A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Dallas homeowners who sought more than $58,000 for water damage. The court ruled that their legal action against State Farm was filed after the deadline set by their insurance policy had expired. The dispute began during severe weather in February 2021, when water pipes at…

A Baltimore property that changed hands for $43,000 in 2022 and was resold for $310,000 the following year returned to the market in 2026 for just $35,000 after foreclosure, becoming a striking example of an alleged real estate fraud scheme that has drawn scrutiny from lenders and investigators. In a report published by Realtor dot…

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a lender’s right to enforce a $449,905 (£346,000) foreclosure judgment against a home in Cuyahoga County. The ruling ends a 17-year legal and financial dispute involving three separate loan modifications. The decision, issued on 22 October 2026 by the Eighth District Court of Appeals of Ohio, rejects arguments made…

Vashon was known for his contributions to law, education and civil rights in US. (Photo:Sotheby’s) A photograph that sold for just $882 at a New York auction last year has fetched $230,400 a year later after experts discovered the identity of the man pictured in it. The 170-year-old image, which had been listed as a…

University of California, Santa Barbara, gets a grant of $750,000 from Mellon Foundation for a new South Asian American studies center. The University of California, Santa Barbara has received a $750,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish a nationally focused, interdisciplinary centre for South Asian American studies, aiming to give the field a more…

Ask Sebastian Esposito, 9, to write a word, and he might ask which language you’d like it in. While many children his age are still mastering one language, this New Mexico boy can write in 10. Well, that’s not all. He might even ask you if you have a preferred font. Why? He has mastered…

Green Card holder sues Trump administration for delay in citizenship. Meng Ju Liu, a Taiwanese Green Card holder living in Ohio and waiting for his US citizenship, has now sued the Trump administration over delays, saying that his application has been gathering dust on an office shelf and he has been waiting for an eternity…

Hilda Payin’s 200+ autographs, including Babe Ruth and Amelia Earhart, sell for $28,759 at auction (Image Credit: RR Auction) A scrapbook assembled largely during the 1930s by Hilda Jeanne Payin has sold for $28,759 at auction, bringing together signatures from some of the most celebrated figures in American sports, politics, science, music and entertainment. The…