Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands made from the locks of the dead.

Jaysha Victorian, a 23-year-old from Houston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after exploiting her position at a bank contractor to fraudulently credit prepaid debit cards with $8.6 million.

An Australian state government has proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship.

For 50 years, Dickens on the Strand has been a holiday tradition in Galveston that celebrates all things Victorian - the food, the drinks, the music and of course, the fancy attire.

Once a year in Galveston, privacy goes out the window as the owners of historic homes open their doors to visitors as part of an island-wide event.

The listing agent for the Victorian home featured in the “The Goonies” film in Astoria, Oregon, says the likely new owner is a fan of the classic coming-of-age movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to preserve and protect the landmark.

Lawmakers in an Australian state have pledged their allegiance to King Charles III with some using the occasion to call for an Australian republic.

A decaying, 122-year-old property marketed as “the worst house on the best block” of San Francisco has sold for nearly $2 million.

Workers pass a Victorian home as a truck pulls it through San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. According to the consultant overseeing the project, the move cost approximately $200,000 and involved removing street lights, parking meters, and utility lines. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)SAN FRANCISCO – After 139 years at 807 Franklin St. in San Francisco, a two-story Victorian house has a new address. The house’s journey has been in the planning stages for years, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. AdThe owner of the six-bedroom house, San Francisco broker Tim Brown, will pay about $400,000 in fees and moving costs, the Chronicle said.

(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)MELBOURNE – Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, will begin its third lockdown on Friday due to a rapidly spreading COVID-19 cluster centered on hotel quarantine. The five-day lockdown will be enforced across Victoria state to prevent the virus spreading from the state capital, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said. Only international flights that were already in the air when the lockdown was announced will be allowed to land at Melbourne Airport. Federal lawmakers were on Friday rushing to get to the national capital Canberra to attend Parliament on Monday for fear that the Australian Capital Territory government will restrict their entry. Morrison said before the lockdown was announced that he was confident the state government could handle the cluster.

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843. “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You,” it reads. That didn't sit well at the time with the puritanical Temperance Society, which kicked up such a fuss it took three years before another Christmas card was produced. “They were quite distressed that in this ‘scandalous’ picture they had children toasting with a glass of wine along with the adults. It's believed to have gone on sale in the same week in December 1843 that Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” first was published.

While the dangerous plumes are forcing people inside along the West Coast, residents thousands of miles away in the East are seeing unusually hazy skies and remarkable sunsets. The wildfires racing across tinder-dry landscape in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are extraordinary, but the long reach of their smoke isn't unprecedented. The sun was transformed into a perfect orange orb as it set over New York City on Tuesday. But Solum said there's always a chance for more smoke and haze to shift around. She said millions of people who live beyond the flames can end up dealing with diminished air quality as it's not uncommon for wildfire smoke to travel hundreds of miles.

HOUSTON A fun guessing game turned into an interesting history lesson when a Galveston museum revealed the purpose behind bathing machines used in the during the Georgian or Victorian eras. According to The Bryan Museum, bathing machines were used to offer Georgian or Victorian women privacy to undress as well as a dry place for swimmers to keep their belongings. At some locations, there were female attendants known as dippers who could help women out of the bathing machines and into the water. Just as they came, women would travel back to shore in the bathing machine and get redressed in private. According to an article on the subject by Messy Nessy Chic, the use of bathing machines diminished during the 1920s.

HOUSTON – Authorities responded to an officer-involved shooting in southwest Houston, according to a tweet by the Houston Police Department. “(He) was at a relative’s home when some type of disturbance ensued in his presence,” said HPD Assistant Chief, Sheryl Victorian, stated. Officials with the HCSO said the man who was shot by the deputy was taken to Ben Taub in stable condition. Victorian said Houston Police are now looking for the other person who was in the car with the injured man. Police are asking the man to come forward as he is a person of interest in the case.

COLUMBUS, Texas On the hunt for a charming, historical Texas home? Whichever the reason, you can take a peek inside this 140-year-old Columbus estate thats listed for $295,000. The single-family residence sits on nearly half an acre at 806 North Live Oak Street near Midtown Park and the Keith-Traylor Museum. Also added during renovation was a bonus room that could be used as an office or as the third bedroom. 806 N Live Oak Street (HAR)806 N Live Oak Street (HAR)806 N Live Oak Street (HAR)806 N Live Oak Street (HAR)806 N Live Oak Street (HAR)806 N Live Oak Street (HAR)

VICTORIA, Texas A gorgeous three-story historic Texas home from the 1880s is ready for a new owner who has an appreciation for old estates and a budget of $650,000. According to Historic Victoria Texas, the abode was originally built in Indianola but then relocated in 1886 after a devastating hurricane destroyed the port city. The stunning single-family residence, registered as a Texas Historic Landmark, reps 4,732-square-feet of living space, five bedrooms, four full baths and one-half bath. Original features include intricate woodwork details throughout and beautiful longleaf pine floors. Scroll below to see inside this quaint estate on the market for $649,900 through the images below, courtesy of Central Texas MLS:507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)507 S De Leon (CTXMLS)

Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hot spot, announced on Monday that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb the spread of the virus. The new 24-hour record was marginally higher than the 723 cases and 13 deaths reported last Thursday. He added that the notion of more than 700 cases is not sustainable.In other developments in Asia and the Pacific: Hong Hong has reported 80 new virus cases and four additional deaths. China reported 27 new virus cases on the mainland Wednesday. China has reported 4,634 deaths among 84,491 cases since the virus was first detected in the central city of Wuhan late last year.

(AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)MELBOURNE Melbournes usually vibrant downtown streets were draining of signs of life on Wednesday on the eve of Australias toughest-ever pandemic restrictions coming into force. The closing down of Australias second-largest city, which usually accounts for a quarter of the nations economic activity, also coincided with frenetic preparation. Many Melbourne businesses in this city of 5 million are not expected to survive the second and harshest lockdown. Melbourne residents were evenly split between those who resented the new impositions and those who wholehearted supported them, she said. Authorities are concerned that many Melbourne residents were ignoring orders to stay home, even when they were infected with the coronavirus.

A quaint four-story Texas estate from the 1890s is ready for a new owner. Located at 613 Ward Street in Sealy, about 30 minutes west of Katy, this century-old Queen Anne Victorian home has an asking price of $559,000. Wondering what that amount will get you in Sealy real estate? How does a half-acre lot and 4,532-square-feet of living space, four bedrooms, four full baths and one half bath sound? 613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)613 Ward Street (HAR)

A lovely century-old Texas home with two huge backyards has just been placed on the market by the Houston Association of Realtors. Located at 308 W Wilson Street in Cleburne, about 45 minutes south of Forth Worth, the two-story home from 1907 sits on a little over half an acre and features three bedrooms, a bonus room in the primary bedroom, two full baths and an oversized detached garage. Highlights include a wrap-around porch, grand entry foyer, high ceilings and three fireplaces. See inside this 113-year-old property and step back in time through the pictures below. 308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)308 W Wilson Street (HAR)

Located at 185 Fifth Street in the City of Rusk, this 136-year-old Victorian-style home, described as one of the most beautiful homes in East Texas by HAR.com, is now on the market for $562,000. There is also a 900-square-foot fully-furnished garage apartment sitting above a two-car garage. Some of the residences most prominent features include a huge wrap-around front porch with 20-foot columns, double french doors leading to a covered porch and a beautifully landscaped backyard, according to the official listing. Scroll below to take a look inside this 1880s East Texas estate. 185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)185 Fifth Street (gtar.com)

(CNN) – A 6,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom Victorian mansion could've been yours for only $50,000, but there was one catch: You had to put together a restoration proposal for the historic property in order to be considered. Built in 1861, the mansion is in Auburn, New York, in the Finger Lakes region about 25 miles west of Syracuse. Prospective buyers had to state their intended use of the property, the restoration project timeline and cost, and restoration plan in order to be considered as a part of their application. He founded the Seymour Library and the Auburn City Hospital. The mansion sits on approximately an acre of land, and it has three stories, five bathrooms and four fireplaces.