Prince Philip’s sisters shown in portraits captured by America’s earliest news picture agency

Incredible photographs taken by one of America’s earliest news picture agencies have emerged, with Titanic survivors, teenage suffragettes and even royalty among the images. The pictures were produced and gathered for worldwide distribution by George Grantham Bain through his Bain News Service. The service was established in 1898 by Bain, who was known as the … Read more

Extinction: Cold snap 12,900 years ago killed off North America’s woolly mammoths and megafauna

North America’s megafauna — giant animals such as woolly mammoths and bear-sized beavers — were driven to extinction by a near-glacial climate, a study claimed. Researchers from Germany used a new statistical method to estimate the changing population sizes of the giant animals from the radiocarbon record. They found that megafauna numbers responded to climatic shifts, and they … Read more

One of America’s biggest dating shows is coming to Australia

Rumours swirl that one of America’s biggest dating shows is coming Down Under as casting opens in Australia for participants of ALL genders and sexual orientations By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:52 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 10 February 2021 A new American dating show is set to begin … Read more

Mike Pence is starting a podcast aimed at America’s youth to ‘share the good news of conservatism’

Former Vice President Mike Pence has unveiled plans to launch a new podcast aimed at America’s youth to attract ‘new hearts and minds to the conservative cause’. The podcast will be one of a number of projects Pence will work on in the coming months as part of his newly revealed partnership with the Young … Read more

‘North America’s first’ Level-4 autonomous bus is set to transport over 40 passengers in Connecticut

A Minnesota-based transit manufacturer has just unveiled what it’s billing as ‘North America’s first heavy-duty automated transit bus.’ The 41-foot Xcelsior AV from New Flyer can seat 40, with additional room for standing passengers and two spots for wheelchairs. The electric vehicle uses AutoDrive technology to construct a 360-degree 3-D model of its surroundings via LIDAR, … Read more

America’s first settlers arrived with dogs in tow from Asia some 15,000 years ago, study reveals

The first people to settle in the Americas some 15,000 years ago traveled from northeast Asia and were accompanied by canine companions, a new study reveals. A team of international researches examined at a trove of archaeological and genetic records of ancient people and dogs and found both had traveled together west into the rest … Read more

America’s new dawn: White House in darkness (aside from the Residence) as Trump moves out

The White House was in darkness this morning aside from the Residence, where Trump is gathering the last of his things before moving out to make way for Joe Biden, who will be inaugurated as America’s 46th President at noon today.  President Trump is expected to fly to Florida at around 8am, skipping Biden’s inauguration … Read more

Inside America’s most expensive home – a $340 MILLION Bel Air mansion

Fit for a Fresh Prince! Inside America’s most expensive home – a $340 MILLION Bel Air mansion which has 21 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms and a ‘philanthrophy wing for charity galas’ The 105,000 square-foot mansion, located in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, is the largest home in the entire world The home, which took eight years to construct, … Read more

Trump beats Obama to title of America’s most admired man in 2020

President Trump was named the most admired man of 2020 by a new Gallup survey, unseating his predecessor, Barack Obama, who held the top spot for 12 years in a row. Trump received 18 per cent of the vote while Obama came in second at 15 per cent. Joe Biden came in a distant third … Read more