1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (445+ words) The agreement paves the way for the long-sought return of “ Portrait of a Lady ” to Marei von Saher, the sole surviving heir of Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, whose celebrated collection was sold under duress to Nazi officials after Adolf…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (411+ words) It may be difficult for anyone under 40 to understand, but there was a time when changing a channel meant getting up, walking over to the “television set” and turning a “dial.” Scientists at Zenith Electronics recognized a problem that needed…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (338+ words) The very first 9/11 memorial at any of the three attack sites was built in 2008 at the Pentagon. Currently, the Pentagon’s memorial is the only one without a visitor and education center that helps tell the story of that day, but…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (905+ words) After years of new-normal ticket sales and regular spells of unease, the summer box office rallied to $4.61 billion in domestic ticket sales between May 1 and Aug. 31, according to Rentrak. That’s not just miles ahead of last year (a 26.1% increase from…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (526+ words) China considers self-governing Taiwan to be part of its territory and rejects the island’s claim to sovereignty. Beijing generally refers to Taiwan as “China’s Taiwan region.” China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized the South Korean organizers of the biennial Gwangju…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1033+ words) For Kentucky author Wendell Berry, the environmental crisis he lamented to such great effect in his essays, poetry and fiction was also a human crisis — a deeply spiritual one. Berry, who died Monday at home at age 92, drew that connection…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (717+ words) “Forever Grateful/Golden Gate Park” opens Saturday and will also feature the Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia ’s BMW, which remains in mint condition and has never been displayed publicly. The two iconic artifacts will anchor an exhibition that immerses…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago   (230+ words) It might be only just September, but the jockeying for next March’s Academy Awards is well underway. Movies first started revving up their Oscar campaigns at the Cannes Film Festival in May. But now that the fall festivals, in Venice,…...

14+ hour, 5+ min ago   (36+ words) Aug. 28 – Sept. 3, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. Aug. 28 – Sept. 3, 2026...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (100+ words) The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue…...