An Illinois thrift shop run by a team of 200 regular volunteers has processed more than 100,000 donated items, putting every dollar earned from second-hand sales toward helping local families going through financial hardship. House of Hope Resale, located in Barrington, Illinois, turns unwanted household goods, clothing, and furniture into direct emergency help. Run under…

As the Sun sets over the dry plains of rural Texas, something unusual begins to happen inside a series of long metal buildings surrounded by empty land. One by one, giant roofs slowly roll open, exposing hundreds of telescopes pointed toward the night sky. Some belong to hobbyists in Europe. Others are controlled by astrophotographers…

Two Indian-origin men pleaded guilty to an H-1B scam in California, where they hired people promising them jobs at the University of California — fooling both the beneficiaries and the USCIS. Two Indian-origin men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to H-1B visa fraud where they hired foreign nationals, promising them jobs at the University of…

Image: Calhoun Community College Van-Houston McMillion is fourteen years old, an age when most children are settling into their first year of high school, yet he has just begun his sophomore year at Calhoun Community College in Huntsville, Alabama. He enrolled at twelve, becoming the youngest student in the college’s history, according to Calhoun Community…

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng speaks during the 81st session of the UNGA (Photo: AP). Chinese Vice President Han Zheng indirectly asked the United States to respect the sovereignty of Iran and Cuba during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday.“Major countries should have special responsibilities for safeguarding international peace and security, and…