Photo credit: WVMA’s Cupertino campaign page After nearly two decades of gathering in borrowed spaces, the West Valley Muslim Association has secured a permanent home in Cupertino. The organisation completed its $16.5 million purchase of the former LDS Church at 20125 Bollinger Road on October 22, 2026, closing a chapter that began when its founding…

Red Baron employee goes viral after an influencer harasses him for a prank video. A supermarket worker in Michigan who confronted a social media prankster for disrupting him during work has received an outpouring of support online, with a fundraiser for him crossing $100,000.The employee, identified publicly as Walt Z, was restocking frozen pizzas at…

Businesses employing H-1B workers won’t get certain agricultural grants in Texas. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced that businesses employing H-1B visa holders will no longer be eligible for certain grants administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture, in a move aimed at prioritising local workers in the use of taxpayer money. Miller announced…

Texas’s historic Imperial Sugar Char HousePhoto: Google Maps Street View After more than two decades of vacancy, failed redevelopment plans and gradual deterioration, Sugar Land’s historic Imperial Sugar Char House is finally set to receive the rescue many residents have waited years to see. The Sugar Land City Council approved a $15 million preservation project…

Bo French made a racist comment and UT students, alumni did not like the university’s measured response. A month later, Republican leader Bo French posted a racist comment targeting Indians and expressed how unapologetic he was; details emerged about how the students reacted and how they wanted the university authorities to issue a stern reply…