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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

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In 1999, Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky donated $5,000 to farmer Yin Yuzhen to fund her tree-planting efforts in Inner Mongolia; 27 years later, his contribution helped transform China’s Maowusu Desert into a forest of 50,000 trees

Pennsylvania teacher Ronald Sakolsky’s $5,000 donation helps transform China’s desert into a forest of 50,000 trees. (Photo: Getty Images) Ronald Sakolsky, a 69-year-old retired teacher from Pennsylvania, recently returned to China for the first time in 26 years and was stunned to see what had become of the once-barren landscape he had helped support. A … Read more

Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

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Yellowstone rangers remove 20,100 pieces of trash from geothermal areas in 2026, including more than 5,000 rocks and sticks, 280 visitor hats and over $18 in coins

Yellowstone rangers uncover 20,100 pieces of trash in geothermal areas. (Photo: NPS) Cleaning up litter may be one of the less glamorous parts of working as a national park ranger, but at Yellowstone National Park, the job is particularly important because trash can pose a serious threat to the park’s geothermal features.With more than 4.5 … Read more

US rejects Iran’s claim of capturing underwater drone, calls move ‘clearly desperate’

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US rejects Iran's claim of capturing underwater drone, calls move 'clearly desperate'

Earlier today, IRGC said it had captured a second advanced US unmanned underwater vehicle, the Remus 600, in the Strait of Hormuz (Photo: Reuters). The US military has rejected claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that it seized an advanced American underwater vehicle carrying out surveillance in the Strait of Hormuz.US Centcom spokesman captain Tim Hawkins … Read more

Louisiana neighbours fought over a 70-foot strip of land; after signs, bright lights and even a dead cow appeared near the boundary, an appeals court upheld $15,000 in damages and an injunction

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Louisiana neighbours fought over a 70-foot strip of land; after signs, bright lights and even a dead cow appeared near the boundary, an appeals court upheld $15,000 in damages and an injunction

A decade of peaceful relations between neighbors in Union Parish, Louisiana, ended in a bitter court fight involving bright lights, power generators, large warning signs and a rotting cow carcass near a property line. A Louisiana appeals court has now upheld a lower court ruling that settled the dispute over a 70-foot strip of timberland. … Read more

Nepal battered by severe rain: 21 dead, 5 missing as floods, landslides worsen

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Nepal battered by severe rain: 21 dead, 5 missing as floods, landslides worsen

According to an update from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), landslides accounted for 14 of the deaths. Five people remain missing in landslide-related incidents. Floods have killed four people, while three others died following continuous heavy rainfall. At least 21 people have died, five are missing and five others have been … Read more

Charles Baker started a two-person garage business in 1980 so his son could have a job; 46 years later, the nonprofit he built in Malvern has hired, trained and mentored more than 12,500 people

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Charles Baker started a two-person garage business in 1980 so his son could have a job; 46 years later, the nonprofit he built in Malvern has hired, trained and mentored more than 12,500 people

Charles Baker and his wife, Louise, inside the Baker Industries building in Malvern in 2003. Charles P. Baker III, who started a small business in his garage in 1980 to create a job for his son, went on to build an organisation that helped more than 12,500 people find work. Baker, who co-founded Baker Industries … Read more

3 killed, 4 injured after fight erupts into gunfire at Detroit strip club in US

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3 killed, 4 injured after fight erupts into gunfire at Detroit strip club in US

(Representative image): Detroit police chief Todd Bettison said officers responding to the shooting found three men who had been fatally shot. The four injured victims, two men and two women, were taken to area hospitals in private cars. Three people were killed and four others injured after an argument escalated into gunfire at an after-hours … Read more

‘They wanted everything up front’: Trump’s UN envoy says Iran was not negotiating in good faith to end war

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‘They wanted everything up front’: Trump’s UN envoy says Iran was not negotiating in good faith to end war

Mike Waltz said Trump was not convinced that Iran was negotiating in good faith. US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the ongoing conflict because Tehran wanted sanctions relief and other concessions before negotiations on its nuclear programme.“They were asking for everything up front,” … Read more

‘Shake the prisons’: Israel was warned by Hamas before October 7 attack, says ex-defence minister Gallant

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‘Shake the prisons’: Israel was warned by Hamas before October 7 attack, says ex-defence minister Gallant

Ex- Israel defence minister Yoav Gallant also alleged that Netanyahu kept him out of key security-related talks including with US Hamas had reportedly sent a warning to Israel before its October 7, 2023, attack, with the message conveyed through a Shin Bet channel.The warning came from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who cautioned that he would … Read more

A $45 million San Francisco mansion once owned by Larry Ellison kept its new buyer secret for a year; the 11,000-square-foot Billionaires Row property has now been traced to investor Chuck Esserman

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A $45 million San Francisco mansion once owned by Larry Ellison kept its new buyer secret for a year; the 11,000-square-foot Billionaires Row property has now been traced to investor Chuck Esserman

The mystery buyer behind one of San Francisco’s most secretive real estate deals has finally been identified, nearly a year after an off-market sale transferred a $45 million mansion on Billionaires Row. Private equity investor Chuck Esserman bought the 10,742-square-foot Pacific Heights home formerly owned by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, according to the San Francisco … Read more