Georgia statue of John Lewis installed to replace Confederate monument
A massive bronze statue of the late iconic civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed in the town square on Friday in the exact spot where a controversial Confederate monument stood for more than 110 years before being removed in 2020. Workers slowly maneuvered the 12-foot-tall statue into place under the watchful […]
Mark Zuckerberg unveils giant statue of his wife Priscilla Chan in a nod to Roman tradition
If your wife is happy then your life is happy, right? Tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg has shown his love for his wife, Priscilla Chan, by gifting her a giant sculpture of her likeness in a tribute to her Roman heritage. “Reviving the Roman tradition of making a sculpture of your wife,” Zuckerberg, 40, captioned the […]
Ohio church-goer says she witnessed ‘miracle’ Virgin Mary statue shut its eyes
Our women are… full of surprises. An Ohio churchgoer said she caught a “miracle” from God on camera when the eyes of a Virgin Mary statue suddenly appeared to close. Connie Liptak visited St. John Baptist Cathedral in Canton on Friday and said the statue of Our Lady of Fatima that was on display during […]
‘Sexist’ Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs gets moved
Some people don’t like the heat. A giant, iconic statue of Marilyn Monroe in a flying dress is being pushed out of its prime location in Palm Springs after locals called it “sexist” and complained that children could see her underwear. The sexy 26-foot-tall statue, depicting the gorgeous blonde from a scene in the 1955 […]
Kansas man Ricky Alderete sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue
WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man who stole a bronze statue of Jackie Robinson, severed at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can at a city park, will spend nearly 15 years in prison, but most of that time will be tied to a theft that happened just days after the […]
Man who stole Jackie Robinson statue from park sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison
A Kansas man who stole a Jackie Robinson statue from a park has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. A judge sentenced Ricky Alderete on Friday, with the majority of the sentence relating to a separate theft that occurred just days after the statue was stolen. Alderete committed a theft on February 1 while […]
Lakers unveil statue of Kobe Bryant with daughter Gianna: ‘Girl Dad’
The Lakers unveiled their second statue of Kobe Bryant, and the first to include Gianna Bryant, in a private ceremony outside Crypto.com Arena on Friday, featuring two composite photos of father and daughter taken courtside at a Lakers game. “The statue celebrates Kobe’s love for his daughters and recognizes his unwavering pride as a ‘girl […]
Meteor soars over Statue of Liberty, burns up above Manhattan: NASA
A meteorite passed over the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday morning, breaking up about 30 miles above midtown Manhattan, according to NASA. The space rock passed through New York’s atmosphere at about 11:15 a.m., around the same time that New York residents reported seeing a flash across the sky and feeling the ground shaking gently […]
Amsterdam Anne Frank Statue Defaced with Red ‘Gaza’ Grafitti
In an act of vandalism believed to have been perpetrated by Dutch pro-Hamas militants, a statue of Holocaust victim Anne Frank in Amsterdam was scrawled with the word “Gaza” in red paint on Tuesday afternoon. The defacement of the statue of Frank was first flagged up by Sidi, a Dutch pro-Israel group, a German-born Jewish […]
Statue of Greek god uncovered by archaeologists during excavation of ancient Roman sewer in Bulgaria
Archaeologists excavating in southeastern Bulgaria near the border with Greece this week discovered a roughly 7-foot-tall statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes. The unexpected discovery occurred during excavations of the Roman sewers of the ruined city of Heraclea Syntica, founded by King Philip II of Macedonia between 356 and 339 BC. This vast city […]