A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece. Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth ...

The majestic young woman draped in an imperial Chinese robe stands tall against a tapestry of soldiers, courtiers and celestial motifs. Now, “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” by Viennese master Gustav ...

A record 41% of homebuilders reported cutting prices this month to entice skittish consumers and work through a glut of new homes in some parts of the country. The share of builders slashing prices ...

A new study suggests the Hektoria Glacier, seen here in 2024, shrank by 16 miles between January 2022 and March 2023—and five miles in November and December 2022 alone. Naomi Ochwat Researchers have ...

Community leaders, residents and other guests came together Wednesday to celebrate a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wichita County's new home during a Wake Up Wichita Falls ...

New record-high closes for three of the four top market indexes happened again today, even as they were off intra-day highs. The Dow gained +161 points (+0.34%) to 47,706 for the first time in history ...

Markets continued to charge higher on Wednesday, with the Dow logging a fourth-straight, triple-digit gain and a record close, while the S&P 500 settled at an all-time high despite spending much of ...

The idea of placing solid brass on a wood lathe might sound reckless, but it’s also a fascinating test of engineering and patience. The turner modifies cutting angles, slows the speed, and uses sharp ...

I had the pleasure of once again attending All Things Open last week. If you haven’t been before, ATO is a massive open source software conference, and in my opinion, the single most important ...

Onaway— As general manager of a mid-Michigan sawmill for more than 25 years, Todd Smith has seen the state's industry shrink, battered by foreign competition, inflation and a shortage of skilled ...

U.S. stock futures were mixed. The dollar dropped after the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book economic report confirmed expectations of further interest-rate cuts as the U.S. economy’s momentum slows.