Every spring, San Diego’s Balboa Park dresses up in soft pink as the Japanese Friendship Garden hosts its annual Cherry Blossom Festival. A cherished tradition, this festival celebrates the fleeting ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a ...

SEATTLE — A rare replica of the original Liberty Bell was found after it had been stolen from a Seattle cemetery. The replica, estimated to be worth more than $100,000, was reported stolen from ...

Vandals have wrecked and stolen Newbury’s Paddington statue from Northbrook Street. The beloved bear on a bench outside Camp Hopson was taken overnight (Saturday). The statue was unveiled in the ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A black bear called Rocky has been rescued from abuse in Pakistan’s east and relocated to the capital for medical treatment, a welfare organization said Sunday. The bear, who ...

Officially, there was no model for the Oscar. The statuette given to Academy Award winners was designed by Cedric Gibbons, chief art director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, according to the Oscars.

The 2025 Oscars are finally here, and with them come several films, actors, writers and crew members up to receive Hollywood's most prestigious award, the coveted golden statuette. More than 3,000 ...

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both ...