$1 Billion Gift Gives Met a New Perspective (Cubist) In one of the most significant gifts in the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the philanthropist and cosmetics tycoon Leonard A. Lauder has promised the institution his collection of 78 Cubist paintings, drawings and sculptures. More
Chinese Girl sale nears £1m mark Vladimir Tretchikoff's original painting of the Chinese Girl, believed to be the world's most reproduced print, sells at auction for £982,050, around twice its anticipated sale price. More
FBI: $500 million art thieves known The FBI said Monday it believes it knows who was behind one of the most significant art heists in the United States -- the 1990 theft of 13 precious works, once valued at $500 million, from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. More
Mystery masterpiece revealed as Rembrandt self-portrait A mystery portrait donated to a British heritage charity as part of a mixed lot of paintings has been identified as a work by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn -- worth more than $30 million. More
Reviewed.com: Can this little camera replace your DSLR? The Sony RX1 is an attempt to achieve the impossible: the image quality and flexibility of a 35mm DSLR in the palm of your hand. With a remarkable fixed 35mm f/2 Carl Zeiss lens, 24.3-megapixel full frame sensor, and a jaw-dropping $2800 price tag, the RX1 has certainly settled all doubts about who makes the best compact digital camera on the market. More
UCF men’s basketball secured another transfer piece after La Salle center/forward Rokas Jocius announced his commitment to the Knights on Monday.
The 6-foot-10, 260-pound Jocius becomes the fourth player to commit to the Knights from the transfer portal this offseason, joining forwards Benny Williams (Syracuse) and Keyshawn Hall (George Mason) and guard Mikey Williams (Memphis).
The junior played two seasons for the Explorers, averaging 6.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 61 games.
Federal authorities will now helm the investigation of the April 11 killing of Katherine Guerrero De Aguasvivas, the Homestead woman carjacked in Winter Springs and found dead in Osceola County, as it appears connected to a larger drug trafficking operation spanning several Florida counties.
The decision was announced Monday by Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma, 18 days after Guerrero De Aguasvivas was kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight.
Paul Goldstein is a second generation survivor and the youngest of two sons born to Polish Holocaust survivors, Samuel and Sabina Goldstein after World War II. Last week, Paul was the keynote speaker during the University of New Haven’s 20th annual Holocaust Remembrance ceremony. His speech revolved around one central theme: ‘This is what hate does’.
A teenager who was stabbed at a nature preserve in Coconut Creek has died from his injuries, police confirmed Monday.
The child, Iury Daniel De Sena, 15, was identified by friends and family members who started a GoFundMe page to assist with funeral and health care costs. John J. Sullivan, spokesman for the Broward school district, confirmed Monday that De Sena was a student at Lyons Middle School in Coconut Creek and that grief counselors are at the school to assist students and faculty traumatized by the loss.
Coconut Creek Police said De Sena died Friday, but police did not provide additional details about the crime or their investigation.
The stabbing took place April 20 on a walking trail at the Winston Park Nature Preserve near the 4900 block of Hilton Road, according to Coconut Creek Police spokesman Scotty Leamon.
By STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress gave one of its highest final tributes on Monday — a lying in honor ceremony at the Capitol — to Ralph Puckett Jr., who led an outnumbered company in battle during the Korean War and was the last surviving veteran of that war to receive the Medal of Honor.
Puckett, who retired as an Army colonel, died earlier this month at the age of 97 at his home in Columbus, Georgia.