Arts Oct 25 Happy birthday, Picasso! Museum reopens after five-year renovation On the 133rd birthday of the celebrated Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, the Paris museum carrying his name reopened after a facelift five years in the making.
Nation Oct 25 Same-sex marriage now recognized in six additional states The United States federal government will now recognize same-sex married couples in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Saturday.
World Oct 19 Sweden steps up search for possible ‘foreign underwater activity’ In a military move not seen since the Cold War, Sweden stepped up a search for possible "foreign underwater activity" in waters located approximately 31 miles from Stockholm Saturday, Reuters reported.
World Oct 18 Northern white rhino death brings subspecies closer to extinction Suni, one of the world's few remaining northern white rhinoceroses died in Kenya Friday, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy said, bringing the subspecies population to only six and closer to extinction.
World Oct 11 UN highlights gender inequality on International Day of the Girl World leaders and the United Nations spotlighted the problem of violence against women around the world during the U.N.'s third International Day of the Girl on Saturday.
Nation Oct 05 U.S. dedicates memorial honoring disabled veterans President Obama honored the nation's wounded servicemen and servicewomen during the unveiling of a disabled veterans memorial in Washington on Sunday.
World Oct 04 Catalans want independence vote from Spain, but will it happen? Roughly 800 Catalan mayors joined the president of the northeastern region of Spain Saturday in support of a vote for independence from Spain set for Nov. 9. But the vote has been blocked by the Spanish Constitutional Court.
World Sep 28 NYC protest shows solidarity with Hong Kong pro-democracy movement More than 50 people gathered in the Chinatown section of Manhattan on Sunday in solidarity with the pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong that is being described as the worst unrest seen in the region since China took control from Britain…
World Sep 28 Police fire tear gas on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong Police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of pro-democracy protesters, who had blocked the main thoroughfare leading to Hong Kong’s financial district and assembled in front of government headquarters this weekend.
Arts Sep 28 Hush falls on Atlanta Symphony Hall as musicians remain locked out The Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has canceled its concerts until Nov. 8, following a breakdown in contract negotiations between musician unions and management, and the resulting lockout of musicians.