Lincoln Center Theater opens a 112-seat showcase on Tuesday intended to serve a younger, more diverse audience.

Visit link:
Lincoln Center Theater to Open Claire Tow Theater for LCT3

Tomás Saraceno’s futuristic modular habitat of reflective stainless steel and acrylic opens Tuesday on the rooftop garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a nearly six-month exhibition.

Read more here:
Tomás Saraceno’s ‘Cloud City’ on Roof at Metropolitan Museum

Can a Republican primary in Indiana have even the remotest connection to a presidential election in France? Richard Mourdock , the tea party giant-killer who defeated Sen. Richard Lugar on Tuesday, clearly thinks so. Read full article > >

See the original post:
Mourdock Republicans, embracing dangerous austerity

Two Southwest Airlines flights from Orange County, California, to Phoenix were the subject of security scares Tuesday night — and authorities are investigating whether the incidents are linked.

More:
Threats halt 2 Southwest flights

Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers belted four home runs on Tuesday night in Baltimore, just 17 days after Philip Humber of the Chicago White Sox tossed a perfect game in Seattle.

Visit link:
On Baseball: Rangers’ Josh Hamilton Has Four-Homer Game

North Carolina’s voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage, joining 29 other states and the rest of the South.

More here:
North Carolina Votes on Same-Sex Marriage Amendment

Democrats cast ballots on Tuesday in a primary election to decide who will face Gov. Scott Walker.

Read more from the original source:
Wisconsin Democrats Vote for Challenger to Scott Walker

European and US shares fall on Tuesday as investors worry about Greece’s ability to form a new government.

View original post here:
Shares fall on Greece uncertainty

Chen Guangcheng, whose flight to the American Embassy triggered a diplomatic crisis, said Tuesday that Chinese authorities have begun to assist him in applying for permission to travel to the United States.

Read this article:
Activist Says Chinese Authorities Are Assisting Him in Plans to Go to U.S.

“The Peonies,” by Matisse, and several works by Picasso were also sold on Tuesday at the auction, which drew just over $117 million.

Here is the original post:
Cézanne Watercolor Sells at Christie’s for $17 Million

Officials at government-backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae concluded years ago that the company could “reduce its losses substantially” by lowering loan amounts for some troubled borrowers, according to internal documents cited Tuesday by the top Democrat on the House oversight committee. Read full article > >

Read the original:
Fannie saw benefits to lowering some home loans years ago, documents indicate

Rescuers in eastern India searched for survivors on Tuesday after a ferry with more than 300 passengers capsized during a severe storm.

Read the original:
Scores Missing in Fatal Ferry Sinking in India

NEW DELHI — Rescue workers searched Tuesday for the remains of about 160 people who were still missing, 24 hours after an overcrowded ferry broke apart and sank in the Brahmaputra river during a severe storm in eastern India. Read full article > >

Read the rest here:
Scores dead in ferry sinking in India; hope for survivors dwindles

The leader of France’s resurgent, anti-immigrant far right, Marine Le Pen, is refusing to endorse either candidate in the country’s presidential runoff and said Tuesday she will cast a blank protest ballot.

Visit link:
France’s Le Pen Won’t Endorse Anyone for President

An influential parliamentary panel was set to report on Tuesday on hearings last year about a phone-hacking scandal that may lead to sharp criticism of James Murdoch.

Read this article:
Murdoch Hacking Scandal to Be Examined by British Parliamentary Panel