Tiger’s-eye, a deep brown to gold gem that often boasts shimmery, glittery hues, was once considered a highly valued rarity in Western Europe, but the discovery of large sources of the gem in South Africa in the 1880s caused its value to
Mood rings were one of the biggest fashion fads during the 1970s — touted as having the ability to “identify” the mood of the ring wearer by a corresponding color. During that decade, as people were exploring self-expression and fashion statements, mood
A bonded pair of dogs are available for adoption after they were surrendered by their owner — who had glued costume jewels to their heads. The two dogs, now renamed Peanut Butter and Jelly, were recently brought to Sonoma County Animal Services
More than 4,000 people have died in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas after the terror group carried out a brutal attack on Oct. 7, which included the slaughter of more than 1,400 Israelis in communities surrounding Gaza. The deaths also
A group of masked thieves ransacked a Southern California jewelry store Monday and made off with nearly $900,000 in merchandise, police said. The heist occurred around 12:20 p.m. at the Park Place shopping center in Irvine, 40 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles,
A German court convicted five men Tuesday of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds. The men ages 24 to 29 received prison sentences ranging from four years and four months to six
ho The British auction house Christie’s will auction some 700 pieces of jewelry estimated to be worth $150 million from late Austrian heiress Heidi Horten, whose late German husband began to acquire his fortune from Jews fleeing Nazi oppression. The auction house,
Three men are in custody after allegedly breaking into Jose Altuve’s home and stealing seven figures worth of jewelry. The crime occurred on the March 30 Opening Day, when Altuve’s Houston Astros took on the Chicago White Sox in Houston. The three
Former UFC fighter Karl Roberson was arrested in New Jersey last month in connection with a home burglary in which police say two suspects made off with more than $200,000 in “exotic jewelry and valuables.” Roberson, 32, was arrested on March 27
A spectacular collection of centuries-old Cambodian jewelry has been returned to the Southeast Asian country, the latest treasures to be retrieved from the estate of well-known antiquities collector and dealer Douglas Latchford, who was accused of buying and selling looted artifacts. Cambodia’s