World
-
In 2014, a buyer paid $4.7 million for an 1840s Nantucket mansion and restored its original brick floor and hidden well; 12 years later, the 6,106-square-foot historic home sold for $15.25 million on October 27
A historic mansion on Nantucket’s Main Street has changed hands for $15.25 million, more than tripling the price it fetched…
Read More » -
In Florida, 150 tons of old concrete pipes, junction boxes and steel were headed for landfill; crews cleaned the material and lowered it 70 feet into the Gulf to create a new artificial reef for marine life
What was once considered industrial waste is now set to become an underwater habitat for marine life off Florida’s coast.…
Read More » -
A Wyoming landowner had 640 acres with no legally usable road to reach them; after a neighbouring ranch resisted access, the state’s highest court approved a private road but upheld $61,200 in compensation
Representative Image (AI-generated) A 640-acre property is of little practical use if its owner cannot legally reach it by vehicle.…
Read More » -
‘It would destroy Democrats’: Trump warns against impeachment after Republicans’ midterm rout
US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump has warned Democrats against pursuing impeachment proceedings against him when they take…
Read More » -
‘Largely true’: Trump backs Vance’s claim that Iran war cost GOP midterms, says he’d do it again | World News
US President Donald Trump/Image: Reuters US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that the war with Iran contributed to the Republican…
Read More » -
A painting bought for around £500 at a British auction in 2024 was identified as an early work by JMW Turner; after authentication, The Rising Squall sold for nearly £1.9 million
An artwork that changed hands for little more than £500 at a regional British auction has turned into an extraordinary…
Read More » -
An 80-year-old British Columbia woman left a C$5.5 million estate to charity, but after she died a friend produced photocopies of a will naming herself sole heir; on October 29, a court ruled the charities get it all
The court stressed that wills require reliable evidence of authenticity and clear, final testamentary intentions. An inheritance dispute involving a…
Read More » -
An Ohio father sued police over his son’s fatal shooting after a highway crash, filing the case himself before the deadline; after hiring a lawyer, his suit was still dismissed, but a federal appeals court has revived it
Representative Image (AI-generated) A father’s attempt to seek justice for his son suffered a legal setback even after he followed…
Read More » -
‘Trump will be gone in two years’: Defeated Maine MAGA candidate Bobby Charles turns against president after election loss
Bobby Charles promptly distances himself from Trump after election defeat. A Republican candidate who modelled his campaign on US President…
Read More » -
Wajahat Ali’s racist rant against Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel goes viral: ‘Fair and lovely cream…Whites will never accept…’
Wajahat Ali mocking Vivek Ramaswamy and Kash Patel during his commentary on midterm results. Pakistani-American writer Wajahat Ali’s clip mocking…
Read More »