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The Manhattan district attorney's office said it secured the return of dozens of ancient artifacts in June, after a process that the museum described as collaborative.

Thousands flocked to a soon-to-close shopping center near Pittsburgh for a celebration of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead."

A New York City pioneer of cable-access programming is given a lively tribute in this cheekily diverting documentary.

The Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles has written and is starring in a so-called "pop-eretta" titled "Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo."

The playbook for celebrities' wedding reveals has become a careful choreography -- especially when you're one of the biggest pop stars in the world.

A celebrity wedding at the New York arena? The funk and soul star did just that in 1974.

The classical music tradition in the United States is borrowed from Europe. But few could have anticipated how European it would remain.

The "Last Week Tonight" host said the United States was "dealing with a literal swamp of corruption" for its 250th birthday.

Ms. Chase was the voice of Lilo and also played the child villain in the horror film "The Ring." She died in Los Angeles this month.

"Momentary Reprise," a program at Bard SummerScape, spanned Childs's career, showing how she settled on a style in the 1970s and stuck with it.