NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien ...

Delaware homeowners now have a new way to pass on real estate after death without going through probate, following the statewide rollout of transfer-on-death deeds. Under the Delaware Transfer on ...

A top-20 American life insurance company said that the new Bermuda captive it had just established would bring cashflow benefits to the parent. Globe Life Inc group formed a Class C Bermuda ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A neighborhood in suburban Houston is seen in this file photo. Lady Bird deeds offer Texans a way to transfer a home without ...

Question: My wife inherited a one-acre lot in Peoria when her mother passed away five years ago. Her brother, who is a real estate broker in Oregon and a good guy, inherited the one-acre lot next door ...

A: Lady Bird deeds (also called "enhanced life estate deeds") are often used when a person is trying to qualify for Medicaid, with the goal of having the home pass to the person's children or other ...

NASA's $800 million OSIRIS-Rex mission brought home about a half-cup of crushed rocks and dirt from asteroid Bennu in 2023. Credit: NASA Goddard / University of Arizona illustration In one study, a ...

Although the “Big Beautiful Bill” raised the federal estate tax exemption to $15 million per person, state estate taxes have much lower exemptions in many states. Oregon is the lowest, with a $1 ...

I’m following up on my earlier letter about my husband, who would not write a will but did write a prenup that excluded me. We finally met with a lawyer to draw up wills. I am still feeling unsure.

From deep-sea hydrothermal vents to freezing glaciers, there are plenty of harsh environments on Earth. But they’re nothing compared with outer space. There are, however, a growing list of species, ...

A massive wilderness estate in the central Adirondacks is back on the market. The 36,000-acre Whitney Estate near Long Lake was set to be sold to a Texas developer, who then aimed to resell most of it ...

It may seem like a lifeline: someone offers to help get you out of a financial bind or to stave off foreclosure, but they’re really trying to steal. “The ways that I see that seem to be the most ...