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Navalny and eight of his allies — including top aides Lyubov Sobol and Georgy Alburov — were on Tuesday added to the registry by Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service.

In this visual guide, certified car seat experts walk through common installation mistakes and how to fix them. Learn what a secure car seat base and a tightly fastened tether look like and more.

Submissions Only is an online comedy about young actors hoping to make it on Broadway. Star Kate Wetherhead and NPR's Scott Simon talk about the often brutal and funny world of actors, agents and casting directors.

There's a new marketing tool for book publishers: Trailers on the Web that promote their books. They're called "VidLits." One example: Yiddish with Dick and Jane.

Have you ever wondered why that lion is just lurking about the painting or why those insects were included in that drawing? Did the artist really need to use that particular color? Join us as we investigate the greater meanings behind the language of signs, symbols and colors used in the arts through the ages and their significant impact on our cultural development. Our exploration will examine the religious art of Judaism and Christianity, as well as the elements of nature used to provide deeper insights and meaning. We will also question whether these signs and symbols are still readable today or, are they being negated by our shifting world. Christine Maasdam holds a Master in Humanities and a B.A. in Cultural Geography. Her art studies include The Courtauld Institute of Art in London, The Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center in D.C. and Post Graduate studies in Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime at the University of Glasgow. She is a graduate of the Art Crime Investigation Seminar led by Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI's National Art Crime Team. Christine is a member of the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection and holds a certificate from Trident Manor on Protection of Cultural Venues. Christine received Sotheby’s certification on Determining Value: An Appraiser’s Perspective. She has spent over a decade as a LACMA docent and is an active volunteer at the City of David archaeological dig in Israel. The Fifty and Better program was designed to offer university-level courses (no tests, no homework) taught by experts in the field, and to host social engagement activities for individuals age 50 and older.

Over his very brief career of only ten years, Vincent van Gogh was incredibly prolific and explored a variety of styles based on his exposure to different artists and locales. The stages of his style can be divided by the geographic regions in which he was working, linking him to the influences with whom he came into contact. Beginning his career in his home of the Netherlands, his dark works show the impact of Dutch Masters seen in museums, his time in Paris sees the lightened palette of the Impressionists, and the culmination of his unique and personal expressions executed in the South of France reflect the bright and vivid light which inspired him. This review will focus on some of the highlights of each of these three stages of Van Gogh's career. Katherine E. Zoraster is an Art Historian and a Professor of Art History at several local colleges specializing in Western art from the Renaissance to the 20th century. She graduated with a double major in English Literature and Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles. Following her undergraduate degree, she received a Master’s Degree with Distinction in Art History from the California State University at Northridge. In addition to the courses Katherine teaches for other lifelong learner programs, she also works as an Adjunct Professor of Art History at Moorpark College and an Art History Instructor for the full-time program at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Arts. Katherine also serves as a commissioner for the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and volunteers at the Burbank Animal Shelter. In her free time Katherine is an avid runner and travels extensively. The Fifty and Better program was designed to offer university-level courses (no tests, no homework) taught by experts in the field, and to host social engagement activities for individuals age 50 and older.

Amazon, Salesforce and Goldman Sachs have also announced cuts during a brutal January for corporate workers.

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, wants to be more of a tech company. So it's leaving the New York Stock Exchange and joining the NASDAQ.

Efforts to establish commuter rail service between Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties have taken a big step forward.The agency which oversees rail service…

Congress is ramping up its probe into hundreds of reports of migrant child labor in the U.S. A House panel grilled a top official of a program responsible for placing these children in safe homes.