16-year-old ran onto a Tennessee middle-school football field during a scuffle and tackled a player; school district banned her from its properties for life

The girl ran towards the player and took him to the ground. (Image enhanced with AI for clarity) A 16-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged after she ran onto a football field during a middle school game and tackled a player. The incident happened on Tuesday night during a game between South Middle School…

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An Iowa family moved the entire $12,000 farmhouse four miles on wheels to create their dream home | World News

Image: The Des Moines Register When Sha’rel Moore and her husband, Brandon, bought three acres of abandoned land in northwest Iowa in 2024, they dreamed of creating a home where they could raise their growing family. The property already contained an old farmhouse, but the couple soon realised that restoring it would cost more than…

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American scientists are building a $12 million ‘digital brain’ for drones based on how insects make decisions with limited information |

A $12 million research project at Penn State is trying to give drones a new way of making decisions, drawing inspiration from the small brains of insects and other animals. Funded by the US Army’s Army Research Laboratory, the project aims to develop an onboard sensing system that can pick out useful information without sending…

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55,000 years ago, Neanderthals may have trekked deep into Saudi Arabia when Nefud Desert was covered by lakes and grasslands | World News

Representative Image of Neanderthals exploring a lush Arabian landscape with ancient lakes and wildlife (AI-generated image) A new study suggests Neanderthals may have trekked far deeper into the Arabian Peninsula than scientists previously thought possible, reaching a lakeside site in what is now Saudi Arabia around 55,000 years ago. Researchers examined stone tools from Jebel…

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Detroit school students can earn $100 every week just by attending all their classes as district schools bring back cash rewards for perfect attendance | World News

Detroit Public Schools Community District is bringing back its “Perfect Attendance Pays” programme for the 2026-27 school year, giving high-school students a chance to earn $100 for each qualifying period of perfect attendance. The programme is also being expanded to students in grades 6-8, who can receive $50 for a qualifying period. The initiative comes…

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Two Belgian climbers vanished in the Alps in 1992; melting ice has finally revealed their remains 34 years later | World News

Two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have finally been identified after their remains emerged from a retreating glacier 34 years later. The men, who were 39 and 41 when they vanished, had set out in the Weissmies region but never reached their planned destination. Despite searches at the time, only…

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In 2016, the Burt’s Bees co-founder gave the US 87,500 acres and backed it with $40 million; 10 years later the Maine wilderness is a national monument

Roxanne Quimby has had a life for the books. The woman who has held multiple roles including that of an artist, homesteader, mother, storyteller, philanthropist and entrepreneur is the face behind what is possibly the world’s best-known lip balm brand. One that floods every woman’s Pinterest board and definitely her cart. While Quimby may be…

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Meet Aniket Sarkar: The 13-year-old 3M Young Scientist who built a low-cost system to capture water from dry air for farmers |

PC: 3M Young Scientist Lab Dry air is not completely without water. There is moisture suspended in the atmosphere even when rainfall is scarce, and 13-year-old Aniket Sarkar wanted to find out whether some of it could be recovered for agriculture. His idea led to a low-cost atmospheric water capture system built with ordinary materials,…

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