Meet Harrison Nott, the teenage entrepreneur behind CoolTowel. (Photo: Instagram) A 16-year-old entrepreneur from Essex, UK, has chosen not to attend college to focus on his towel business, CoolTowel, which he started in his bedroom in 2023. Harrison Nott’s venture has generated more than £750,000 in revenue this year, driven by a surge in demand…

The foundation’s ambitions go beyond helping children find an interest in music. It also aims to develop practical skills and open up pathways into the wider music business including songwriting, production, performance and apprenticeships. For some children, a music lesson can start something much bigger than learning to play an instrument. It can offer confidence,…

In 2024, an appraiser found a 17th-century portrait among stacks of art in a Maine attic; expected to bring $10,000 to $15,000, it instead sparked a bidding battle and sold for $1.41 million/Image: AP A 17th-century portrait discovered among stacks of paintings in a Maine attic sold for $1.41 million at auction, far exceeding its…

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to conduct its first comprehensive review of use-of-force policies in a decade and announced an additional $2.6 million in funding for independent police oversight.The move comes after an officer involved in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win…

A 17-member $900,000 expedition set out on an 830-nautical-mile voyage to Nikumaroro to inspect a submerged object seen in satellite images; five days of sonar, magnetometer and dredging could test an Amelia Earhart theory/Image: Purdue University A team of marine archaeologists is heading to a remote Pacific island to investigate an object that could provide…