Students at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology collaborated to create their 2026 design projects aimed at solving everyday problems to improve the lives of people around them. Among them was a team of five who built a 12-hour wearable that helps visually impaired users detect obstacles that their cane or guide dog cannot, as…
In the late 19th century, a young seminarian battling a life-threatening bout of pneumonia made a promise that would eventually transform a small Iowa town into the home of one of the world’s largest man-made grottos. If he survived, Father Paul Matthias Dobberstein vowed to build a shrine in honour of the Virgin Mary. He…
The station has been completely shut down and rail services suspended (File photo) Two people sustained minor injuries after an unidentified object exploded at a train station in the southern German city of Augsburg, local media reported.Window panes were also damaged in the explosion, which occurred in a passageway inside the station.Police responded to the…
Long before BeyGOOD became the name attached to Beyoncé’s global charitable work, the singer was already putting significant money into community projects in Houston. According to the BeyGOOD foundation by Beyoncé, in 2006, she donated $2 million towards the construction of the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a 42-unit housing complex for people experiencing homelessness. The contribution…
A New Mexico man shot his cousin dead after a drunken argument over the spiciness of green chile on their enchiladas escalated into a physical fight and then a fatal shooting at an Albuquerque apartment complex, according to police and court documents. Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, was arrested on an open count of murder following…
A police drone checks an aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where a drone with an explosive device was found in Germany. (Photo: AP) Germany-Russia tensions escalated on Tuesday after Berlin formally blamed Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport and announced a series of diplomatic and security measures, as police separately investigated two suspected…
An 1847 painting made by a not-so-popular artist wouldn’t have much historical or monetary value for most. But to Jackie Sondell, whose three grandparents died in the Holocaust, it’s a priceless family heirloom. The Austrian deputy consul general in the Twin Cities, from his posting in New York, lifted the top off a cardboard box…
Arthur aged seven found the tooth, PC: National Trust In August 2025, 7-year-old Arthur was exploring Lizard Point in Cornwall, the most southerly point of mainland Britain, when he discovered a collection of teeth in the ground. He showed them to Ken Wallace, a Wildlife Watchpoint volunteer who happened to be a retired dentist, and…
In 2015, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen launched Global FinPrint, a global survey that eventually deployed thousands of underwater cameras across coral reefs in 58 countries. The project was led by researchers at Florida International University and funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, with more than 120 researchers across the western Atlantic, the Indian…
Quote of the day by Li Ka-shing (AP photo) There are moments when people quietly blame circumstances for the way things turn out. Luck, timing, family background, money and simple chance can all appear to have a genuine say in where a person actually ends up. Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, took…