SALT LAKE CITY (AP).- Tour guide David Lund on Friday denied accusations by Israeli authorities that he was trying to smuggle antiquities from that country. Israeli authorities arrested Lund earlier this week on suspicion of trafficking antiquities, bu…
China Says Detained Artist Ai Weiwei’s Company Evaded a "Huge Amount" of Taxes
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police said a company controlled by artist Ai Weiwei had evaded a “huge amount” of taxes, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, the first indication of the “economic crimes” behind his detention, which has triggered an inte…
Smithsonian Institution’s Governing Board Seeks Changes After Video Flap at Portrait Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board on Monday called for changes in how potentially objectionable exhibits are handled while also standing behind the head of the museum complex amid accusations of censorship. Smithsonian Sec…
Smithsonian Institution’s Governing Board Seeks Changes After Video Flap at Portrait Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP).- The Smithsonian Institution’s governing board on Monday called for changes in how potentially objectionable exhibits are handled while also standing behind the head of the museum complex amid accusations of censorship. Smithsonian Sec…
Two More Walls Have Given Way Inside Pompeii’s 2,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site
ROME (AP).- Two more walls have given way inside Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old archaeological site, Italian officials said Wednesday — the second collapse at the popular tourist attraction in as many days. Officials sought to play down the latest colla…
Two More Walls Have Given Way Inside Pompeii’s 2,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site
ROME (AP).- Two more walls have given way inside Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old archaeological site, Italian officials said Wednesday — the second collapse at the popular tourist attraction in as many days. Officials sought to play down the latest colla…
Son in NY Dead Sea Scrolls Case: There’s No Crime
NEW YORK (AP).- A lawyer charged with impersonating a Judaic studies professor online took the witness stand in his defense Monday, offering jurors a history lesson on the Dead Sea Scrolls and arguing his attempts to defend his father’s lifelong resear…
Egyptian Minister, Farouk Hosni, Questioned in Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).-Egyptian prosecutors questioned the culture minister for three hours over the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting that has put him on the defensive over the state of museum security around the country. Farouk Hosni said he sought in Sunday…
Egyptian Minister, Farouk Hosni, Questioned in Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s culture minister says he was questioned by prosecutors for three hours over last week’s theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Farouk Hosni told reporters Monday he volunteered for the interrogation to dispel accusations of neglige…