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What this year’s Whitney Biennial says about contemporary American art

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

Keeping America’s Heritage of Sights and Sounds Fresh for Future Generations

These days it may seem like you can find any movie, TV show or song you want online. But vast amounts of America's cultural treasures are in danger of extinction. Jeffrey Brown reports on conservation efforts at the Library of…

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Rome’s ‘Nostoi’ Marks Homecoming of Italian Artwork

Over the centuries, archaeologists and looters unearthed ancient sculptures and other works of art on the Italian peninsula, taking their finds home with them. Now, with "Nostoi," Greek for "return home," Rome celebrates the return of many of these masterpieces…

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Nation Dec 12

FCC votes to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

World Dec 12

Police kill 2 protesters defying curfew in Indian state

By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press

World Dec 12

Military retrieves bodies after volcano eruption in New Zealand

By Associated Press

Nation Dec 12

10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

World Dec 12

UN leader warns climate change could fuel ‘economic disaster’

By Frank Jordans, Aritz Parra, Associated Press

World Dec 12

European Central Bank chief says economic slowdown is stabilizing

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) speaks with Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (R-NY) during opening statements as the House Judiciary Committee begins its markup of articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Politics Dec 12

Judiciary panel takes its first steps toward an impeachment vote

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, and Yair Lapid attend a parliamentary vote for its dissolution and approval of a date for a third national election in less than a year, at the Knesset, or Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on December 11, 2019. Photo by Ammar Awad/Reuters

World Dec 12

Israelis express frustration as legislators approve 3rd election within a year

By Aron Heller, Associated Press

A woman walks past a polling station during the general election The Hove Museum and Art Gallery in Hove, Brighton and Hove, Britain, December 12, 2019. Photo by Paul Childs/Reuters

World Dec 12

UK votes in election that aims to break Brexit deadlock

By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder, Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Emergency personnel and investigators work at the scene the day after an hours-long gun battle with two men around a kosher market in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S., December 11, 2019. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell/Reuters

Nation Dec 12

New Jersey authorities seek motive for attack on Jewish market

By David Porter, Jim Mustian, Associated Press

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg attends the High-Level event on Climate Emergency during the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain December 11, 2019. Photo by Susana Vera/Reuters

Nation Dec 12

Trump criticizes climate activist Greta Thunberg’s magazine honor

By Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Independent Inquiry Committee, listens to journalists after addressing the [Security Council] at the United Nations in New York, September 7, 2005. Photo by Reuters

Making Sen$e Dec 12

Column: Paul Volcker’s legacy, an independent Federal Reserve, is under threat

By Michael W. Klein