Foreign governments lavish gifts on White House A bamboo bicycle valued at $1,060 from The Philippines ... a golf bag price priced at $7,750 from then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy ... a number of shirts, pens, sculptures and rugs. Foreign gifts to President Obama and his family totaled $243,970.96 in 2011, according to a Yahoo News analysis of a report from the State Department. More
$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
Google sells Frommer's guides back to Arthur Frommer Arthur Frommer, the avuncular, erudite travel icon who 57 years ago inspired a generation of cost-conscious Americans to pack their bags with Europe on 5 Dollars a Day, is taking back control of his travel guidebook brand from Google and intends to resume publishing Frommer guidebooks. More
Nation honors MLK Jr. on day of Obama inauguration The nation was honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday - the same day it celebrated the inauguration of the first black president to his second term.... More
Retailers report higher December sales A last-minute surge in spending helped many major retailers report better-than-expected sales in December, a relief for stores that make up to 40 percent of annual revenue during the holiday period. More
Connections requires players to find the connections between 16 words, and place them in four groups of four. If you want some help, we have the solution to Connections for April 23, 2024, along with hints to help you solve it yourself.
Wordle is a daily puzzle from the New York Times. If you want some extra help to solve today's Wordle, we have the answer to Wordle #1039, plus some extra clues.
It's now easier than ever to play your favorite Nintendo classics on your iPhone. And it's all thanks to the Delta emulator that's finally available on the App Store. We'll teach you how to use it to play all the old Nintendo games you own.
Like a slew of other streaming services have done, Disney+ has introduced live channels that will broadcast the platform's content on a continuous shuffled loop. Here's what that might look like (and what we hope to see).
The biggest draw of game subscription services is that you can access a huge catalog of games for a monthly fee. However, that comes with one major drawback: you give up the benefits of game ownership. Here's a look at why game subscription services can't replace the benefits of owning your games.
The last frost date for the Denver is May 4, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. Generally across the Front Range, you can count on closer to Mother’s Day weekend to begin warm-weather garden planting.
Here are some May plant sales for Denver gardeners who want to prioritize locally grown, regionally adapted plants that support local organizations, nonprofits, or green-thumb individuals.