An Iowa rescue mission is closing its downtown thrift store and turning the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter; the move will also free space for 25 beds for women and children

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…

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In 2015, a Phoenix man paid $5.99 for a LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm at Goodwill; after experts confirmed it was authentic, he sold the rare watch days later for more than $35,000

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….

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JD Vance’s H-1B warning to corporate America: We are not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign labor

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…

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In 1843, Mexico granted 22,000 acres in California’s Cuyama Valley; 183 years later, the largest surviving 5,650-acre piece was permanently protected after a $1 million conservation campaign

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….

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In 1888, George Vanderbilt began building a vast North Carolina estate; 26 years later, his widow sold 86,700 acres for $433,500, helping create the core of Pisgah National Forest in 1916

A major property deal that began more than a century ago with a grieving widow turned a huge private wilderness in North Carolina into one of the most important public conservation achievements in American history. In May 1914, Edith Vanderbilt agreed to sell 86,700 acres of valuable mountain forest from the private Biltmore Estate to…

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In 2022, Naomi Osaka paid $6.3 million for a Los Angeles home, added an 800-sq-ft gym and recovery suite, then sold it back to the former owners for $7.95 million; they are now asking $8.2 million

Professional singer Nick Lachey and television host Vanessa Lachey have put their former Los Angeles estate back on the market for nearly $8.2 million, completing an unusual real estate cycle involving four-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka. The 6,855-square-foot Tarzana mansion, in the San Fernando Valley, was originally owned by the Lacheys. They sold…

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​In 1997, John Oates built a five-bedroom log home on his 4.3-acre Colorado ranch after starting with largely undeveloped land; 28 years later, the longtime retreat sold for $6.9 million

Pic credit: Instagram/ John Oates, Aspen Associates Realty When John Oates first laid eyes on the property in Woody Creek, Colorado, just outside Aspen, it wasn’t much to look at. The musician had another house in mind, an Aspen townhouse that sat right downtown. But his girlfriend at the time, and soon-to-be wife, Aimee, saw…

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