NEW YORK – The auction house Sotheby’s will buy the modernist Marcel Breuer-designed building that housed New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art for nearly 50 years, Sotheby’s announced Thursday. Sotheby’s will start moving its New York sale room and galleries to the Breuer building on Madison Avenue in 2024 and will open to the … Read more
LOS ANGELES – A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him Thursday under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims. In her lawsuit, Victoria Valentino, 80, says she was an actress and singer … Read more
Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a suspect in connection with a drive-by shooting on the West Side.
NEW YORK – Billy Joel is finally moving out of his monthly perch at Madison Square Garden. The singer-songwriter says he will conclude his residency in July 2024 with his 150th lifetime performance at the venue. “It’s hard to believe we’ve been able to do this for 10 years,” Joel said at a news conference … Read more
How the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat stack up to begin the NBA Finals. DENVER — The Denver Nuggets host their first-ever NBA Finals game on Thursday in Game 1 of the championship series against the Miami Heat. On a Thursday edition of the Locked On NBA podcast, hosts Nick Angstadt and Pat Morenzoni broke … Read more
A San Antonio woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday in connection with a DWI crash that killed a couple and injured their four children.
HOUSTON – Something stinks at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, but the stench is actually attracting visitors instead of keeping them at bay. A corpse flower, dubbed “Meg,” bloomed inside the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the museum, which is located at 555 Hermann Park Drive. Blooms only last for a couple of days so … Read more