One of the most written-about Renaissance artists, da Vinci may also be among the most poorly understood.

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Authorities in Alaska are searching for a commercial passenger plane that went missing over the Bering Sea.

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Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected sentiment to improve after dropping in January. But all index ...

An actress devoted to Shakespeare confronts a midlife crisis, and more, in Mischa Berlinski’s novel.

The maker of Yankee Candle and Sharpie pens said volumes fell and foreign exchange rates were a headwind in the fourth ...

Wary of being pushed out, but afraid to raise their children amid the rubble, residents wrestle with difficult moral ...