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‘This well is not to be built over’: A California ranch was warned 20 years ago; young teens are now suffering from a rare cancer
Children and teens in Ladera Ranch, California, are getting a rare bone cancer at a higher rate than the national...
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Laurance Rockefeller first saw undeveloped St. John from a boat in 1952; his conservation group later acquired about 5,000 acres and gave them to create a US national park
Laurance Rockefeller on St. John at Caneel Bay (Image Credit: National Park Service) What if one of America’s most beautiful...
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US treasury excludes several reporters from covering G20 finance meet
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The US Treasury Department has excluded journalists from several major news organisations, including The New...
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A man who grew up poor and fatherless and barely finished high school went on to open 54 Burger King restaurants across three US states; his foundation has since donated more than $2 million
Gullo got his start as a night manager at Burger King. Over the years he built up his business interests...
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He worked as the green ranger in ‘Power Rangers’, then used the experience to rob 43 homes as the ‘Spider-Man thief’
One’s time on TV does not only leave them with a history of screen presence, but also an alternate talent...
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Melinda French Gates donated $10M to Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival, bringing the total to $20M, here’s where the money will be going
Trust the women in the world to make change and they will. Singer, songwriter Olivia Rodrigo successfully concluded her inaugural...
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Alaska used rotenone to eliminate invasive pike from an entire lake; the pike vanished, and 6,836 Arctic char were later stocked to rebuild the native fishery
In a remote corner of Southcentral Alaska, state biologists carried out a dramatic restoration: they treated an entire lake with...
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In 1934, Black cave guide Matt Bransford sold his 14-room Mammoth Cave hotel and land for just $3,000, far below market value; the family then moved 20 miles away as the national park took shape
Matt Bransford and a glimpse of Mammoth Cave National Park Deep below the forests of Kentucky is a world of...
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In 2024, a developer paid $4 million for 83 acres outside Yosemite; two years later the US is considering a land swap for a private access road through the park
The National Park Service is examining whether a land exchange can be carried out under federal law A Nevada-based developer...
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Urgent action needed to stop teachers quitting, says Liberal Democrats
Burnt out teachers urgently need better working hours and more support to stop them leaving the profession, the Liberal Democrats...
