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‘We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day 01
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A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year | World News
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Meet Jameson Mallon-Echols, South Dakota engineering student who pulled a trapped teen from a burning car; now Rapid City has honoured the football captain with an Act of Heroism Award
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New OPT fee proposed: Colleges to pay $70,000 for first-time F-1 students, $30,000 for extensions; DHS says this was never meant to be a backdoor

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‘We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day
A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year | World News
Meet Jameson Mallon-Echols, South Dakota engineering student who pulled a trapped teen from a burning car; now Rapid City has honoured the football captain with an Act of Heroism Award
New OPT fee proposed: Colleges to pay $70,000 for first-time F-1 students, $30,000 for extensions; DHS says this was never meant to be a backdoor

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'We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day

‘We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day

Dilan Ashar’s parents issues a video appeal seeking help in tracking their 22-year-old, a University of Maryland student. The family of 22-year-old University of Maryland student Dilan Shaan Ashar has made an emotional appeal for help as authorities continue searching for him, days after he disappeared from the university campus. “Dilan, we love you so…

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A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year

A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year | World News

A South Dakota biofuels CEO and his family bought land near Great Bear about two years ago, then donated 20.5 acres to expand a 220-plus-acre park that now draws more than 200,000 visitors a year/Image: Pigeon 605 Jeff and Tammie Broin donated 20.5 acres of land they acquired about two years ago to the City…

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Meet Jameson Mallon-Echols, South Dakota engineering student who pulled a trapped teen from a burning car;  now Rapid City has honoured the football captain with an Act of Heroism Award

Meet Jameson Mallon-Echols, South Dakota engineering student who pulled a trapped teen from a burning car; now Rapid City has honoured the football captain with an Act of Heroism Award

Mallon-Echols first helped the two teenagers escape the vehicle before turning his attention to the driver. The situation became even more dangerous when flames began spreading underneath the driver’s seat. Sometimes courage arrives before there is time to think about it. For Jameson Mallon-Echols, a routine drive in Houston turned into a life-or-death rescue when…

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New OPT fee proposed: Colleges to pay $70,000 for first-time F-1 students, $30,000 for extensions; DHS says this was never meant to be a backdoor

New OPT fee proposed: Colleges to pay $70,000 for first-time F-1 students, $30,000 for extensions; DHS says this was never meant to be a backdoor

New OPT fee proposed by DHS. The Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule that would impose a $70,000 fee for F-1 students seeking to participate in the OPT program and $30,000 for each subsequent OPT authorization including STEM OPT extensions. Schools will have to pay this fee, not the international students. The proposed…

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CPT restriction for international students: Universities challenge new ICE policy, says it was announced abruptly

CPT restriction for international students: Universities challenge new ICE policy, says it was announced abruptly

CPT crackdown has been legally challenged by universities in the US. International students in the US were suddenly told by their colleges in August that they would no longer be allowed to do Curricular Practical Training as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent messages to colleges that if practical training is a must for…

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An Ohio neighbour removed a 15-foot white spruce while installing a new boundary fence; four years later, an appeals court upheld the finding that the cutting was reckless and fixed the damages at $11,523.87

An Ohio neighbour removed a 15-foot white spruce while installing a new boundary fence; four years later, an appeals court upheld the finding that the cutting was reckless and fixed the damages at $11,523.87

A neighbour dispute in Whitehouse, Ohio, over a boundary fence and a 15-foot white spruce tree has ended with a clear message about the cost of cutting down someone else’s tree without permission. The Lucas County Court of Common Pleas found that Michael Meier acted recklessly when he removed the spruce in 2022 while installing…

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In 1974, Atlanta's Fox Theatre closed as Southern Bell planned to demolish it for a headquarters; residents raised $3 million to save it, and the landmark now hosts 250+ shows a year

In 1974, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre closed as Southern Bell planned to demolish it for a headquarters; residents raised $3 million to save it, and the landmark now hosts 250+ shows a year

The Fox opened its doors on December 25, 1929, with Disney’s Steamboat Willie among its early cinematic attractions. Its lavish surroundings quickly became part of the experience, drawing audiences not only for films but also for live entertainment, opera, dances and stage performances. On a busy stretch of Peachtree Street, the Fox Theatre looks less…

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'Unfortunately, the H-1B program has become...': Republican lawmaker from Georgia writes to Trump administration, says his own district is a visa abuse hotspot

‘Unfortunately, the H-1B program has become…’: Republican lawmaker from Georgia writes to Trump administration, says his own district is a visa abuse hotspot

Rep Rich McCormick says his district is a suspected H-1B hotspot. Rep Rich McCormick, a Republican from Georgia, has written to the Trump administration that his district, Georgia’s 7th Congressional district, has become a suspected hotspot of H-1B visa fraud and that the administration should investigate. He said he would act as an interlocutor to…

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A mining millionaire paid $50,000 for 4,071 acres of Los Angeles land in 1882; 14 years later he gave 3,015 acres to the city, creating Griffith Park and the ground for its famous observatory

A mining millionaire paid $50,000 for 4,071 acres of Los Angeles land in 1882; 14 years later he gave 3,015 acres to the city, creating Griffith Park and the ground for its famous observatory

Photo credit (L-R): Wikimedia Commons; Visitcalifornia.com In 1882, mining millionaire Griffith J. Griffith paid $50,000 for 4,071 acres of ranchland in the Santa Monica Mountains, a purchase that would reshape Los Angeles for generations. Fourteen years later, in 1896, he donated 3,015 acres of that land to the city, creating what is now Griffith Park…

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In 2016, an Arkansas woman put one wooden pantry outside a church with food and toiletries; within three months the idea had gone global, and the movement now maps 2,301 mini pantries

In 2016, an Arkansas woman put one wooden pantry outside a church with food and toiletries; within three months the idea had gone global, and the movement now maps 2,301 mini pantries

The idea soon travelled beyond Fayetteville and Arkansas, developing into networks of mini pantries in communities across the United States and elsewhere. Some local networks began maintaining their own maps, including the Lowcountry Blessing Box Project and Pātaka Kai Open Street Pantries. Sometimes an idea for helping people does not begin with a foundation, a…

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