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A Daring Antonello da Messina Heist Raises New Questions About Museum Security
A lightning-fast theft at MuMe in Messina targeted rare works by Antonello da Messina on the night of Ferragosto. Museo Regionale Accascina Messina, via Reuters The media attention generated...
The College Value Proposition Is Changing in the Age of A.I.
Employers still value A.I. fluency, but their biggest concerns about new graduates point to a more fundamental shortage: human judgment. Unsplash+ Here’s something every parent writing a tuition check...
How Jeff Hiller found humanity in the ‘Pluribus’ hive mind — and earned his second Emmy nomination
When Jeff Hiller was nominated for his first Emmy in 2025, he was at home in New York City talking to his sister on the phone. He wasn’t watching...
Why Collectors Gift Significant Artworks to University Art Museums
George Abrams donated the majority of his collection of Dutch drawings (about 350) to Harvard Art Museums, building on an earlier gift and making the institution’s Dutch drawings collection...
The Shoe That Conquered Dry Land: A Brief History of the Boat Shoe
In the winter of 1935, a Connecticut sailor named Paul Sperry watched his cocker spaniel cross a sheet of ice without slipping and decided the dog knew something he...
Iran executes man convicted of running over police during January protests
Iran executed a man convicted of deliberately driving his car into police officers during anti-government protests in the city of Karaj in January, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported...
Mayor Klutz — what’s behind Mamdani’s long string of fumbles, failures and fiascos
Take a step back and recognize that City Hall’s embarrassing disconnect on the supposed NYPD detail to protect first lady Rama Duwaji on a personal trip to Syria and...
Humanoid robots could patrol southern border, CEO pitches, as futuristic technology moves closer to reality
Humanoid robots capable of autonomously navigating rugged terrain and detecting people could eventually join federal agents patrolling the southern border, with one US robotics company telling Fox News Digital...
Tributes to Hayden Panettiere pour in following her death at 36: ‘Don’t be gone’
A devastated Selma Blair has paid tribute to Hayden Panettiere following her death at age 36 – writing in one post: “I’m dying, Please be here.” The “Legally Blonde”...
Trump blames vandals for dead grass on National Mall where he hosted 4th of July celebration
President Donald Trump is blaming vandals for large spots of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial, the same area where the president hosted crowds for a...
Teen charged after ‘friends with benefits’ lover fatally shot during ‘Russian roulette’ foreplay: cops
A 19-year-old Virginia woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her “friends with benefits” lover was fatally shot during consensual gun-toting foreplay that investigators described as a game...
