In 2008, Michael Phelps used his $1 million Olympic bonus to start a foundation; by 2020, it had reached 100,000+ young people (Image Credit: Michael Phelps Foundation) Winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics brought Michael Phelps worldwide recognition, but the swimmer also wanted to use his success to make a difference beyond…
H-1B visa extension applications will be treated as fresh cases and will draw more scrutiny and questions. Again a new rule dropped from the Department of Homeland Security that will concern H-1B visa holders. But the scope of the new rule will be far greater than just H-1Bs. It will impact anyone with a work…
Galileo Galilei spent the final years of his life under house arrest at Villa Il Gioiello near Florence, Italy. Galileo moved to the villa in 1631, and it became his home after the Holy Office sentenced him to house arrest in 1633.The surrounding estate also includes the land where he had his vegetable garden. According…
Sridhar Vembu gets trolled for announcing that his employees won’t get appraisal this year, days after urging NRIs to return to India and build for India. When the US administration announced the suspension of the Green Card process of eight top IT companies, including Microsoft, that would hugely impact Indian techies hoping to get permanent…
Demolition crews in Maine have started removing damaged parts of a new river bridge that partly collapsed while workers were pouring concrete. The incident sent injured workers to hospital and brought a major bridge replacement project to a halt. Engineers and heavy equipment operators are cutting apart and removing damaged sections of the new Llewellyn…
A private island in the northern Bahamas was once at the centre of an ambitious property venture involving Colombian singer Shakira and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters. The plan was to create a destination where artists could stay and work, alongside boutique hotels and luxury residences. The project never progressed as intended, leaving Bonds Cay…
Sahil Jilani was found dead while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, his family said. A 24-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was found dead in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing during a hiking trip, with his family believing he drowned after being caught in powerful currents near a waterfall.Sahil…
The SLAM Foundation and its schools operate under Cognia accreditation through its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools division. For 20 students at SLAM North, graduation day comes with an unusual head start. Before collecting their high school diplomas, they have already completed the equivalent of two years of college. The achievement is the result…
Actor Pamela Anderson joined a star-studded fundraising dinner in New York City that raised more than $5 million for organisations working to end gender-based violence. The fifth annual Caring for Women Dinner, organised by the Kering Foundation, took place on September 10, 2026, at The Pool restaurant in Manhattan during New York Fashion Week. Co-hosted…
The identification tags were found among old military records at Beverly Veterans’ Services (Credit: CBS) A 104-year-old woman in Massachusetts has received her brother’s military identification tags 83 years after he died in a plane crash during World War II. Dorothy Stewart, who was 21 when her brother Bernard Parnell died in 1943, was reunited…
