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In 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. paid $2.575 million for 11.58 lakefront acres near Orlando; four years later he completed a 22,108-sq-ft custom mansion, and the estate is now listed for $27 million

Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has listed his custom-built lakefront mansion near Orlando for $27 million (£21.2 million), putting a price on a property he has owned for more than 20 years. The 13-time Major League Baseball All-Star bought the 11.58-acre site on Cypress Lake in 2004 for $2.575 million, according to Orange…

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Meet Joe Petraro-Hyppolite: 13-year-old New York boy who scored 1,590 on SAT and is set to pursue a master’s at NYU, with a reported IQ of 168 | World News

Joe Petraro-Hyppolite, a 13-year-old from Long Island, New York, is preparing to begin a master’s programme at New York University in 2027. His academic journey has attracted attention after he reportedly scored 1,590 out of 1,600 on the SAT at the age of 10 and earned his high school diploma at 11. He is currently…

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In 2026, an Oregon teen paid $3.07 for a Lakers jacket at Goodwill; Sotheby’s matched it to Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 Finals run and sold it for $89,600 | International Sports News

Wilt Chamberlain. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In 2026, a nineteen-year-old reseller bought a warm-up jacket from a Goodwill store near Portland, Oregon, for $3.07; the jacket later turned out to be Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jacket, authenticated by Sotheby’s and sold for $89,600 at auction. This is yet another addition to an ever-growing list…

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Meet Benjamin Davis, a 16-year-old student from Massachusetts who designed a low-cost machine to recycle 3D-printer waste and won $75,000 science award |

A 16-year-old student from Massachusetts has turned an everyday item into an award-winning recycling project. Benjamin Davis, a junior at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, developed a desktop machine that processes 3D-printed waste and other plastics into reusable filament for 3D printers. His work earned him the $75,000 Regeneron Young Scientist Award at the…

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In 1995, ‘James Bond’ star Pierce Brosnan and his wife fought a giant saltworks beside a grey whale nursery; in 2000, Mexico abandoned the project |

Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith once joined a campaign to oppose a saltworks plant near a lagoon for Pacific grey whales. (Instagram) Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith, who have been married for 32 years now, have always presented a united front and have stood by each other’s side through everything. This even includes…

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In 1979, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love paid $435,000 for a 2.5-acre Lake Tahoe property; the nearly 19,000-sq-ft estate he built is now surrounded by six protected acres and listed for $43 million

Beach Boys co-founder and lead singer Mike Love has listed his large Lake Tahoe estate for $43 million, ending more than four decades of family ownership. The 83-year-old musician bought the 2.5-acre hillside property in 1979 for $435,000. Over the years, Love and his wife, Jacquelyne, built an 18,922-square-foot compound designed as both a private…

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David and Victoria Beckham bought their Miami penthouse for $19.8 million; six years later it sold for $25 million |

David and Victoria Beckham’s former Miami apartment has changed hands, bringing an end to their ownership of one of the city’s more recognisable luxury residences. The couple bought the full-floor penthouse at One Thousand Museum for $19.8 million in 2020, at a time when David Beckham’s involvement with Inter Miami was already tying the family…

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Two Massachusetts brothers started a junk-removal business as teenagers with a $4,000 pickup truck; four years later, it made $3.04 million in 2025 and is targeting $5 million in 2026

The brothers had some business experience at home because their parents run a local tree service company. A bike ride to a local dump led Massachusetts brothers Kirk and Jacob McKinney to start a business that has grown into a multimillion-dollar junk-removal company.Kirk was a teenager when he found a pair of working speakers at…

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Michael Jackson’s estate, led by executor John Branca, challenges Paris Jackson’s $1.16 million legal fee request after court ordered return of $625,000 in attorney bonuses | English Movie News

Michael Jackson’s estate challenges Paris Jackson’s $1.16 million legal fee request after her $625,000 attorney bonus victory. Michael Jackson‘s estate has objected to Paris Jackson‘s request for more than $1.16 million in legal fees following her successful challenge to $625,000 in bonus payments made to attorneys working for her late father’s estate.According to court documents…

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