NEW YORK (AP).- Bob Dylan’s original handwritten lyrics for “The Times They are A-Changin'” are heading for the auction block in New York City. They could sell for an estimated $200,000 to $300,000. Written in pencil on a sheet of unruled, three-hole …
Former President George Bush Breaks Ground on Presidential Center at SMU in Texas
DALLAS (AP).- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, looking noticeably thinner after heart surgery over the summer, told former President George W. Bush he believes time is shedding new light on the decisions Bush made while in office. “Two years after y…
Michelle Obama Says She’s Bringing the Arts to the White House to Lift Young People
WASHINGTON (AP).- First lady Michelle Obama says she’s bringing the arts to the White House to “lift young people up.” Mrs. Obama started a series of White House events last year highlighting different genres of music — from jazz and country to La…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…
Robert F. Kennedy-Owned Emancipation Proclamation Up for Auction
NEW YORK (AP).- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $…
Cut It, Fold It, Build It with Paper at the V&A Museum of Childhood
LONDON.- The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, Big Ben and the White House will all be under one roof this autumn at the V&A Museum of Childhood. The exhibition Cut it, Fold it, Build it with Paper will bring together an extensive collection of …
President Obama Forcefully Endorses Mosque Near Ground Zero
WASHINGTON (AP).- President Barack Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed allowing a mosque near ground zero, saying the country’s founding principles demanded no less. “As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practic…
White House Backdrop is Fine Art
WASHINGTON (AP).- When President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office for the first time, Americans knew in an instant the Gulf oil spill had become a full-blown crisis. His prime-time speech, in a setting that bespeaks the power of t…
President Barack Obama and His Family Visit Spy Museum
WASHINGTON (AP).- It’s hard to travel incognito when you’re the president — even on a mission to a spy museum. President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha made a Friday night visit to the International Spy Museum in downtown Washi…
President Barack Obama and His Family Visit Spy Museum
WASHINGTON (AP).- It’s hard to travel incognito when you’re the president — even on a mission to a spy museum. President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha made a Friday night visit to the International Spy Museum in downtown Washi…