Detroit is in a period of economic recovery, yet many of the hardest hit still don’t have adequate housing. The Cass Community Center Tiny Homes Project’s answer was to build 25 houses for less than $45,000 each.
France has detained a British scallop trawler owned by Macduff Shellfish and given a verbal warning to another fishing boat in waters off its coast. French maritime minister Annick Girardin said it is “not war but this is a combat”, amid a warning the country could ban allowing British fishing boats to disembark at French
Sir Paul McCartney, Marcus Rashford and Sir Kazuo Ishiguro are among those shotlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year award. The Beatles star’s highly anticipated new book, The Lyrics, is one of 13 titles under consideration. It is up against You Are A Champion, a children’s book written by England footballer Rashford, and Sir
COP26, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021, kicks off Sunday October 31, and officially runs until Friday, November 12. It’s being held in Glasgow at the Scottish Event Campus (pictured). Here are five things everyone needs to know about this crucial summit. What’s a COP? COP is pronounced “cop,” not
In this article RY4C-IE AIR-FR A sign for arrivals at Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands. GAPS | iStock | Getty Images Plans to operate commercial hydrogen-electric flights between London and Rotterdam have been announced, with those behind the project hoping it will take to the skies in 2024. In a statement Wednesday, aviation
5:17 PM ET In Game 1 of the 2021 World Series, the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros saw a little bit of everything. Designated hitter Jorge Soler became the first player to lead off the top of the first inning with a home run. Adam Duvall helped his team stay hot in the third with
The number of cars built in the UK has continued to fall for the third month in a row, dropping to their lowest level for September since 1982. A total of 67,169 cars were produced in Britain last month, a decline of 41.5% year-on-year, according to a new report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers
The ocean was calm when the Peregrine Falcon ship left the harbor in Homer, Alaska, last month with three moorings resting on its deck, all loaded with scientific instruments. Eighteen hours later, these moorings were lowered into the silty waves where they collected data for two months. Two of the moorings were 12-foot submarine-shaped buoys
The United States has issued its first gender-neutral passport. The official document features an “X” gender designation. Dana Zzyym, of Fort Collins, Colorado, told the Associated Press it was their passport and they have been in a battle with the government over the issue since 2015. Zzyym, who prefers a gender-neutral pronoun, said it was
Tesla has a horde of Megapacks, a total of 157 units, being prepared for delivery to its energy customers. This is the beginning of the end of fossil fuel dependence. Yes, we have a long ways to go before we are fully recovered from our dependence on fossil fuels, but this is an incredible step
In this article AMZN Amazon bought the naming rights to rename Key Arena to Climate Change Arena. Source: NHL Seattle If Amazon is going to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, it’s going to need to rely on new technology. To spur the process along, the company has a $2 billion venture
Rebecca Hall was in her mid-20s when she first started to understand her complicated family history. The British actress-turned-director says most would look at her fair complexion and dark hair and see “English rose”, she says – but looks are never the end of a person’s story. Hall, who has appeared in films including Vicky
Glasgow has been hit by flooding just days before the city hosts the crucial climate change summit COP26. Footage and pictures on social media shows cars driving through flood water in some streets as heavy rain lashes the city and causes disruption to transport. Some Glasgow residents have tweeted that several roads including Maryhill Road,
A teenager who butchered two sisters after believing he had made a chilling pact with a demon has been jailed for at least 35 years. Danyal Hussein, 19, has never explained his motive, but at his home detectives found a hand-written “contract” with “the mighty king Lucifuge Rofocale” in which he promised to sacrifice women
The president of the COP26 UN climate summit has told Sky News it is unclear if the crucial meeting will be a success and it is currently hanging “in the balance”. Just days from the summit, Alok Sharma said: “This is going to be difficult. “This is going to be a big challenge. “This is
Morgan Spurlock goes inside the medical marijuana business on “Inside Man.” Watch the whole episode Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.
7:00 AM ET We’re two weeks into the 2021-22 NHL season, and there have been many surprises in the early going — both positive and negative. Here is our updated ranking of all 32 clubs, plus the key takeaways that stand out most for each. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts,
Ava DuVernay has some advice for teenagers. The filmmaker, who made history when she became the first black female director to make a movie nominated for the best picture Oscar with the historical drama Selma, has recently spent plenty of time with young people on sets. In the last few years, DuVernay has made the
It was Rishi Sunak’s third budget, but in some ways it was his first. This the moment that the chancellor finally stepped out of his role as crisis chancellor and got on with the task of rebooting Britain’s post-COVID economy. And he did so against a more optimistic backdrop than he thought he’d have but
The first trailer for the sequel to The Railway Children shows a glimpse of Jenny Agutter reprising her role as Roberta Waterbury, more than 50 years after the original film. The Call The Midwife actress, now 68, stars alongside Sheridan Smith, Sir Tom Courtenay and John Bradley in The Railway Children Return. Agutter, who was