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A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.

Also: Soccer star Lionel Messi is sentenced to prison in a tax fraud case; Chinese flooding deaths increase; and nobody won the Mega Millions lotto last night: the jackpot is now $508 million.

Also: Evidence of mass graves are discovered near Mosul; the U.N. condemns an attack on peacekeepers in Mali; and India bans large currency bills to fight corruption.

Record prices are being paid for landscape paintings of the American West. Hal Cannon of the Western Folklife Center went to the Couer d'Alene Art Auction in Reno, Nev., and found serious buyers bidding into the hundreds of thousands or more, to own a Frederick Remington or a Charlie Russell or a Frank McCarthy.

The year in music included so many outstanding songs and albums by women that it's easy to come up with an all-female top 10.

As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.

An incredibly strong pool of artists entered this year's Tiny Desk Contest. And though there's just one winner, there were so many more entries our judges loved.

Chairman Bennie Thompson's letter to Jordan asks for information and an interview to discuss his conversations with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6.

The world is spending more on the military since global figures became available in 1988. Together, the U.S. and China make up half of the world's military spending.

Top prospect Kris Bryant is set to bat fourth against the Padres Friday in his major league debut, bringing with him hope Chicago may someday soon win another championship.