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A program that trains and places service dogs with disabled military veterans has commissioned a statue of the late George H.W. Bush’s service dog for the 41st president’s library.

Officials are showcasing one of the most popular attractions of the Illinois State Fair. The butter cow was unveiled Wednesday afternoon at the fairgrounds. The sculpture has been a part of the state fair for almost 100 years.

A sure sign of fall, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus unveiled its annual Christmas Book on Thursday.

Did you catch the butter cow’s little “oops” at the Illinois State Fair?

The top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Aug. 10, 2018.

A stamp that mistakenly featured the image of a Statue of Liberty replica in Las Vegas instead of the original New York Statue will cost the U.S. Postal Service $3.5 million in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Las Vegas sculptor Robert Davidson, who created the replica Lady Liberty in the facade at the New-York-New York casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip,...

An 800-pound, nearly 11-foot-long steel sculpture of a bent and burned drug spoon, placed in front of the Stamford, Connecticut, headquarters of drugmaker Purdue Pharma as part of an opioid crisis protest, has been removed.  Artist Domenic Esposito and Fernando Alvarez, the owner of the Alvarez Gallery, dropped the sculpture outside the headquarters Friday. Police arrested Alvarez and charged...

Michelle Duster is a woman on a mission. And it runs in her family. In Duster’s case, that mission involves a campaign to erect a memorial to her great-grandmother— journalist and civil rights crusader Ida B. Wells, whose own missions included a successful campaign to expose the horrors of lynching in 19th century America.

There’s another reason to love Philly as the city celebrates the return of an icon Tuesday: The Robert Indiana-designed “Love” sculpture is being reinstalled at its namesake park at the base of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Kensington Palace says Princes William and Harry have chosen sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley to create a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. Rank-Broadley, whose image of Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on British coins since 1998, will complete the work by 2019. The statue will be placed on the grounds of Kensington Palace,...

Kensington Palace says Princes William and Harry have chosen sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley to create a statute of their mother, Princess Diana, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. Rank-Broadley, whose image of Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on British coins since 1998, will complete the work by 2019. The statue will be placed on the grounds of Kensington Palace,...

He was the first black player in the major leagues, ending six decades of racial segregation, and a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Fittingly, Jackie Robinson is also the first to be honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium.
It will be unveiled Saturday on the 70th anniversary of his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Across a hushed capital, people wept in the streets on Saturday as news of the 90-year-old revolutionary’s death spread. The Cuban government says Castro’s remains will be interred in the eastern city of Santiago which was key to his early life and his revolution. State media say Cubans are invited to pay homage to Castro on Monday and Tuesday by...

Gene Luen Yang, a prize-winning author and the national ambassador for young people’s literature, and Claudia Rankine, one of poetry’s brightest and most innovative stars, are among this year’s 23 MacArthur fellows and recipients of the so-called “genius” grants.

What it lacked in flash, Rio made up for with feeling. With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for South America’s first Olympics, Brazil laced its high-energy opening party for the games of the 31st Olympiad with a sobering message of the dangers of global warming. Graphic projections of world cities being swamped by...