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Four Virginia officers received valor awards for rescuing an unconscious man from a burning house despite dangerous conditions. When smoke fills a room and flames begin to spread, every second can mean the difference between life and death. In Culpeper, Virginia, four police officers faced that reality on October 3, crawling through a smoke-choked house…

A Calgary teenager who started a youth-led project to improve accessibility with a second-hand 3D printer bought for $50 has been named one of Canada’s top young changemakers of 2026. Caden Chau, a 17-year-old high school student, founded MakeAble to create custom, affordable assistive devices for people with physical disabilities and neurodivergent conditions. Over the…

The White Earth Nation in Minnesota has reduced its proposed casino land-trust request from nearly 300 acres to 80 following concerns about drinking water, traffic, infrastructure costs, and property taxes. The project, planned for Clay County, has not yet received federal approval and also requires concurrence from Minnesota’s governor. Tribal representatives say a decision could…

PC: Max Holloway Foundation/ UFC Max Holloway, the former UFC Featherweight Champion from Waiʻanae, Hawaiʻi, launched the Max Holloway Foundation in 2025 to support underprivileged youth across the islands. According to UFC, he partnered with the organisation on a global merchandise fundraiser and charitable sweepstakes for HomeAid Hawaiʻi’s Maui Housing Initiative. The money supported Ka…

Image: The Everglades Foundation Imagine fitting a satellite-linked tracker to a giant constrictor and expecting a steady stream of locations. Scientists did exactly that with 13 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park, and the results published in 2018 were both disappointing and encouraging. The devices recorded a position only 18.1 per cent of the time…

In Mexico, Missouri, a former school building has taken on a new role after years away from its original purpose. Garfield School, once established to educate Black children during segregation, is now the headquarters of a community initiative founded by Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue. The project brings the historic property back into…

Michigan will allow firewood from outside the state only if it is properly treated to eliminate insects and pathogens. (AI photo) A piece of firewood may appear harmless, but insects and plant diseases can remain hidden inside it and travel to new places when the wood is moved. A new rule in Michigan bans untreated…

More than half a million people joined marches in scores of cities Fresh clashes broke out in Paris Sunday a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with protests over high prices leaving one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested and shops across the country looted or damaged. Nationwide protests erupted…

President of the Maldives Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu will undertake a three-day state visit to Pakistan from Oct 20- 22, marking the first presidential visit from India’s Indian Ocean neighbour to Islamabad in over a decade. The last president to visit Pakistan was the overly pro-China Abdulla Yameen. According to a press release issued by…

In June 2016, television comedy host John Oliver bought nearly $15 million (£11.8 million) in unpaid medical debt for just $60,000 (£47,000) through a debt collection company created for the purpose. Instead of using debt collectors to demand payment from the roughly 9,000 patients linked to the accounts, the producers of HBO’s Last Week Tonight…