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Yepez’s company has received more than 160 five-star reviews (Photo: Instagram) Texas student Jose Yepez won the 2026 American Star in Agribusiness award from the National FFA Organization on Friday. Yepez has been recognised for his landscaping work, which he took on to cover his tuition fees, but his company has since grown to serve…

In 2012, 19-year-old North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth was found murdered in her apartment; 14 years later, DNA evidence helped convict a man, who received life in prison without parole/Image: AP A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2012 murder of University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth, ending…

The Catholic Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay $800 million (£615 million) to around 1,300 survivors who reported sexual abuse by clergy and other church staff. The settlement brings years of legal disputes and negotiations closer to an end. Lawyers representing the survivors announced the agreement. It covers a large number of civil…

Indian-origin Democrat Pia Dandiya, 39, is running for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District in the November 3 US midterm elections.Dandiya faces Republican Casey Askar for the newly redrawn district, an open seat that stretches across parts of Palm Beach, Broward, Hendry and Collier counties. The district has no incumbent under the new boundaries, making the contest…

Robert Kraft’s anti-hate group raises $32m at gala with Tom Brady, Jon Bon Jovi and 800 guests (Image Credit: Blue Square Alliance) More than 800 guests gathered at New York’s Waldorf Astoria on October 21, 2026, for an evening that combined celebrity appearances, philanthropy and a campaign against antisemitism and discrimination. The inaugural benefit gala…

A former home of David Gilmour is returning to the property market with a history that stretches back to Pink Floyd’s most successful years. Woodley, a converted farmhouse in Roydon, Essex, is being offered for £1.1 million, decades after the guitarist bought it in 1970, as reported by The London Evening Standard. The house became…

Roger Moore, PC: Wikipedia A London flat where James Bond actor Roger Moore is believed to have lived was listed for £5.75 million in early 2026. The three-bedroom duplex is at 22 Eaton Square in Belgravia, one of London’s best-known residential addresses. The Standard reported that Moore lived in the apartment briefly in the early…

Skidoo Mill. Image Credit: Western Mining history/Website A gold discovery in 1906 transformed a remote part of California’s Death Valley region into a busy mining settlement. Skidoo attracted hundreds of people hoping to make their fortunes, eventually growing to a population of around 700. The town became one of the area’s most important gold-mining centres,…

Green Card holder sues Trump administration for delay in citizenship. Meng Ju Liu, a Taiwanese Green Card holder living in Ohio and waiting for his US citizenship, has now sued the Trump administration over delays, saying that his application has been gathering dust on an office shelf and he has been waiting for an eternity…

Hilda Payin’s 200+ autographs, including Babe Ruth and Amelia Earhart, sell for $28,759 at auction (Image Credit: RR Auction) A scrapbook assembled largely during the 1930s by Hilda Jeanne Payin has sold for $28,759 at auction, bringing together signatures from some of the most celebrated figures in American sports, politics, science, music and entertainment. The…