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Homeowner can seek restitution by appealing foreclosure
A borrower who attempts but fails to stop a property foreclosure can seek restitution after the property has been sold, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled July 15.
In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court ruled that an appeal of a foreclosure is not moot if the trial court refuses to stay the foreclosure proceedings and allows the ... (full story)
Ghost gun company ordered to pay $100M in the death of a Kentucky teen in historic verdict
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who had purchased the company's pistol-building kit online.
The verdict — believed to be the largest ever against a gun dealer — was awarded by a jury July 15 following a trial focused o ... (full story)
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Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon
Today in History
Today is Friday, July 24, the 205th day of 2026. There are 160 days left in the year.
Today in History:
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom were the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific.
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In 1567, Mary, Queen ... (full story)
DNA from bones on a Revolutionary War battlefield solves the case of 'America's oldest John Doe'
After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more.
Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of the last big battles of the American Revolution can now take his place in history, just in time for the 250th birthday of the nation he fought to create.
“There was a sense o ... (full story)
How a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust a Texas monk and his rescue dog into the spotlight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara became a novice monk at the Texas Buddhist temple where he is now the deputy abbot.
What struck Le then, and amazes him still, is Pannakara’s iron-clad determination.
“When he decides to do something, ... (full story)