Dallas: Built on big oil money, but cheap eats and affordable sightseeing can be hadDALLAS —In a city that hangs its hat on big money, a flashy skyline and well-heeled locals, a visit on the cheap might seem unlikely. But residents know that it doesn’t take a trust fund to have a good time here. For starters, sit down to a plate of cheap tacos and start people-watching. Long neglected, last standing Frank Lloyd Wright hotel will get $18 million renovation in IowaDES MOINES, Iowa —Frank Lloyd Wright enthusiasts are claiming victory in their effort to restore the architect’s last standing hotel, a northern Iowa landmark that has fallen apart over the past few decades. In Lincoln’s hometown, sculpture marks riots in which white mobs attacked black residentsSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Abraham Lincoln’s hometown looked back Thursday at a long-ignored horror story, as officials dedicated a sculpture commemorating the 1908 riot in which white mobs lynched and terrorized black residents. NY gov to World Trade Center site developer: We could build at ground zero without youNEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson gave World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum Monday in prolonged talks over his lease to build three planned office towers, saying ground zero rebuilding could go ahead without him if necessary. Johannesburg’s trendy downtown cultural hot spot reveals city’s history and creative sideJOHANNESBURG — It’s gritty, it’s hip and it’s downtown in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Federal judge in Nashville, Tenn., dismisses lawsuit over German art seized by the NazisNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed a lawsuit by a Holocaust survivor and his family against the German government over an extensive art collection seized by the Nazis. In a Middle East where women dress conservatively, Lebanon is a daring fashion capitalBEIRUT — The gowns are cut low in the front, slashing down to the navel, or low in the back, swooping below the waist, inset with delicate see-through fabric. They couldn’t be further from the modest dress generally worn by women in the Muslim Arab world. Capa’s photograph of a militiaman shot during Spain’s Civil War likely staged, researchers sayMADRID — Robert Capa’s photograph of a falling Spanish Civil War militiaman became one of the most famous and enduring images of conflict in the 20th century. Now, Spanish researchers who have studied events surrounding the picture believe it may have been staged. Buchenwald concentration camp’s gate to be part of Bauhaus exhibition in GermanyWEIMAR, Germany — The iron gate at the entrance to Buchenwald has been temporarily removed to form the centerpiece of an exhibit in tribute to its designer, who was forced to come up with the concept while an inmate at the Nazi concentration camp. Anti-Semitism group in Romania files complaint against mayor over Nazi uniformCONSTANTA, Romania — An anti-Semitism monitoring organization in Romania has filed an official complaint with prosecutors against a mayor for taking part in a fashion show dressed as a Nazi officer and wearing a swastika. Earl Haig, artist and son of World War I field marshall, dies at 91LONDON — Earl Haig, who developed his gift for painting as a prisoner of war in World War II, has died at age 91. Wisconsin atheist group seeks to block ‘In God We Trust’, pledge engravings at US CapitolMADISON, Wis. — The nation’s largest group of atheists and agnostics filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block an architect from engraving “In God We Trust” and the Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington. Home to well-heeled Eurocrats, Brussels can also be enjoyed on the cheapBRUSSELS — As the host city for many European Union institutions and their well-heeled Eurocrats, Brussels may not sound like the best destination for travelers on the cheap. A plate of mussels, a local specialty, can set you back nearly $30 (20 euros). Michelle Obama gets glimpse and taste of the Eternal City; daughters eat gelatoROME — As Michelle Obama had lunch on a terrace with a breathtaking view of ancient Rome Wednesday, her daughters made and then ate blackberry and banana gelato at the Italian capital’s most famous ice cream parlor. G-8 leaders to be presented with handcraft books on Canova and gold coins from Italy
House to approve marker explaining role of slaves in construction of US CapitolWASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday acknowledged the use of African-American slaves in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, ordering officials to place a marker inside the new Capitol Visitor Center using some of the original stone quarried by those slaves for the historic building. Fans to open ‘Big House’ in Macon as Allman Brothers Band museum in DecemberMACON, Ga. — It’s the place where the Allman Brothers Band founded their Southern rock sound, the place where the song “Ramblin’ Man” was penned and the last place Duane Allman visited before dying in a motorcycle crash in 1971. 1.6 million Michael Jackson fans wait to learn if they won tickets to Tuesday memorial in LALOS ANGELES — The more than 1.6 million fans who registered to attend Michael Jackson’s memorial service waited to learn Sunday whether they were among the lucky few to win tickets for the Tuesday ceremony. Federal judge rejects Conn. law that requires a license to be an interior designerHARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has struck down a Connecticut law that requires people calling themselves interior designers to get a license or face fines and possible prison time. International Holocaust conference on returning assets stolen by Nazis convenes in PraguePRAGUE — Holocaust survivors, Jewish groups and experts gathered in Prague on Friday to assess efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners or heirs. Dispensing pricey glitter, Saudi and Libyan leaders were top gift-givers to US last yearWASHINGTON — When U.S. presidents and their diplomats meet some Arab leaders, they come away with more than an earful about foreign policy. They also get exquisite baubles, objects of gold, robes, art — even a papier mache Santa Claus. MOMA of Mickey Mouse: Disney descendants plan museum to tell story of a 20th-century innovatorSAN FRANCISCO — He’s the reason adults of a certain age can’t stop themselves from finishing the song line beginning “M-I-C-K-E-Y,” the force causing untold legions to see marching mops when they hear the rousing strains of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.” Scaled-back Nets arena, Brooklyn development in new deal for government landNEW YORK — The owner of the New Jersey Nets will get a 22-year delay on paying the full $100 million for the right to build a new arena in Brooklyn under a deal made public Monday. Visiting Portland and southern Maine won’t cost you a tail and a clawPORTLAND, Maine — Maine is well-known for its lobsters, but it won’t cost you a claw and a tail to visit Portland and the state’s southern coast. Toyota city hopes for brighter future for automaker under founder’s grandsonTOYOTA, Japan — The statues of Toyota’s founder and the mayor who brought the automaker to this rural area stand side by side in front of city hall — a clear symbol of this city’s intimate and longtime ties with Japan’s biggest manufacturer. Iran’s unassuming political insider now rock star in opposition “green wave” movementHe’s gone from colorless insider to political rock star — a graying, bearded veteran of the Islamic regime who now stands at the forefront of a youth-driven movement fighting for change. National Folk Festival in Butte, Mont., July 10-12 celebrating the WestHELENA, Mont. — The lineup for the second National Folk Festival taking place in “Butte, America” July 10-12 stars about 250 singers, dancers and other artists, along with hoofed performers from all over Montana. Weekend around Soweto: B&B, Mandela house tour, anti-apartheid museumJOHANNESBURG — Southern African home cooking sounds comforting: samp, a chunky corn concoction; pap, a filling porridge; mogodu, boiled tripe. Accused Khmer Rouge torturer explains policy of killing babies and toddlersPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s killed babies and toddlers — sometimes by holding their legs and smashing their heads against trees — so they would not seek revenge later in life, the group’s former chief jailer said Monday. From fishing and baseball to war and civil rights, new exhibit traces Norman Rockwell’s careerNEWPORT, R.I. — Norman Rockwell’s first cover for The Saturday Evening Post was of a sour-faced adolescent strolling his infant sibling in a baby carriage as two boys in baseball uniforms make mocking gestures. |
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