Sweaters

  NEW YORK (AP) _ It’s been 50 years since Fred Rogers first appeared on TV screens, a gentle and avuncular man who warbled “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” as he changed into a cardigan and sneakers.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – The iron gate that stood in front of the home of Myanmar’s formerly imprisoned democracy icon, separating her from throngs of cheering supporters as she made speeches challenging the country’s then-military rulers, is going on the auction block. Soe Nyunt, the current owner, said Monday the starting bid would be $200,000. […]

NEW YORK – After beating assault charges in London, street artist and yarn enthusiast Olek is free and back in New York, this time choosing the East Village Lower East Side as the setting for her latest cozy, knitted invasion. Having already addressed the charges in a four-panel Martin Luther King quoting work in London, […]