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A Tennessee couple said nearly 30 years of mowing, gardening and holding yard sales gave them ownership of a strip next to their home; on October 29, an appeals court ruled that the developer owned the disputed land

Representative Image (AI-generated) Using a piece of land for decades can create a strong sense of ownership, especially when people regularly maintain it, plant gardens and use it for everyday activities. However, long-term use does not automatically establish legal ownership. A Tennessee couple who claimed that a strip of land beside their home belonged to…

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An Indiana doctor cut her hours to care for her newborn and reported earning $6,677 a week, but her divorce court calculated her earning capacity at $8,811 a week; an appeals court has upheld the ruling

Ashraf reduced her workload to three-quarters of a full-time schedule to look after their daughter (AI image) An Indiana doctor who reduced her working hours to care for her newborn daughter has lost her appeal against a divorce court’s decision to calculate her weekly earning capacity at $8,811, despite her reporting an income of $6,677…

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A 57-year-old woman has been charged after police recovered dozens of keepsakes allegedly stolen from graves at a Milton cemetery; about 20 families reported missing lanterns, plants and memorial items

A lantern left beside a grave can be a reminder of someone who is no longer there. A potted plant can be a small act of care, while a candle can help a family feel connected to a loved one long after their death. For families visiting Milton Evergreen Cemetery in Ontario, Canada, some of…

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A 26-year-old Australian fisherman caught an 80cm barramundi with a red tag while fishing with his younger brother; the catch earned him A$1 million, making him only the contest’s second top-prize winner in 12 years

The fish was the only barramundi carrying the A$1 million prize tag in the competition’s 12th season (Instagram/Million dollar wish) A 26-year-old Australian man won A$1 million on Thursday after catching a red-tagged barramundi during a fishing trip with his younger brother in the Northern Territory. Matthew Maurice, from Darwin, caught the fishat Corroboree Billabong,…

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Two former partners’ fight over a Sausalito house led to a legal-fee demand of $90,010; a California federal judge has now ordered one to pay the other $66,192.50 after a partially successful court motion

Representative Image (AI-generated) A dispute over a shared home can continue long after a relationship ends, particularly when disagreements over property ownership turn into lengthy legal proceedings. In Sausalito, California, a former couple’s fight over a house led to a separate dispute over attorney fees after one partner partly succeeded in getting allegations against him…

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A Wisconsin father gave his son a stake in the family car dealership, but a feud over ownership and company money lasted more than a decade; an appeals court upheld $321,330 in civil-theft damages against the son

Representative Image (AI-generated) A family business can become the centre of a bitter dispute when questions over ownership, financial decisions and control begin to divide relatives. In Wisconsin, a disagreement between a father and son over a family-owned car dealership continued for more than a decade, eventually leading to multiple lawsuits, allegations of misuse of…

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Maldives opposition’s possible presidential pick Abdulla Shahid held in child abuse case

Shahid served as the Maldives’ foreign affairs minister between 2018 and 2023 under former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. During this period, he also became one of the country’s most recognisable faces in international diplomacy. Former Maldives foreign affairs minister Abdulla Shahid, was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor, the Maldives Police said on…

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Netanyahu open to ‘broad’ government formation after election setback but rules out Arab parties

Netanyahu’s Likud party also seek to delay election certification Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he was open to forming a “broad national government” under his leadership, even as his Likud party sought to delay the official certification of last week’s election results over allegations of foreign interference.Netanyahu, however, indicated that any such…

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An Atlanta landlord started a $50,000 fundraiser to help families facing eviction during the pandemic; six years later, it has grown into a $16.5 million relief effort that has helped more than 5,500 families stay housed

What began as a small $50,000 fundraising campaign to help tenants struggling to pay rent during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has grown into a $16.5 million housing support programme across the Atlanta metropolitan area. Jason Dozier, an Atlanta landlord and community advocate, started the emergency rent assistance campaign after seeing tenants in his own properties…

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A slow loris feared possibly extinct had not been documented since the 1930s; researchers have now identified more than 90 individuals in Indonesia, and 86 have been rehabilitated and released

For decades, one of Indonesia’s rarest primates survived largely beyond the view of scientists. Now, a series of wildlife rescues on the island of Bangka has brought the elusive animal back into focus, offering fresh hope for a species once feared to have disappeared entirely. According to Reuters reporting by Will Dunham, a new study…

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