CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.S.-Russia standoff at U.N. headquarters over the territory’s future. UN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff The end of the mission raises concerns about stability … Read more
The ferry M/V Twin Capes had been serving passengers for 43 years, traveling between Delaware and New Jersey. The story of this ferry took a new turn on June 15, 2018, when it was sunk intentionally to form part of Delaware’s artificial reef complex. According to a 2018 Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental … Read more
Most people know Martha Stewart as a TV host, author, or as a home and cooking expert. But on her farm in Bedford, New York, which she bought in 2000, the birds are now the star attractions. The Martha Stewart Blog said in a post on March 9, 2026, that she had 11 pheasants that … Read more
Some people leave behind money. Others leave behind a ridge. When poet Jane Mead died in 2019 at 61, her estate donated her family ranch to a trust. According to the Land Trust of Napa County, the 1,318-acre Mead Ranch sits near Atlas Peak, above Yountville, in California’s Napa Valley. The group announced the gift … Read more
After selling his business in the late 1970s, Aaron Friedman was looking for a new way to spend his time. A simple suggestion from his daughter-in-law to build a dollhouse for his oldest granddaughter eventually grew into an ambitious, nearly two-decade project that produced eight elaborate miniature houses. Representative image showing a collection of handcrafted … Read more
A sharp curve on Pennsylvania’s Route 611 had a persistent safety problem that conventional road signs and markings could not solve. When rain covered the pavement, drivers faced a combination of low surface friction and difficult road geometry, increasing the risk of skidding and leaving the roadway. In 2007, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) … Read more
Three brothers convicted of leveraging their wealthy lifestyle to drug and rape dozens of women were each sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison after one victim described her attack as an “eternity of terror” and the judge slammed their behavior as shameful, degenerate and monstrous. The Alexander brothers received 30-year prison sentences after 11 … Read more
Melissa Ann Smith’s body was found by a deer hunter in a remote forested area near Utah’s Park City on October 27, 1974. Nearly 52 years later, a DNA investigation made a breakthrough in the case, linking serial killer Ted Bundy to the murder conclusively. Ted Bundy smiles during the second day of jury selection … Read more
Most people see the city dump as the place where broken things go to die. Art Beal saw a source of building materials. In 1928, he bought two and a half acres of pine-covered hillside in Cambria Pines, California, and began building a home from salvaged objects. According to the SPACES Archives profile of the … Read more
A tornado touched down in Santa Fe Saturday night, October 24, for the first time in more than 50 years. The storm caused heavy damage to several homes and displaced families. Santa Fe hit by tornado for the first time in over 50 years (Pexel – representational image) The National Weather Service in Albuquerque confirmed … Read more