An 80-ton granite boulder known as the Mysterious Hanging Boulder collapsed at Polar Caves Park in Rumney, New Hampshire, crushing a wooden walkway on the final day of the park’s 2026 operating season. The huge rock had stuck out from a granite wall since the park first opened in 1922. It fell on 18 October,…

An Alabama lawyer who left her legal career to care for her sick parents has lost her claim to part ownership of their coastal condominium. The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a decision cancelling the deed that had given her a share of the property. The court upheld a lower court ruling that voided the property…

In 2012, 19-year-old North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth was found murdered in her apartment; 14 years later, DNA evidence helped convict a man, who received life in prison without parole/Image: AP A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2012 murder of University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth, ending…

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has returned to the South American country after nearly a year abroad, former opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González announced on Sunday.“Venezuela! I am thrilled to announce to you that our leader, my dear Maria Corina, is on Venezuelan soil. Today is a very…

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has said that he needs to “stop killing Iranian leaders” to figure out with whom Washington can negotiate with, while reiterating that Tehran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.Speaking at a campaign rally in Georgia, Trump claimed that Iran had lost its top leaders and…