Ashley Lea Smith is pictured with her dog, Buckey, and Matt Teeters after the missing hiker was found on Arkansas’ Eagle Rock Loop. Photo credit: GoFundMe/Family. A missing hiker in Arkansas was found after a stranger took a day off work and joined the search with her dog, prompting his family to launch a GoFundMe…
(Photo courtesy: Center for Bioloical Diversity) A plan to widen and pave a road through a historic canyon in the US state of Utah has triggered a new federal lawsuit, with conservation groups warning that the project could destroy cliff walls bearing 19th-century inscriptions and damage a landscape known for its Native American rock art.The…
Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay, who currently serves as a jurist in the International Court of Justice, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law, by ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.Born into a family of Indian Tamil origin in apartheid-era Durban, South…
Isabella Rossellini turned a 27-acre New York farmstead into a protected community farm after conserving 20.8 acres (Image Credit: Mama Farm) A wooded property on Long Island has become a place where farming, animal care and community activities share the same space. The project is Mama Farm, founded by actress Isabella Rossellini in Brookhaven, New…
Monley’s company set itself apart by providing fresh meals delivered to homes and developing its own farm to create a direct link between food production and the customer. Bianca Monley was 21, had little more than $100, a tiny Bondi apartment and an instinct that healthy food could be more exciting than what was available…
A rock musician working at a computer might seem an unlikely figure in an asteroid-sampling mission, but Brian May brought a specialist skill to Nasa’s search for a place to land on Bennu. The Queen guitarist, who also holds a doctorate in astrophysics, helped scientists turn spacecraft photographs into three-dimensional views of the asteroid’s rough…
Shobhit Mathur, co-founder and vice-chancellor of Rishihood University, has defended the contribution of skilled foreign workers to the US technology industry, recalling his experience of joining Amazon on an H-1B visa when the company was still making losses. In a post on X, Mathur said he was part of the initial team that built Amazon…
Comedian and actor Russell Peters has sold his 1.5-acre estate in Hidden Hills, California, for $7.8 million. The sale price was $700,000 below the asking price. Records show Peters, a native of Canada, paid $6.45 million for the property in 2017. The estate is anchored by an 11,600-square-foot mansion built in 1998, with eight bedrooms…
Photo credit (L-R): AI-generated; Realtor.com Shannen Doherty’s longtime Malibu home has sold for $7.65 million, nearly two years after the actress died following a lengthy battle with cancer. Doherty bought the five-bedroom property for $2.56 million in 2004 and later described it as a private sanctuary where she could escape the demands of Hollywood. The…
File photo: Taliban detain 53 over dress code Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities detained 52 women and one girl between July and September for alleged dress code violations and appearing in public without a male guardian, including for wearing makeup, colourful scarves or leaving their hair visible, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on…
