I am Austin Franco but not the racist one: Dallas attorney receives threat over ‘unfortunate coincidence’, says ‘he even looks like me’

One Austin Franco (left) made an antisemitic comment, another got life threats. A Dallas attorney said he and his family members have been receiving threats after a namesake, much younger, turned down an internship with a Jewish-owned company, saying he was not interested in working for a Jew. This Austin Franco is a Cornell University…

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Meet Frank Lucci, the 18-year-old Texas student who built a high-precision robot sensor for under $25; it is nearly 20 times cheaper than existing options

Born in San Antonio, Lucci built SubArc for his engineering project for the Regeneron Science Talent Search. Imagine building a tiny piece of technology that tells robots exactly how they are moving, and doing it for the cost of a typical dinner. This is exactly what 18-year-old Texas student Frank Lucci set out to do…

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In the 1950s, Hugo Meyer began buying abandoned Vermont farmland to grow timber; his family has now helped permanently protect more than 18,000 acres from development

Growing up in Hardwick on a dairy farm, woods were a major part of Andrew Meyer’s life. He would often spend time camping and hiking around East Long Pond and as a kid, he visited logging jobs in the area of the Worcester Range with his grandfather or uncle. A history of sustainable timber management…

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    81-year-old mother allegedly forced to leave house: SC restores son’s eviction under Senior Citizens Act

    The Court restored the orders passed by the authorities under the Senior Citizens Act directing the eviction of the appellant’s son and daughter-in-law. The Supreme Court has held that tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can order eviction of children or other occupants from a senior citizen’s…

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    Son Shadaab Khan recalls Tom Alter’s anecdote about a waiter mocking Sholay before its success

    Nearly five decades after its release, Sholay continues to remain one of Indian cinema’s most iconic films. But according to actor-writer Shadaab Khan, son of legendary actor Amjad Khan, the film was not instantly embraced by audiences when it first hit theatres in 1975.Speaking to Vickey Lalwani, Shadaab recalled a fascinating anecdote once narrated to…

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