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A 16-year-old student from Pennsylvania, Annie McIntyre, turned an idea to help children prepare for school into a community initiative that reached seven schools across three school districts. Through a project called Build-a-Backpack, the Scranton Preparatory School student collected 60 backpacks filled with school supplies, along with hundreds of additional stationery items. She also created…

An act of kindness outside a pharmacy in Maricopa, Arizona, turned into a community effort to support an elderly man grieving the loss of his wife. Jordan Hope, an 18-year-old, gave his shoes to a stranger whose footwear was falling apart. During their conversation, Hope learnt that the man, known publicly as Mr Roy, had…

Miley Cyrus poses with her new star during a ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, May 22, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) A new housing development in Los Angeles will provide 97 permanent apartments to women and survivors of violence who have experienced homelessness, with American singer Miley Cyrus’…

Much of the land surrounding the nuclear plant has remained undeveloped (Photo: American Nuclear Society- AI enhanced image) A nuclear power project abandoned decades ago has left behind nearly 750 acres of undeveloped coastal land in New York. The state has now purchased the property for $28.25 million to protect its forests, wetlands and shoreline…

Allison Ellsworth (Picture source: Ellsworth’s Instagram) A homemade drink prepared in a Texas home’s kitchen about a decade ago became a beverage business worth nearly $2 billion. Allison Ellsworth, was experimenting with fruit, apple cider vinegar and soda water to address her personal digestive concerns. The recipe for her health went on to become Poppi,…

Image: Jam Press/ Guinness World Records At an age when many people prefer to keep their feet firmly on the ground, Helga Duffy strapped herself to the wing of a plane and took to the skies. The 99-year-old set a Guinness World Records title for the oldest female wing-walker after completing the daring flight at…

In April 2019, a fire tore through Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, destroying its roof and bringing down its famous spire. The damage threatened parts of a landmark whose history stretches back more than 860 years. Among those who stepped forward to help fund its restoration were French billionaire François-Henri Pinault and his father, François Pinault, who…

Pic credit: Swimply/ Mandy Plenty of people dream about a backyard pool. Cory Johnson built a water park. On the east side of Lake Wawasee in Cromwell, his home shares its grounds with a 60,000-gallon private retreat that has waterfalls, a slide, a zip line and real palm tree trunks. Then he rents it out…

Representative Image of a courtroom scene depicting a legal dispute over a San Antonio property sale between longtime friends (AI-generated image) A property sale between longtime friends in San Antonio has developed into a protracted legal dispute, with attorney Martin Phipps and his rooftop cocktail bar, Paramour, agreeing to surrender their spaces in a River…

Clifford Stanley Perrin died in Maryborough Hospital on Christmas Eve 2025, aged 84 and divorced. He had been the victim of a scam that depleted his finances, leaving his estate with one asset: a small property in Hervey Bay, which was subject to a reverse mortgage. According to the Supreme Court of Queensland judgment in…