Lester trained women to work as typesetters at a time when the field was largely dominated by men. (Photos: Found SF) For 138 years, the remains of Lisle Lester, a Fond du Lac woman who became known as a journalist, publisher, actress and advocate for women’s rights, remained unclaimed in a New York mortuary. Now,…
US sanctions on Iran undermined by $9B in funds still passing through American banks (AI-generated image) The US is trying to squeeze Iran out of the global financial system. But a Wall Street Journal investigation has found that billions of dollars linked to Iran still pass through US banks each year, exposing a striking weakness…
Ajith Kumar Mupparapu faces extradition over alleged Hyderabad murder case/Image: Representative Image An Indian-origin pharmacist living in Britain can be extradited to Hyderabad to face trial over allegations that he poisoned his former wife’s family with arsenic and plotted to kill her father, a London court ruled on Friday, Reuters reported.Ajith Kumar Mupparapu, 46, is…
The Yinglings chose to permanently protect their 101-acre property. In the fall of 2024, Jeff and Betsy Yingling were preparing to become landowners in Freedom Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The property they found was only a few miles from their previous home and was located in the area they called their hometown.According to We Conserve…
Pretty Rocks bridge (Image Credit: National Park Service) In August 2021, a massive landslide in Denali National Park and Preserve tore apart a section of the park’s only road, cutting off vehicle access to destinations deep inside the Alaska wilderness. Five years later, a new bridge now spans the unstable ground where the road once…
A private group of four islands covering 520 acres along the US-Canada border has been listed for $2.3 million. The sale includes a renovated home, machinery, two boats and a mainland dock slip. Located in Potagannissing Bay and the St Marys River near Drummond Island, the property includes Burnt Island, Wilson Island, Claw Island and…
According to a senior official, Trump has held two meetings in recent weeks to discuss the plan US President Donald Trump is working on “something much bigger” for the Middle East once the Iran war ends, Axios reported, citing two US officials and other sources.According to the report, the initiative is part of a broader…
An atomic force microscopy scan of a nanometer-sized device developed by Carnegie Mellon scientists that demonstrates a new form of the Hall effect. For more than a century, the Hall effect has been taught with a simple picture that electricity flows through a material, a magnetic field pushes the moving charges sideways, and a voltage…
This satellite image provided by CIRA/NOAA shows three storms, from left, Hurricane Lowell, Hurricane Karina and Tropical Storm Marie in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (CIRA/NOAA via AP) Powerful Hurricane Lowell remained a Category 4 storm with winds of up to 150 mph on Saturday as Hawaii braced for potentially dangerous impacts…
Sarah Khalifa has denied the charges An Egyptian court has sentenced 12 people, including television presenter Sarah Khalifa, to death after convicting them on drug charges.They were part of a “criminal gang” that imported ingredients used to manufacture drugs for sale. They were also found in possession of illegal firearms and ammunition, BBC reported citing…
