One of the great painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, John Singer Sargent made his fortune and reputation as a portrait painter of beautiful women and influential men. Presidents ...

The next day—Christmas, 1492—his flagship, the Santa María, lodged in a reef. He ordered his men to dismantle the ship and build a fort with its timbers onshore. Three weeks later ...

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Mostly sunny with a 30% chance for rain and thunderstorms. High temperature around 86F. Dew point will be around 66F with an average humidity of 67%. Winds will be 5 mph from the S. Clear with widely ...

The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.