Obituaries

PARIS (Reuters) - A rare Picasso once owned by Gertrude Stein is part of an art trove belonging to the Rockefeller dynasty that could raise half a billion dollars this year, in what auctioneer Christie's says could be the most valuable sale ever of a private collection.Ten works on display at Christie's in Paris, including the Picasso and a Monet, represent a small fraction of the 1,600 lots once owned by ...

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales fell for a third straight month in February as households cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, pointing to a slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter.The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that retail sales slipped 0.1 percent last month. January data was revised to show sales dipping 0.1 percent instead of falling 0.3 percent as ...

Girl Scout Cookie fans will want to make their final purchases before the sale closes on Sunday, March 18. This weekend will be the last opportunity to purchase Girl Scout Cookies before 2019.Visit www.GirlScoutCookies.org to find where girls will be selling cookies nearby.Each Girl Scout cookie purchase helps the next generation of girl entrepreneurs get an important taste of what it takes to be successful -? ...

Sunday, the clocks spun forward an hour, and Sunrise Terrace woke up in the dark.When the sun came up, the day was too nice to stay indoors, so a handful of residents called a driver and walked and rolled in to the bus for an afternoon drive.They bumped along south on Iowa 78, then went straight at the curve to arrive at 170th St., where they made a left turn toward Mt. Union. They talked about the Lauer place ...

The community meal Wednesday, March 14, will be hosted by First Baptist Church.Menu is corned beef and cabbage, broccoli salad and cookies and cream.

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Robert McConnell, will conclude their 67th Season by featuring the magical and dynamic music of France.Opening the concert will be Saint-Saëns' sobering and powerful Requiem featuring vocal soloists Dr. Christine Bergan, of Ottumwa; Emily Wheeler, of Iowa City; Dennis Willhoit, of Ottumwa; and Ben Ross, of Iowa City, in addition to the Southeast Iowa ...

By Gloria Yoder I want to thank readers for your good wishes, prayers and cards as we adjust to having a newborn baby again in the Yoder household!Yes, our bundle has actually arrived. Little Elijah really does top off our family like icing on a cake! We are doing well with so many things to thank God for. I marvel again and again at the miracle and gift of life. We have done nothing to deserve this precious ...

(Reuters) Parts of the U.S. northeast brace for a third powerful winter storm in two weeks that could bring high winds, a foot or more of wet snow and power outages Monday night and into Tuesday, officials said.At the height of recent storms, known as nor'easters, more than 2 million homes and businesses lost power, seawater churned through the streets of Boston and at least 9 people died across the region.?This...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City's East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot survived, police said.Moments before it crashed into the frigid waters, the pilot frantically radioed for help, the New York Daily News and other media reported.?Mayday, mayday, mayday,? the pilot said, according to news accounts. ?Engine failure. We've got an engine ...

KATHMANDU - A Bangladeshi airliner with 71 people on board crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, killing at least 50 people, officials said.The plane, operated by US-Bangla Airlines, was on a flight from Dhaka when it hit an airport fence and burst into flames, said Raj Kumar Chettri, general manager of the hill-ringed airport, which is prone to bird strikes ...