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US moves to restrict birthright citizenship for children of foreign government employees: All you need to know

US moves to restrict birthright citizenship for children of foreign government employees: All you need to know | World News

​Department of Homeland Security issues interim rule on birthright citizenship for foreign government employees/Image: Representative Image Children born in the US to certain foreign government employees could be denied automatic citizenship under a new rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security, widening an exception that has traditionally covered children of foreign diplomats.The interim final…

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In 1842, a North Carolina mission school began on mountain farmland; 184 years later, an 86.7-acre easement completes protection of land stewarded there for 130 years

In 1842, a North Carolina mission school began on mountain farmland; 184 years later, an 86.7-acre easement completes protection of land stewarded there for 130 years

High in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, a quiet story of faith, education and land stewardship has unfolded over nearly two centuries. In 1842, a mission school opened on what was then rugged mountain farmland in the Valle Crucis valley, near present day Boone. For more than 130 years, religious and educational…

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In 1844, a Mexican land grant gave settlers rights across what is now an 80,000-acre Colorado ranch; nearly two centuries later, the access fight has become the state’s longest-running land dispute

In 1844, a Mexican land grant gave settlers rights across what is now an 80,000-acre Colorado ranch; nearly two centuries later, the access fight has become the state’s longest-running land dispute

The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was established in 1844 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. A land dispute in Colorado dates back to an 1844 Mexican land grant and continues to involve questions over who can access the property and for what purposes. The land, now known as Cielo Vista Ranch and traditionally called…

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H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a 'major IT consulting' company in Vermont was doing this fraud

H-1B petitions denied, visas revoked: USCIS says a ‘major IT consulting’ company in Vermont was doing this fraud

USCIS says a major IT consulting firm was paying H-1B workers lower salaries. As the Donald Trump administration intensified its crackdown on H-1B visa fraud, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services cited a specific case of a major IT consulting company in Vermont that was giving lower salaries to H-1Bs. The agency said that it…

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In 1956, a doctor bought a 7.9-acre Florida Keys island from the US at auction with residential zoning; 70 years later, his heirs won a decades-long fight over their right to build

In 1956, a doctor bought a 7.9-acre Florida Keys island from the US at auction with residential zoning; 70 years later, his heirs won a decades-long fight over their right to build

Representative image of Florida Keys from Canva In 1956, a physician from Florida purchased a 7.9-acre island in the Keys at a federal auction, believing he had acquired a rare piece of private land where he could one day build a home. The island, known as Snipe Key, came with residential zoning and a chain…

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In 2025, Michigan recycled more than 7,000 scrap tires into 0.8 miles of Ellsworth Road; the project later won a national green construction award

In 2025, Michigan recycled more than 7,000 scrap tires into 0.8 miles of Ellsworth Road; the project later won a national green construction award

Representative Image (AI-generated) What happens when thousands of worn-out tires reach the end of the road? In Michigan, some of them found their way back onto one. In 2025, more than 7,000 scrap tires were recycled into rubber-modified asphalt used on approximately 0.8 miles of Ellsworth Road in Pittsfield Township. According to the Washtenaw County…

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US mom hanged 2-year-old son after discussing Lindsay Clancy case with friends, called him ‘anti-Christ’

Lindsay Clancy Case: US mom hanged 2-year-old son after discussing Lindsay Clancy case with friends, called him ‘anti-Christ’ | World News

Corie Walsh/Image: Will county adult detention facility A US mother who allegedly killed her 2-year-old son had been discussing the high-profile Lindsay Clancy case with friends just hours before the child was found dead.Corie Walsh, 38, faces three counts of first-degree murder after her son Barrett, who was also known as “Bear”, was found hanging…

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In the late 1920s, mule deer were brought to Catalina Island; now a judge has ordered for 2,000 of them to be culled

In the late 1920s, mule deer were brought to Catalina Island; now a judge has ordered for 2,000 of them to be culled

In the late 1920s, mule deer were brought to California’s Santa Catalina Island, but years later they have grown into an ecological problem that no one is able to contain. Twenty-two animals were brought to the island between 1928 and 1933 and by 1947, the population was about 2,500. Originally native to mainland Southern California,…

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In 1923, a Colorado businessman opened a hotel around an abandoned railway station beside giant petrified tree stumps; four decades later his 160-acre resort became part of a national monument

In 1923, a Colorado businessman opened a hotel around an abandoned railway station beside giant petrified tree stumps; four decades later his 160-acre resort became part of a national monument | World News

Representative Image of an old hotel built around a renovated railway station near giant petrified redwood stumps (AI Generated Image) In the spring of 1923, John D. Coplen opened a hotel on his ranch in Florissant, Colorado, built around the town’s old railway station, which he had moved onto the property and renovated into a…

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