Renowned Chinese painter Fu Baoshi takes on US Revered Chinese modern painter Fu Baoshi`s life was an epic journey -- literally and figuratively -- but only now, with retrospectives in the United States, has his powerfully emotional body of work traveled as far as the West.
Ice-bound Alaska port awaits fuel transfer Residents of the remote Alaskan port of Nome awaited the transfer of much-needed fuel from a Russian ship that battled through some 300 miles (480 kilometers) of Arctic ice to get here.
iPhone ringtone brings NY Philharmonic to a halt A New York Philharmonic music fan`s cell phone added a few extra tones to a concert this week that no one appreciated -- especially the orchestra`s exasperated conductor.
China says population rises to 1.34 billion China said on Monday that its population -- already the world’s largest -- increased by 6.3 million last year to hit 1.341 billion by the end of 2010.
’250 billion’ plastic fragments in Mediterranean Some 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean, creating a biological hazard that reverberates up the food chain, according to research supported by green campaigners.
NY police ask for help in tracking stolen paintings Police in New York have asked for public assistance in tracking a half a dozen paintings by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein that were stolen from an apartment in November.
1.5 million copies of Bush memoir to hit shelves One and a half million copies of George W. Bush`s memoir hit the shelves next month, along with an e-book version containing a video message from the former president and his home movies, Crown publishers said Friday.
New York Fashion Week kicks off in new digs New York`s Spring-Summer 2011 Fashion Week kicked off Wednesday in new digs at the prestigious Lincoln Center.
Older folks flocking to online social networks: US study While online social networks remain havens for the young, they are also becoming increasingly popular with the over 50 crowd in the United States, a study released Friday showed.
SeaWorld fined 75,000 USD over killer whale attack A US government agency has fined SeaWorld 75,000 dollars for safety violations after the February 24 death of an animal trainer who was fatally attacked by a killer whale during a live show.
Tiger Woods and wife Elin divorce after sex scandal Tiger Woods and Swedish model wife Elin Nordegren divorced Monday, their marriage "irretrievably broken" by a blistering sex scandal that has left the world number one golfer`s life in disarray.
Spanish galleon bar of gold stolen from Florida museum Unidentified thieves stole a gold bar worth more than half a million dollars that had been retrieved from a sunken 17th century Spanish galleon, officials at a Key West museum said Friday.
US teen vows to push for inter-Korean peace forest A US teenager said Friday that he would not give up his campaign for a peace forest on the tense inter-Korean border despite North Korea`s negative reaction to his proposal.
To US students Beethoven's a dog, Michelangelo a virus Most young Americans entering university this year can`t write in cursive, think email is too slow, that Beethoven`s a dog and Michelangelo a computer virus, according to an annual list compiled by two academics at a US college.
First Louisiana shrimp season since BP oil spill starts Louisiana`s first shrimping season since hundreds of millions of gallons of toxic crude spewed into the Gulf of Mexico opened Monday, but few boats took to the water and some found oil, while fears lingered that no one will buy the shrimp anyway.
Men who earn less than women more likely to cheat: study Men who earn less than their female partner are more likely to cheat on her, a study published Monday found.
US museum exhibit to focus on endangered plants The Smithsonian?s Museum of Natural History on Saturday opens an exhibit of pictures endangered, threatened and extinct plants from around the world, officials said.
Oiled birds everywhere, but little rescue crews can do Michael Seymour peers at the oiled pelican floating near an island of mangrove trees and winces in frustration because -- once again -- there`s absolutely nothing he can do to help.
NY's revamped Coney Island takes flight New York`s famed Coney Island, long fallen into a state of seedy disrepair, gets a new lease on life this weekend with the opening of 19 new rides including the hair-raising "Air Race."
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