Meet Sir Darius Brown, the 19-year-old who has made 7,000 bow ties for shelter pets and helped raise more than $500,000 to help animals find homes

Meet Sir Darius Brown, the 19-year-old who has made 7,000 bow ties for shelter pets and helped raise more than $500,000 to help animals find homes

Photo: Sir Darius Brown/ Instagram When Sir Darius Brown was in elementary school, he struggled with reading and speech challenges that made him feel different from his classmates. He found comfort in animals, and in bow ties. That combination sparked a mission: to help shelter pets get adopted by dressing them in handmade bow ties…

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In 1989, teacher Gary Greff returned to his shrinking North Dakota hometown and learned to weld; his plan to lure travelers became a 32-mile highway of giant sculptures, including a Guinness world record

In 1989, teacher Gary Greff returned to his shrinking North Dakota hometown and learned to weld; his plan to lure travelers became a 32-mile highway of giant sculptures, including a Guinness world record

There are now eight sculpture scenes along the highway, including giant grasshoppers, a massive fisherman-themed creation and the Tin Family. On a stretch of North Dakota highway where golden fields meet an endless prairie sky, a giant metal knight stands guard over a castle, protecting it from a fire-breathing dragon. It sounds like something out…

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Dad who won only a cabbage in 1977 meat draw scoops £4 million Georgian mansion in Bath with wife, £250,000 cash, mortgage-free home and £140,000 worth of furnishings through Omaze

Dad who won only a cabbage in 1977 meat draw scoops £4 million Georgian mansion in Bath with wife, £250,000 cash, mortgage-free home and £140,000 worth of furnishings through Omaze

From a cabbage to a £4 million mansion! (Photo: SWNS) A father who once won nothing more than a cabbage in a 1977 meat draw has now landed a dramatically bigger prize – a £4 million Georgian mansion in Bath, Somerset, along with £250,000 in cash.According to SWNS, Wayne Wood, 64, from Loughborough, Leicestershire, and…

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'Silicon Valley bodyshops specialize in faking up resumes': Trump aide Harmeet Dhillon on H-1B, PERM abuses

‘Silicon Valley bodyshops specialize in faking up resumes’: Trump aide Harmeet Dhillon on H-1B, PERM abuses

Harmeet Dhillon appeared on Sara Gonzales’ show and spoke about H-1B abuse and PERM fraud. President Donald Trump’s aide and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the US Department of Justice, Harmeet Dhillon, spoke about her department’s action against the discrimination of Americans in US jobs. Speaking to Texas journalist Sara Gonzales, who…

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In 2008, heavy rains caused a 20-foot steel-wall road repair in California to fail; in 2009 crews rebuilt the slope using 330,000 waste tyres and saved $300,000

In 2008, heavy rains caused a 20-foot steel-wall road repair in California to fail; in 2009 crews rebuilt the slope using 330,000 waste tyres and saved $300,000

Sonoma Mountain road failure and TDA placement in progress. A California road repair project took an unusual turn after heavy rains caused a previous reconstruction to fail. Instead of using another traditional retaining-wall system, engineers filled the damaged section with hundreds of thousands of discarded vehicle tires. According to CalRecycle, the official website of the…

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CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800

CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800 | World News

For thousands of years, the Bolson tortoise had been missing from the grasslands of New Mexico. Then a private ranch offered the species something it had not had in generations: space to start again. What began with just 30 captive tortoises grew into a population of roughly 800 through a long-running conservation effort backed by…

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In the 1970s, actor Robert Stack owned California acreage that included a private game preserve; his unusual landholding offered a glimpse into Hollywood's forgotten ranch culture

In the 1970s, actor Robert Stack owned California acreage that included a private game preserve; his unusual landholding offered a glimpse into Hollywood’s forgotten ranch culture | World News

In the 1970s, while Robert Stack was already a familiar face on American television, the actor owned an unusual piece of California real estate far removed from Hollywood’s studio lots and city life. Stack had acreage in the Sacramento area that included a private game preserve and duck club, according to a 1971 United Press…

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'I was weeping like an old woman for an hour': Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ashamed of supporting Trump, claims his 'Green Card was canceled' without informing him

‘I was weeping like an old woman for an hour’: Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ashamed of supporting Trump, claims his ‘Green Card was canceled’ without informing him

Milo Yiannopoulos appears on Piers Morgan Uncensored after his ICE arrest followed by his deportation to the UK. Brotosh far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos who was deported from the US to the UK on allegations of visa overstay broke his silence on the ordeal and said he would challenge the removal. The former fanboy of President…

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In 1929, a fisherman built a wooden boat beside the home where he was raising 13 children; nearly a century later, $1.5 million is being raised to restore it

In 1929, a fisherman built a wooden boat beside the home where he was raising 13 children; nearly a century later, $1.5 million is being raised to restore it

Little Lady is set to be moved to the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway for repairs (Vineyard Gazette photo) A wooden fishing boat built in 1929 is nearing a major restoration on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The vessel, Little Lady, is the sole remaining wooden fishing dragger in New England and has been part of the…

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Quote of the day by William Shakespeare: "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely..." - a timeless lesson on change, identity and life

Quote of the day by William Shakespeare: “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely…” – a timeless lesson on change, identity and life | World News

William Shakespeare (Image: Wikipedia) Two people can look at their own life story and understand its shape in completely different ways. One sees a single, continuous identity, the same person carrying the same fixed role from beginning to end, expected to remain recognisably consistent throughout. The other sees something closer to a sequence of distinct…

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In 2019, a New York couple bought a $1.825M Ridge home for their bearded Collie; after spending another $2M on renovations, ‘Buster’s Retreat’ is now listed for $2.9M

Buster’S Retreat: In 2019, a New York couple bought a $1.825M Ridge home for their bearded Collie; after spending another $2M on renovations, ‘Buster’s Retreat’ is now listed for $2.9M

Credit : Courtesy of Dr. Howard A. Rubin; Chris Kiely/Jump Visual When Howard and Suze Rubin, both 77, left their warm and cosy home in Florida for New York, they weren’t looking for a high-flying life in NYC. In fact, they moved to NYC for the weather. But they weren’t the ones chasing the cooler…

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