoneleigh, which was converted to a free public garden in 2016 when the family that owned the estate gifted it to Natural Lands. Two pieces of a historic Pennsylvania landscape were separated by a fence and a property line for more than a century. That division will … Read more

In 1934, a gun club opened on 9.5 acres beside San Francisco’s Lake Merced; 81 years later it closed, contaminated soil was cleaned up and the lakeside land is now being opened for public recreation

In 1934, a gun club opened on 9.5 acres beside San Francisco’s Lake Merced; 81 years later it closed, contaminated soil was cleaned up and the lakeside land is now being opened for public recreation

Aerial view of Lake Merced and surrounding coastal landscape San Francisco city officials have opened a search for private partners to redevelop a 9.5-acre lakeside property that was used as a private shooting range for more than 80 years. The move marks the final stage of a major environmental transformation along the western shore of … Read more

In 1916, a Texas woman left six acres of riverbank for the public; her governor son later added 250 acres and the tiny gift helped create Texas’ first state park

In 1916, a Texas woman left six acres of riverbank for the public; her governor son later added 250 acres and the tiny gift helped create Texas' first state park

Mother Neff State Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In 1916, a small piece of land along Texas’ Leon River became the starting point for what would eventually become the state’s first state park. Isabella Neff, known locally as Mother Neff, had long welcomed neighbours and community groups to the riverbank for picnics, gatherings, fishing and other … Read more

Where is Melania Trump? First lady missing from public eye for a month

First lady Melania Trump has not made a public appearance after July 19. (Getty Images via AFP)

First lady Melania Trump has not been seen in public for around a month, skipping several high-profile Washington events, raising questions about where she has been. First lady Melania Trump has not made a public appearance after July 19. (Getty Images via AFP) Melania Trump’s recent absences Melania Trump did not attend Senator Lindsey Graham’s … Read more

Two pairs of North American raccoons were released in Germany’s Kassel, today it is called the ‘raccoon capital of Europe’ with a population of around 30,000 animals and a disturbed public life

Two pairs of North American raccoons were released in Germany's Kassel, today it is called the 'raccoon capital of Europe' with a population of around 30,000 animals and a disturbed public life

Raccoons are loved by some, despised by others. Some feed them nearby their homes and others keep weapons ready at their disposal. But in Germany they hold a reputation that exceeds any. Labelled as “bandits,” due to the distinctive black strip across their eyes, they regularly make headlines for breaking into hospitals, zoos, power plants … Read more

Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday’s media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday's media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures

Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s death sparks 31,000-signature petition over press harassment More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition calling for a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late Cambridge academic Jason Arday, campaign organisers said Sunday.The petition was launched by activist group Good Law Project, which had supported Arday … Read more

In 2011, Myanmar suspended a giant China-backed dam after public outrage; it now plans to restart a project that could flood an area the size of Singapore

In 2011, Myanmar suspended a giant China-backed dam after public outrage; it now plans to restart a project that could flood an area the size of Singapore

Ethnic Kachin people visit Myitsone, the confluence of the Mali and Nmai rivers, outside Myitkyina, capital city of Kachin state, Myanmar Fourteen years after public protests forced construction to stop, Myanmar is preparing to restart the $3.6 billion (£2.8 billion) Myitsone hydropower project in Kachin State. The China-backed dam would create a reservoir roughly the … Read more

Why did Patrick Clancy divorce Lindsay Clancy? He once asked public to forgive ex-wife, ‘I wasn’t married to a monster’

Why did Patrick Clancy divorce Lindsay Clancy? Why he asked public to forgive ex-wife (REUTERS/Brian Snyder, Jonathan Wiggs/Pool via REUTERS )

Lindsay Clancy’s trial is underway, with the Massachusetts mother facing three counts of murder in the killings of her children Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. The proceedings are taking place in a Plymouth, Massachusetts, courtroom. Why did Patrick Clancy divorce Lindsay Clancy? Why he asked public to forgive ex-wife (REUTERS/Brian Snyder, Jonathan … Read more

Women’s public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: Study

Women’s public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: Study

Beijing, The Chinese Communist Party has long portrayed the protection of women’s rights as one of its achievements but studies have found that their role in public life has diminished in recent years, particularly at the highest levels of political and policy leadership. Women’s public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, … Read more