Return of The Scout

from The Wall Street Journal Volkswagen Bets an Old SUV Can Help It Win Over Americans Scout chief Scott Keogh is banking on pure Americana for VW to finally break through in the key market By William Boston BERLIN—After decades of trying to sell German engineering to...

Senator Winfrey

from SFGate Oprah Winfrey could replace Dianne Feinstein in Senate, report says by Eric Ting FILE: Oprah Winfrey attends the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb. 5, 2014, in Santa Barbara, Calif. C Flanigan/FilmMagic Among the many plot lines in...

Lighthouses For Sale

from AP Always wanted a lighthouse? US is giving some away, selling others at auction By MARK PRATT BOSTON (AP) — Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are...

Vanishing Vincent

from The New York Times The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh The bidding for Lot 17 started at $23 million. By Michael Forsythe, Isabelle Qian, Muyi Xiao and Vivian Wang In the packed room at Sotheby’s in Manhattan, the price quickly climbed: $32 million, $42...

Kauai Dawn Patrol

from The Atlantic Hawaii’s Feral Chickens Are Out of Control Polynesians brought chickens’ wild ancestors to the islands. Europeans brought domestic chickens. Now they’ve mixed, and are everywhere. By Tove Danovich Cory Lum / NYT / Redux On the island of Kauai,...