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A fence that had been treated as a property boundary since 1967 has been upheld as the dividing line between two Arkansas properties, after a dispute over trees and fencing reached the state Court of Appeals. The ruling in Floyd v. Bowlin-Lemon, reported by Justia, Leagle and Case Law Wire, affirmed the Bowlins’ boundary claim,…

Indian-origin doctor mom arrested and charged in Florida for a child’s drowning under her watch. A Louisiana doctor, Sukanthini Subbiah, has been arrested by the Orlando Police Department in Florida and charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter as she was present when seven-year-old Khushil Bandi drowned. The incident took place on April 10 but the arrest…

US House bill proposes raising serious H-1B violation fines from $35,000 to $250,000 and extending employer bans from at least 3 years to 10 years as Washington’s visa crackdown intensifies. A Republican lawmaker in the US House has introduced legislation that would significantly increase the penalties facing employers found to have committed serious violations of…

Two new Green Card policies get challenged in the court. Unions of immigrant workers came together to challenge two new Green Card rules proposed by the Trump-Vance administration, saying that these policies will make it almost impossible for eligible immigrants who are already living in the US to get their Green Cards without leaving the…

The ranch, known as “Patrón de Paz,” was located in Dripping Springs, about 40 minutes west of Austin. A 96-acre Texas ranch once owned by Patrón Tequila co-founder John Paul DeJoria came with an unusual combination of luxury, wildlife and an underground shelter. More than 120 exotic African animals lived on the property, while the…

The turbine sends electricity to a nearby power station, from where it is supplied to local customers. A farmer in Nebraska, United States, is earning additional income by leasing part of his agricultural land for a wind turbine. A wind energy company has leased his 160-acre property to install a wind turbine, but the turbine…

During the American Revolutionary War, Marion and his militia used the area’s remote swamps as a base for military operations A 2,600-acre timber property in South Carolina, located near the rivers where Revolutionary War commander Francis Marion once hid from British forces, has been transferred to the state’s Department of Natural Resources. The land, known…

The Smithsonian Witness Elm, thought to be roughly 170 years old, bursts into greenery each spring. Image Credit: Smithsonian Gardens A historic American elm on the grounds of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., has survived for more than 150 years, quietly witnessing generations of American history. Planted around 1850, the…

Representative Image of Marley Ranch’s Sonoran Desert grasslands with mountains under a blue sky ( AI Generrated Image) A sprawling stretch of the Sonoran Desert that has remained in the same family for nearly 80 years is now on the market for $43 million. According to Mansion Global, Marley Ranch, located between Tucson and Nogales…

A long-running dispute between a South Texas ranch owner and an oil company over access to a shut-in well took another turn October 1, when a Texas appeals court ruled that state law allows the operator to cross neighboring private land to reach the well for plugging work. The ruling came from the Texas Thirteenth…