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A British painting stolen by mobsters is returned to the owner's son - 54 years later

A British painting stolen by mobsters is returned to the owner's son - 54 years later

An 18th century British painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters in 1969 has been returned more than a half-century later to the family that bought it for $7,500 during the Great Depression, the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office announced Friday.
Under bombing in eastern Ukraine and disabled by illness, an unknown painter awaits his fate

Under bombing in eastern Ukraine and disabled by illness, an unknown painter awaits his fate

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Mykola Soloviov, 88, is a painter the world does not know. His landscapes of eastern Ukraine, records of a lost time, lie tucked away in a modest home under threat of Russian attack.
Dying thief who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum gets no prison time

Dying thief who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum gets no prison time

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday.
Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

Maker of recalled sleep apnea machines agrees to halt sales in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines said Monday it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators that could cost the manufacturer nearly $400 million.
B.C. again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donors, province says

B.C. again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donors, province says

VANCOUVER — Heather Martin was having trouble walking even short distances as she waited for a kidney transplant. But on Oct. 12, 2023, a phone call at work made her "happy, happy, happy.
King Charles III has been discharged from a London hospital after a prostate procedure

King Charles III has been discharged from a London hospital after a prostate procedure

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales , have both left a private London hospital following unrelated medical treatments that have made the health of the royal family headlines news in the United Kingdom.
Judge denies Cher temporary conservatorship she's seeking over son, but the issue isn't dead yet

Judge denies Cher temporary conservatorship she's seeking over son, but the issue isn't dead yet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected Cher's request that her adult son be put into a court conservatorship controlling his money.
MuchMusic doc pulled from Crave months after director says he clashed with labels

MuchMusic doc pulled from Crave months after director says he clashed with labels

A MuchMusic documentary that once came under scrutiny for using a deep catalogue of popular music has been pulled from its premiere date on Crave.
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89

N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89

NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel "House Made of Dawn" is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature, has died. He was 89.
Pulitzer winner Rick Atkinson has book deal that includes his next two volumes on Revolutionary War

Pulitzer winner Rick Atkinson has book deal that includes his next two volumes on Revolutionary War

NEW YORK (AP) — Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson has a multi-book deal that reunites him with his longtime editor and brings him to a new publisher.
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