USA

Ram Island is situated in southeast Tasmania’s Little Swanport estuary. Image Credit: Peterswald The story of Ram Island began with a simple newspaper advertisement and grew into a 17-year project that turned a weed-covered, undeveloped piece of Tasmania into a private home. Ralph and Caralyn Mansfield bought the 26-hectare island in Little Swanport in 2002,…

(Representative image: Google Earth) The mine is located to the north-west of Al-Nuhud town in Sudan’s West Kordofan. At least 82 people have been killed since a gold mine collapsed at Al-Nuhud town in Sudan’s West Kordofan on Sunday, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble.According to locals cited by the…

Hidden cost of US-Iran war revealed TOI correspondent from Washington: The war that Iran was supposed to lose in days if not hours has now lasted more than six months and is costing America billions – $33.4 billion to be precise. A Pentagon report and startling new photos of wreckage at US bases in the…

At just 11, Anirudh Rao began looking at tornado warnings from a different angle: not how to predict storms perfectly, but how to give people more time to respond. Growing up in Colorado, where tornadoes are a recurring threat, Rao developed Revere, a prototype system combining drones and sensors that measure factors such as infrasound,…

What began as a low-key attempt to make friends in a new city has turned into an unexpectedly large event, complete with permits, safety requirements and a bill that could reach $4,000. According to The San Francisco Standard and San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Maya Juchtman’s casual picnic invitation drew hundreds of RSVPs, forcing her…

Hollywood actress Cassandra Peterson shared this amusing story in an interview. A story about Brad Pitt and his former Los Angeles estate has drawn attention for an unusual reason. The actor reportedly bought a neighbour’s house while expanding his property, but allowed the elderly man living there to stay without paying rent until his death…

US President Donald Trump. The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to USD 177 billion in federal grants since President Donald Trump began his second term, with disruptions affecting all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a tracking tool released by the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness.According to the…

Listed with Eric Iantorno and Pilar Meza of Compass, the estate is asking $23 million, as a testament to the time, craft and vision poured into every square foot. When former professional baseball pitcher James Shields aka “Big Game James” and his wife, photographer Ryane Nicole, bought a vacant 2.44-acre parcel in Rancho Santa Fe’s…

Hollywood actress Cassandra Peterson shared this amusing story in an interview. A story about Brad Pitt and his former Los Angeles estate has drawn attention for an unusual reason. The actor reportedly bought a neighbour’s house while expanding his property, but allowed the elderly man living there to stay without paying rent until his death…

Image: Left/Jennifer Sellitti(credit: Joe Mazraani 2025)/Right/A diver splashing from D/V Tenacious during operations offshore ( credit: Jennifer Sellitti) Jennifer Sellitti is a New Jersey public defender by day and a shipwreck diver by choice. For more than a decade, she explored the North Atlantic’s sunken vessels alongside her partner, Joe Mazraani, aboard their boat, D/V…