Image(s): Shelley E. Huguley Henry Froese was told he couldn’t farm without family ties, couldn’t grow organic crops in Gaines County’s sandy soils, and certainly couldn’t grow grapes there. His answer was always “Why not?” According to Farm Progress, Froese quit school at 12 to bag peanuts for a local farmer, later leased his own…
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is getting married to a Turkish businessman on September 26. Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon, CEO of Miller Holding and vice chairman of Turkish football club Çorum FK, is in the spotlight after reports that he is set to marry Alina Habba, US President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and adviser.The…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is learnt to have told ministers that knowing facts and communicating them effectively was crucial as he asked them to study issues in detail and put across govt’s position to counter negative narratives.The suggestion came during the two-day Chintan Shivir at a time when issues around Election Commission’s SIR exercise…
Representative Image (AI-generated) As winter approaches, a rescue mission in Dubuque, Iowa, is making a major change to its downtown operations to create more emergency shelter space. The Dubuque Rescue Mission plans to close its downtown thrift store and convert the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter for men. The move is also expected…
NRI man said domestic help in India does not always make life easier; managing them takes a mental toll. (AI photo) An NRI man said he got a reality check about life in India when his wife spent about four months in the country before their final plan to relocate to India. While everyone claims…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Thursday he feared he could be subjected to an “encounter” for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “Today,…
An Arizona man looking for a used golf cart at a local charity shop left with a rare 1950s diving watch that earned him more than $35,000. Zach Norris bought the vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm for $5.99 after finding it face down in a basket of battery-powered watches at a Goodwill store in Phoenix….
Ripley’s San Francisco museum and mirror mazePhoto credit: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (San Francisco)/ FACEBOOK After nearly six decades at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is preparing to close its doors before the end of 2026. The attraction, which opened on February 2, 1967, contains more than 400 unusual artifacts…
JD Vance’s new H-1B warning to corporate America. Vice President JD Vance doubled down on White House’s recent action against H-1B visa abuse and put out a message to corporate America: “We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor.” The message was linked to…
The largest remaining intact part of an 1843 Mexican land grant in California’s Cuyama Valley has been permanently protected from future commercial development after a successful grassroots conservation campaign. The 5,650-acre Spanish Ranch, managed by the Doiron family, is now protected by a permanent agricultural conservation easement through a partnership with the California Rangeland Trust….