Picasso painting sells for 28 million at Christie’s sale
Picasso’s 1932 Nature morte au tulipes portrait of Marie-Therese Walter fetched 28.6 million, marking the tenth highest art price. The piece came from a private European collection and had not appeared at market since 1957, with six more Picassos and other masters including Chagall Matisse Klee Dali Warhol Pollock and Lichtenstein also offered.
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NRA ad campaign promotes gun safety education in schools
In Washington events with thousands of mothers rallying against guns, the NRA runs TV and newspaper ads claiming mainstream support and pledging 1 million dollars for child gun safety education. Susan Howard urges matching funds as part of a push tied to the Million Mom March. The draft plan to restrict roadbuilding on nearly a quarter of forests drew environmental and timber-industry criticism.
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Rebel leader vanishes as Sierra Leone crisis deepens
UN peacekeepers withdraw from Masiaka amid gunfire and ammo shortage while refugees stream toward Freetown. Rebels of the RUF are suspected but unconfirmed. Sierra Leonean leader Foday Sankoh is missing, fueling fears of renewed civil war as regional leaders meet in Nigeria to discuss steps and a possible ministerial summit next week.
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Big Game jackpot climbs to 350 million dollars nationwide
The Tuesday Big Game drawing raised the jackpot to 350 million, the largest US lottery prize yet. Tickets sold across six states included Georgia Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey and Virginia. Players like Thomas Carter and university student John Smith described eager first-time buyers and dreamers while noting tax options and the slim odds.
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Wrong way driver claims postpartum low mood in seven deaths
Judy Kirby, 31, mother of 10, faced seven murder counts after driving into oncoming traffic killing seven people on a Martinsville rural highway. Her lawyer plans to argue postpartum low mood as a defense. prosecutors say actions must be weighed despite mental state claims. One child survived the wreck. Kirby had recent mental health treatment and left hospital against advice.
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Fairbanks Jr to be entombed beside father at Hollywood Forever
Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr aged 90 will be entombed in Hollywood Forever Cemetery beside his father in a sarcophagus designed for two. Funeral in Los Angeles will be private with potential public access to the tomb next week, cemetery spokesman Tyler Cassity said. The elder Fairbanks died in 1939 and starred in Robin Hood and The Thief of Baghdad.
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