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Stolen Van Gogh Returned by Sherlock Holmes of the Art World

This newly issued 1971 set helpfully complicates the iconic harpist and pianist’s legacy, revealing her as not just a spiritual-jazz mystic but also the heir to her late husband’s harshly ecstatic fire music. here

An Australian sailor who said he survived on raw fish and rainwater while adrift at sea for months with his dog has revealed what his first meal will be after returning ashore Tuesday in Mexico.

TikTok users tuning into a viral video got to see a brief glimpse into the special relationship between a young woman and her grandmother, with the former teaching herself to sew in order to bring to life fashion sketches made by the latter over 60 years ago

A first-time Pennsylvania mom who was told her baby “wouldn’t make it” because he was born so small, now says he is “thriving” at home following 181 days in hospital.

The Emmy-winning actor describes what experiencing kindness from a white teacher meant to her during the early days of desegregation.

In a massive effort to bring awareness to the plight of homeless veterans, a team from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, lined up 1,203 sleeping bags to provide comfort and hopefully break a Guinness World Record

More than 50 years after graduating high school, a 72-year-old recently earned an undergraduate degree and turned his tassel.

As town after town in Canada receive evacuation orders, one man from the town of Yellowknife drove toward the fires: on a mission to rescue any pets left behind.

A young boy was headed down a neighborhood sidewalk when he made a stop at a random house with a doorbell camera—to leave a positive message of encouragement for a stranger.

A Florida firefighter opened his heart and home after he found a newborn baby girl in the station’s Safe Haven drop box.

Sam Farr has snapped a picture of himself in a barber chair every decade since the 1970s. And while the camera model changes over time, it’s the same two good friends—a barber and his customer—just getting older together.

A seven-year-old boy born without an arm has been able to hold a fishing rod with two hands for the first time.

This year’s annual convention for the American Veterinary Medical Association has been turned into a medical care drive for the companion animals of the homeless in the Denver area. In partnership with the Street Dog Coalition and a number of corporate sponsors, the event held over last weekend allowed anyone to bring in an animal to receive a free health check, vaccinations, and essential supplies to take home with them.

In New Zealand, a young boy has become the world’s youngest recipient of the Mountbatten Award after saving his younger brother from a treacherous stretch of coastal water last year.

A pair of Mississippi River salvage divers found a message in a bottle that has briefly brought back to life a dearly departed son who died more than 30 years ago.

The U.S. House of Representatives adopted legislation aimed at ensuring the future of U.S. fish and wildlife conservation funding in a Tuesday evening bipartisan vote.

More than 3,300 workers at 70 British companies, ranging from small consultancies to large financial firms, have started working a four-day week with no loss of pay in what organizers of the program call the world's biggest trial of a shorter workweek.

Trumpet, a bloodhound, was crowned the Best in Show winner at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Wednesday night.

Sailing solo across the world's largest ocean once is enough of an achievement. But 83-year-old Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie has done it multiple times.

On Saturday, June 4, he set a record by becoming the world's oldest solo yachtsman to sail non-stop across the Pacific Ocean.

A 'planetary breakup' of 5 planets in the June's big stargazing sight, NASA says

“Walking around the Dallas Farmers Market with the world’s tallest living male dog — a Great Dane named Zeus, according to Guinness World Records — garners a lot of stares, smiles, photo requests and one comment in particular.”

“For families of children with peanut allergy, there may be some hope. Researchers say they're working on a treatment that can create immune system changes that put kids into remission from their allergy.”

“Christian Cooper, the bird-watching Black man who was the target of false accusations during an encounter in New York City's Central Park in 2020, has a new TV show airing on National Geographic.”

“Monarch butterfly populations have increased a hundredfold in overwintering sites in California after historically low numbers in 2020, per the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Volunteers observed less than 2,000 monarchs in the state at the society’s annual Thanksgiving count in 2020. Last year, they counted more than 247,000.”

“Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to expand the country’s national and quasi-national parks to bolster efforts to conserve biodiversity, officials said.”

“New York state senators were expected to advance a package of legislation Tuesday to prohibit animal abuse and neglect and increase the penalty for their mistreatment.”

“In April, humanity collectively recorded the sounds of a single bacterium using graphene drums, figured out how archerfish are such good sharpshooters, built a heat engine that outperforms standard steam engines, and found a preserved dinosaurs leg which might be from the actual day the asteroid ended the reign of dinosaurs.”

“Between the towering trees of Sweden's Bothnian coastline, a new skyscraper is bucking the trend of the traditionally carbon-heavy construction industry. The 20-storey, 75-metre-high Sara Cultural Centre - named after a popular Swedish author - opened its doors last September.”

“China’s first ‘Vertical Forest City’ has been completed, providing a home to around 500 people - and over 5,000 shrubs and trees. Though we may not think of tower blocks as green spaces, Italian architect Stefano Boeri has been disrupting this notion for decades.”

“Indonesia has passed a landmark bill that for the first time outlaws forced marriage and sexual harassment. To tears and cheers from supporters in the gallery, on Tuesday the House of Representatives passed the long-awaited legislation that criminalises nine forms of sexual violence, including physical and verbal assault, harassment, forced sterilisation and exploitation.”

Environmental organisations partner to create 15,000-acre protected wetland from Glastonbury to Bridgwater Bay

Hundreds line up for free adoption event in Putnam County held after nearly 200 dogs found at Interlachen home