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Nueces County leaders have voted unanimously to award a $1.3 million contract to demolish the historic 1914 Nueces County Courthouse in downtown Corpus Christi. The decision brings nearly five decades of debate over the deteriorating building closer to an end. The Nueces County Commissioners Court approved a plan that allows contractors to remove asbestos and…

US asks election officials to remain alert to AI-powered cyber threats ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have warned election officials, candidates and the American public to remain alert to AI-powered cyber threats ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, warning that hackers…

Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari/Image: US Department of Homeland Security An Indian national has been charged in the United States for falsely claiming to be an American citizen to vote in the 2024 general election in Minnesota, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari was indicted by a federal grand jury in Minnesota…

Southern California is currently grappling with wildfires, prompting evacuation orders in several communities and causing widespread power outages. (Pic Credit: Reuters) Several wildfires were burning across Southern California on Friday as hot, dry and windy weather heightened fire danger, prompting evacuations and leaving more than 150,000 electricity customers across California without power.A fast-moving blaze in…

Renner and Winters transformed a historic mansion into a luxurious Holmby Hills estate, turning an ambitious renovation into a lucrative sale. Some houses are bought for their addresses. Others are bought for what they could become. For actor Jeremy Renner and his longtime business partner Kristoffer Winters, a 1920s mansion in Los Angeles became the…

A Michigan appeals court has upheld a survivorship deed signed 14 years ago, ruling that a house in Troy belongs to a woman who was considered a grandmother by the owner, rather than the owner’s only legal heir. A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision that granted partial…

Katie Zacharia admits that she never passed the bar exam. The new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, admitted that she failed her bar exam the first time she took it in 2011 in California and never retook it, as she then moved to China with her husband. In an interview on Fox News with…

An act of kindness outside a pharmacy in Maricopa, Arizona, turned into a community effort to support an elderly man grieving the loss of his wife. Jordan Hope, an 18-year-old, gave his shoes to a stranger whose footwear was falling apart. During their conversation, Hope learnt that the man, known publicly as Mr Roy, had…

Much of the land surrounding the nuclear plant has remained undeveloped (Photo: American Nuclear Society- AI enhanced image) A nuclear power project abandoned decades ago has left behind nearly 750 acres of undeveloped coastal land in New York. The state has now purchased the property for $28.25 million to protect its forests, wetlands and shoreline…

Image: Jam Press/ Guinness World Records At an age when many people prefer to keep their feet firmly on the ground, Helga Duffy strapped herself to the wing of a plane and took to the skies. The 99-year-old set a Guinness World Records title for the oldest female wing-walker after completing the daring flight at…