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Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio to dedicate $2 million Malibu property to public after company allegedly removed sand and rocks from protected California beach; Coastal Commission calls settlement a win for beach access
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio to open $2 million Malibu property to public after beach dispute. (Photo: NY Post) Milwaukee...
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In 1930 she took her first college course during the Great Depression, in 2007, she finally received her Bachelor’s degree: How Nola Ochs became one of ‘world’s oldest graduate’?
When 21-year-old Alexandra walked across the stage at Fort Hays State University in 2007 to collect her bachelor’s degree, she...
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In 1900, Chicago engineers reversed the flow of an entire river to push the city’s sewage away from Lake Michigan; 126 years later, the river still runs backwards
Chicago’s founding problem had always been plumbing. The city drew its drinking water from Lake Michigan and emptied sewers into...
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Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
Reform UK has received a second £36m donation in as many days, as cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne says he has...
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Indian-origin woman shot dead by stalker in California; mother says ‘system failed her’
Investigators said Rohit (L) had been stalking and harassing Thakur (R) for months. A 38-year-old Indian-origin woman was shot dead...
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160-year-old St. Louis church went through a fire, 37 service requests and 2 structural condemnations; after a year-long legal fight, a neighbourhood group has won control to rehabilitate it
For years, a 160-year-old church in St. Louis stood as a reminder of a neighbourhood’s past while steadily becoming one...
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Burnham and Badenoch revive red versus blue politics as Reform land £36m mega donation
Will this newly refreshed red-blue battle prove to be the real deal? Rhetorical lines have been drawn this week, but...
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San Francisco minted just 24 of these dimes in 1894 and only 9 are known to survive; 132 years later, one 10-cent coin has sold at auction for $1.25 million
Legendary 1894-S Barber Dime (Image Credit: Stack Bowers Galleries) A 10-cent coin minted in San Francisco more than a century...
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In 2008, wind turbines arrived in Iowa’s Howard County; by 2024-25, 147 turbines generated $2.71 million in taxes and helped fund 30+ bridge projects and 20 miles of paving
When wind turbines first appeared across Howard County in northeastern Iowa in 2008, they became part of the rural landscape....
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Las Vegas developers bought 940 acres of former federal desert for $94 million; the site is set to become a 6,000-home community with first homes expected in 2028
For years, nearly 940 acres on the northern edge of Las Vegas sat as open federal desert, surrounded by some...
