New York – A stainless steel sculpture of a rabbit by Jeff Koons has set an auction record in New York, fetching over $91 million. The sale of Koons’ 1986 “Rabbit” at Christie’s Wednesday was the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction. The previous record for a living artist’s work [...]

New York – A recent clash with the National Rifle Association (NRA) has shown some doctors who treat gunshot victims a way to heal their own trauma: through activism against gun violence. With rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on par with that of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, trauma surgeons have found that speaking [...]

Miami, FL – Police have arrested a man who allegedly shouted Jewish slurs and attacked two separate groups of Orthodox Jews in Bal Halbour. Bal Harbour Village Police said the incidents happened near the 9600 block of Collins Avenue, at around 11 p.m., on March 22. WSVN, Reports that Daniel Starikov was arrested Wednesday after [...]

Washington – Researchers have created a way for a smartphone to “hear” a warning sign of ear infections — fluid buildup behind the eardrum. If it pans out, parents might one day check their tots’ ears at home simply using a phone app and “stuff you have around the house — paper, tape and scissors,” [...]

San Francisco – A California cafe is brewing up what it calls the world’s most expensive coffee — at $75 a cup. Klatch Coffee Roasters is serving the exclusive brew, the Elida Natural Geisha 803, at its branches in Southern California and San Francisco. The 803 in the coffee’s name refers to the record-breaking price [...]

Shelby County, TN – A Tennessee county commission has voted in favor of censuring a judge who posted racist and anti-Semitic articles on his Facebook page. Prior to the Monday evening hearing, Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey wrote a letter to the Shelby County Commission to say the article he linked to saying the Jews [...]

Washington – Republicans want to force a vote on a controversial bill meant to oppose the anti-Israel boycott. The bill, which earlier this year passed the Senate, has been held up in part because the Democrats, who control the U.S. House of Representatives, say it poses a threat to First Amendment free speech protections. The [...]

Berlin – The heiress of a German biscuit empire has apologized for stirring outrage with remarks that appeared to play down the hardship suffered by dozens of people forced to work at the family business under Nazi rule. Verena Bahlsen, whose father owns the Bahlsen company that makes some of Germany’s most famous biscuits, said [...]

San Francisco – Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. power lines caused a fire that killed 85 people — the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history, California fire officials said Wednesday. Cal Fire said the transmission lines owned and operated by the San Francisco-based utility sparked the Nov. 8 fire in the Pulga area [...]

New York – The famous winged TWA terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport came out of its decades-long retirement Wednesday with a new life as a luxury hotel. “How beautiful is this?” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony opening the $268 million project. The Finnish architect [...]