HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A reputed Connecticut mobster who federal authorities believe is the last surviving person of interest in the largest art heist in history criticized government officials Monday as he adjusted to being back home after finishing a four-year prison sentence for weapons crimes.
DENVER, Pa. – An imposing lithographed-tin visitor from the future, a Masudaya “Machine Man” robot claimed the top slot in Morphy Auctions’ March 13-14 toy auction, selling for $86,100. Big and boxy and standing 15 inches tall, the late 1950s/early 1960s Japanese production is one of few known examples of its type from the so-called “Gang of Five” robot series.
DETROIT (AP) – During Kiss’s iconic May 1975 concert at Cobo Hall that became the material for the band’s Alive! album, bassist Gene Simmons threw a towel into the audience, and 16-year-old Terry Pakulski, who was in the front row, snagged the souvenir.
NEW YORK – For the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, colorful art expressed in stone, wood and weavings tells the story of ancestry and community.