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A visit to one of the greatest art museums in the world, a piece of engaging theater, and a book about Hollywood raise nested questions about art, commerce and love.

John Luther Adams' prize-winning piece Become Ocean headlines a concert devoted to sea and sand that includes Debussy's La mer and an Edgard Varèse piece inspired by the New Mexico desert.

Japanese nuclear safety officials said Friday that they are looking closely at a leak of radioactive water at the troubled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The contamination is likely from the third reactor's vessel, but the reactor's core may not necessarily have been breached.

It's the largest tree fruit in the world. It's nutritious. And because it's pretty easy to grow, it has the potential to be a star in the developing world. But ... does it taste good?

President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has stepped down after 23 years in power, leaving the prime minister in charge. In the capital, Tunis, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the largest demonstrations to date as police fired tear gas and wielded clubs.

A powerful storm created tornadoes through several states Sunday evening. Hard hit areas included Little Rock and parts of Oklahoma, where two people were killed.

For more than 30 years, a man known to Venezuelans as Maestro Abreu has run a system of orchestras that teach classical music to thousands of Venezuelan children. Many of the young pupils are poor and from violent barrios. Some have gone on to become well-known musicians.

One year ago, a factory building in Bangladesh collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers. Top retailers have begun inspecting factories more aggressively, but other steps have fallen short.

Does Rep. Allyson Schwartz's pro-Affordable Care Act television ad signal a new thinking among Democrats running in statewide races?

Darryl Gregory's new novel, Afterparty, envisions a future where anyone with the right gear can make his own custom drugs. Critic Jason Sheehan calls it a juicy jumble of second-generation biopunk.