Francis Bacon Artwork Fetches Highest Auction Price Ever
The triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" sold for $142.4 million, beating out the previous all-time high auction price of $120 million.

Understanding Iran's ongoing protests
Mass demonstrations have triggered the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic of Iran in decades.
By AP
Push for change as only 18 states require Holocaust education
A majority of states don't require Holocaust history in education curriculum. Survivor family members and museum curators are trying to change that.
By Scripps News
Israel, Gaza fighters trade fire after deadly West Bank raid
The flare-up in violence casts a shadow on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected trip to the region next week.
By Majdi Mohammed / APTop Stories

Memphis' SCORPION unit under review after Tyre Nichols' death
Criticism alleges special police units like Memphis' SCORPION team have a tendency of racial profiling and using excessive force.
By AP
Memphis authorities release video of officers beating Tyre Nichols
Scripps News has obtained video of the Tyre Nichols traffic stop. We are reviewing the video so we can share it as soon as possible.
By Jacquelyn Martin / AP
Animal rescues see fewer adoptions, more surrenders due to inflation
Rising economic costs have made it difficult for pet owners to keep animals they adopted during the pandemic, and for rescues to pay for their care.
By Scripps News