The original Patent Office in Washington, D.C., considered one of the country’s best examples of Greek revival architecture, is nearing the end of a $300 million renovation. When the building reopens on July 1, the two Smithsonian museums it houses — the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum — will be newly accessible […]

South Koreans traditionally used to say it with flowers or money, but now more are showing love and respect to their parents by giving mom and dad coupons for cosmetic surgery.

Greg Kaufman says his whale-watching boat was doing everything by the book: cruising below 13 knots and staying 100 yards from any visible humpback as a crew member scanned the ocean atop a lookout. Still, it wasn’t enough to prevent the Pacific Whale Foundation vessel from running over a calf that surged from underneath March […]

Malaysia is planning to establish an international center to fight cyber-terrorism, providing an emergency response to high-tech attacks on economies and trading systems around the globe