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Meet Angus Liddell, the Melbourne student who raised nearly $10,000, launched a 10km charity swim and won Young Citizen of the Year

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Meet Angus Liddell, the Melbourne student who raised nearly $10,000, launched a 10km charity swim and won Young Citizen of the Year

His contribution is not limited to fundraising. Angus volunteers as a lifesaver at Mentone Life Saving Club, where he combines his passion for swimming with helping the community. Finding the time between classes, training and everyday commitments is already tough enough for most students. For Angus Liddell, this has meant finding ways to bring people … Read more

A former fuel-tank farm beside an Alaska national park visitor center has been erased; a young conservation crew restored 15,000 square yards of landscape and built 500 feet of new trail

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A former fuel-tank farm beside an Alaska national park visitor center has been erased; a young conservation crew restored 15,000 square yards of landscape and built 500 feet of new trail

The project also created about 500 feet of new pedestrian trail, connecting the visitor center with the Lakeview Tinitun trail and the broader trail network. What was once a utilitarian patch of ground beside an Alaska visitor center is now becoming part of the landscape again. At Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, a young … Read more

Married couple, young son found dead with gunshot wounds after Los Angeles house fire

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Married couple, young son found dead with gunshot wounds after Los Angeles house fire

The deaths appeared to be linked to a domestic violence incident. A married couple and their young son were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds after a fire broke out at their home in Maywood, Los Angeles County, early Saturday, authorities said.According to the New York Post, citing police, the deaths appeared to be linked … Read more

In 2009, Washington removed a century-old dike and let tides reclaim 762 acres; 21 miles of channels reopened, and young Chinook salmon entered the restored marsh in their first migration season

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In 2009, Washington removed a century-old dike and let tides reclaim 762 acres; 21 miles of channels reopened, and young Chinook salmon entered the restored marsh in their first migration season

Tidal water flowed back into the Nisqually River Delta for the first time in nearly a century after conservationists removed a large network of sea dikes, quickly reopening miles of historic estuary habitat for threatened Pacific salmon. In autumn 2009, workers removed 4.5 miles of earthen dikes built in the early 1900s to turn the … Read more

60 years after Dutch elm disease devastated America’s 100 million iconic trees, now scientists have infected 6,000 young elms in a radical bid to bring them back

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60 years after Dutch elm disease devastated America’s 100 million iconic trees, now scientists have infected 6,000 young elms in a radical bid to bring them back

Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million American elms that once shaded streets, parks and college campuses from coast to coast. The fungus, carried by bark beetles, turned majestic, vase-shaped trees into dead standing skeletons and changed the look of countless towns. Now, in a bold … Read more

Gtwist breaks silence after young Kick streamer is allegedly assaulted by dad on camera

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Gtwist says he is fine after a disturbing livestream with his father, while viewers continue debating whether the incident was real. (Gtwist/X)

Gtwist, a young Kick streamer, has addressed viewers after a disturbing livestream appeared to show his father physically grabbing him during a tense moment on camera. The clip, which is around two minutes long, spread across social media on August 30 and left the streamer crying before the broadcast ended. Gtwist later wrote, “Hey guys … Read more

In 1776, a Gettysburg minister built his stone home; 200 years later a young couple saved it from demolition, and today the city’s oldest building is marking its 250th birthday

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In 1776, a Gettysburg minister built his stone home; 200 years later a young couple saved it from demolition, and today the city's oldest building is marking its 250th birthday

In 1776, a Gettysburg minister built his stone home Gettysburg’s oldest surviving building, the 1776 Dobbin House, marked its 250th anniversary on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, celebrating two and a half centuries since Irish-born Presbyterian minister Reverend Alexander Dobbin completed the stone home. The anniversary was marked with a public reenactment of Dobbin’s original 1776 … Read more

In 2018, a young Michigan couple bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse for $26,000; with no renovation experience, they spent about $320,000 rebuilding it

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In 2018, a young Michigan couple bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse for $26,000; with no renovation experience, they spent about $320,000 rebuilding it

Samantha and Sean spent $320K bringing their 160-year-old farmhouse back to life. (Photo: After Hours Farm) When Samantha and Sean Kilgore bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse in Michigan in 2018, they knew they were taking on a challenge. What they didn’t know was just how complicated, or expensive, restoring the neglected property would become.At the … Read more

Meet Aniket Sarkar: The 13-year-old 3M Young Scientist who built a low-cost system to capture water from dry air for farmers

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Meet Aniket Sarkar: The 13-year-old 3M Young Scientist who built a low-cost system to capture water from dry air for farmers

PC: 3M Young Scientist Lab Dry air is not completely without water. There is moisture suspended in the atmosphere even when rainfall is scarce, and 13-year-old Aniket Sarkar wanted to find out whether some of it could be recovered for agriculture. His idea led to a low-cost atmospheric water capture system built with ordinary materials, … Read more

Lexington KY mass shooting reports: What’s happening at Charles Young Park? Videos surface

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Lexington police officers responded to reports of a possible shooting at Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. (Unsplash)

Lexington police officers responded to reports of a possible shooting at Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. According to Lex18, the incident was reported near the intersection of Midland Avenue and East Short Street. Lexington police officers responded to reports of a possible shooting at Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. … Read more