ZURICH (AP).- Archaeologists in the Swiss city of Zurich have unearthed a 5,000-year-old door that may be one of the oldest ever found in Europe. The ancient poplar wood door is “solid and elegant” with well-preserved hinges and a “remarkable” design f…
Russian Claims to Uncover "Caucasian Stonehenge"
By: Mansur Mirovalev, Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP).- A Russian archaeologist claimed Tuesday to have found the well-preserved ruins of a “Caucasian Stonehenge” built by a previously unknown Bronze Age civilization in southern Russia. Andrey Beli…
3,500 Courtroom Sketches by Marilyn Church Heading for Library of Congress
NEW YORK (AP).- Marilyn Church didn’t even have to ask Bernard Madoff, Martha Stewart, Woody Allen and John Gotti to sit for their portraits. She simply found a good seat in court and pulled out her pad — then got paid. Soon, the New York courtroo…
New York Lawyer Convicted in Dead Sea Scrolls Case
By: Colleen Long, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP).- A scholar’s son was convicted Thursday of using online aliases to harass and discredit his father’s detractors in a heated academic debate over the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A Manhattan j…
North Korean Statues Open Wounds in Zimbabwe
By: Angus Shaw, Associated Press Writer
HARARE (AP).- The two North Korean-made statues were meant to honor a national hero but people were so offended because of Pyongyang’s links to a blood-soaked chapter of Zimbabwe’s history that one was taken down…
New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Southern Utah
By: Brock Vergakis, Associated Press Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP).- Paleontologists say they have discovered fossils of two new dinosaur species in southern Utah. The plant-eating dinosaurs are closely related to the three-horned triceratops, but one of …
Historic Sites Go Beyond Glorifying Great Men
By: Zinie Chen Sampson, Associated Press Writer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (AP).- Thomas Jefferson’s clothes and linens didn’t get pressed on their own, and the meals for his lavish parties didn’t cook themselves. Now, Jefferson’s estate, Monticello, is expan…
Trial Date Set in Associated Press-Shepard Fairey Dispute in NYC
NEW YORK (AP).- A March trial date was set Monday to decide whether the artist who created the Barack Obama “HOPE” image violated The Associated Press’ copyright when he based the image on one of the news agency’s pictures. U.S. District Judge Alvin K….
Photographer and Associated Press Drop Claims Against Each Other
NEW YORK (AP).- A photographer who took a picture that the Barack Obama “HOPE” image was based on dropped his claim Friday that he owns the copyright to the photograph, instead of The Associated Press. The AP also dropped its claim against him. The sti…
Conquistador Monument Draws Mexican Indians’ Ire
By: Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Writer
MEXICO CITY (AP).- A city in southern Mexico agreed Wednesday to consider a petition by Mayan Indians to remove a recently installed monument to the Spanish conquistadores who led the bloody conquest of the r…