Headlines
In 2021, Emma Stone bought a landmark 1940s Austin mansion and spent more than three years renovating it; by 2025, the never-lived-in home had been listed for .5 million and sold after the restoration was completed

In 2021, Emma Stone bought a landmark 1940s Austin mansion and spent more than three years renovating it; by 2025, the never-lived-in home had been listed for $23.5 million and sold after the restoration was completed

Emma Stone’s ambitious renovation of a historic Austin mansion turned a long-running property project into a multimillion-dollar real estate listing, with the Oscar-winning actor and her husband, Dave McCary, ultimately deciding not to move into the finished home. According to Realtor.com’s October 2025 report and earlier coverage by The Wall Street Journal, the couple spent…

Read Full News
9/11 attacks inspired Flydubai hijacker to become a pilot, UAE probe finds

9/11 attacks inspired Flydubai hijacker to become a pilot, UAE probe finds

Flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned Israel airport attack after years of radicalisation The co-pilot and alleged hijacker of a flydubai flight and crash it into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport was inspired by the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the US, according to preliminary findings released by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Hamam al-Hammami, 29, who was…

Read Full News
A New York house built in 1728 was hidden inside later storefronts and saved from demolition in 2013; after a 13-year,  million restoration, Albany’s oldest building has reopened to the public

A New York house built in 1728 was hidden inside later storefronts and saved from demolition in 2013; after a 13-year, $3 million restoration, Albany’s oldest building has reopened to the public

Photo credit: www.historic-albany.org For decades, one of Albany’s oldest homes was hiding in plain sight. The Van Ostrande-Radliff House, built in 1728, had been absorbed into later commercial buildings and concealed behind storefronts as the neighbourhood changed around it. Its historic importance became clearer only after neighbouring structures were demolished and the house’s distinctive Dutch…

Read Full News
In 1967, Georgia man Donnie Peek bought 150 acres and grew his property to 1,600 acres; decades later, a .2 billion pipeline route shifted to run 2.5 miles only through his land alone

In 1967, Georgia man Donnie Peek bought 150 acres and grew his property to 1,600 acres; decades later, a $3.2 billion pipeline route shifted to run 2.5 miles only through his land alone

A 79-year-old landowner in western Georgia is challenging a major energy company after learning that a $3.5 billion natural gas pipeline project was moved away from a utility executive’s home and routed across 2.5 miles of his private land. Donnie Peek bought his first 150-acre property in Muscogee County in 1967. Over the following decades,…

Read Full News
Florida ransomware expert said his company could decrypt attacks without paying hackers; prosecutors allege he charged victims more than  million while secretly sending over  million in ransom payments

Florida ransomware expert said his company could decrypt attacks without paying hackers; prosecutors allege he charged victims more than $19 million while secretly sending over $8 million in ransom payments

Prosecutors allege that Pinhasi secretly paid hackers for decryption keys while charging clients much higher fees. A Florida cybersecurity expert who claimed his company could recover data locked by ransomware without paying hackers has been charged with fraud in the United States. Federal prosecutors allege that Zohar Pinhasi, 50, secretly paid cybercriminals to obtain decryption…

Read Full News
In 2003, two brothers bought a Queens home for 0,000; after racketeering convictions and years of forfeiture litigation, the property is heading to a federal auction with bidding starting at 0,000

In 2003, two brothers bought a Queens home for $850,000; after racketeering convictions and years of forfeiture litigation, the property is heading to a federal auction with bidding starting at $900,000

In 2003, brothers bought Queens home for $850K; after convictions, it heads to auction at $900K (Image Credit: CWS Government Auctions) A Forest Hills home in Queens that was once owned by two brothers convicted in a major counterfeiting case is now headed for a federal auction, more than two decades after they bought it…

Read Full News
Green Cards reflect cases started years ago: Immigration attorney raises 5 points on Trump administration’s PERM ban

Green Cards reflect cases started years ago: Immigration attorney raises 5 points on Trump administration’s PERM ban

Immigration attorney raises 5 points on Trump admin’s Green Card restriction for eight tech majors. Suspending the Green Card process of eight tech companies and accusing them of depriving American workers are two different things that have been put together, experts felt after Vice President JD Vance’s announcement. Vance cited 6,000 American layoffs and compared…

Read Full News
In 2018, Ron Burkle bought Bob Hope’s 5-acre Los Angeles estate for  million; after restoring it while preserving Hope’s oak library and golf hole, he sold it for  million in 2023

In 2018, Ron Burkle bought Bob Hope’s 5-acre Los Angeles estate for $15 million; after restoring it while preserving Hope’s oak library and golf hole, he sold it for $26 million in 2023

An iconic piece of Hollywood history in Los Angeles has changed hands for $26 million (£20 million) after undergoing a sensitive multi-year restoration project. American businessman Ron Burkle acquired the sprawling five-acre Toluca Lake compound that once belonged to the legendary entertainer Bob Hope in 2018 for $15 million (£11.5 million). Following a meticulous restoration…

Read Full News
A Texas ranch spanning nearly 77,000 acres is back on the market for 0 million after the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire scorched more than half its land; the property has since undergone a major recovery

A Texas ranch spanning nearly 77,000 acres is back on the market for $180 million after the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire scorched more than half its land; the property has since undergone a major recovery

According to reporting from the Fort Worth Business Journal, CoStar News and DTN, the historic Turkey Track Ranch in the Texas Panhandle has returned to the market for $180 million after being pulled from sale following the devastating 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire. The 77,721-acre property has since undergone extensive restoration, including the rebuilding of roughly…

Read Full News
Approved I-140: Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies

Approved I-140: Green Card process suspended for 8 companies: Immigration experts on what happens to approved I-140, existing H-1Bs; whether employees should leave these companies

Immigration experts on what the employees of these eight IT companies should do. The announcement of the Trump administration suspending the PERM filings for eight IT majors has triggered a lot of panic and confusion as the administration did not clarify whether any data from these companies are pending and whether the suspension would be…

Read Full News