Similar removals have been called for across the country — in Annapolis, Md.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Memphis; Washington; and New York City, where Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered a tracking down of all “symbols of hate” on city property. (One was quickly identified: a wall of subway tiling in Times Square …

Adam Dean | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ji Wenhong, chief executive officer of Xiu.com. The founder of an online Chinese luxury retailer has been arrested after being charged with smuggling 438 million yuan ($65.67 million) worth of goods into the country, the official China Daily reported on Monday, citing the …

Courtesy U.S. Navy | Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James Vazquez The USS John S. McCain conducts a patrol in the South China Sea, Jan. 22, 2017, while supporting security efforts in the region. Search and rescue efforts were underway Monday morning after the USS John S. McCain collided with …

A furry, substantial teddy bear of a man with a never-ending string of opinions, Mr. Murphy has a reputation for being harsh and disagreeable. But these days, his voluble rants, during which he can sound like an art-school Louis C.K., are generally good-natured and self-effacing. And no one would accuse …

Photo Amrita Acharia plays a doctor in “The Good Karma Hospital,” beginning Monday on AcornTV. Credit Chris Burgess/Acorn TV No fancy tests are needed to map the pop-cultural DNA of “The Good Karma Hospital,” a British dramedy whose six-episode first season arrives Monday on AcornTV. It’s about 50 percent postcolonial …

Photo The photographer Abelardo Morell in 2011. Credit Jemal Countess/Getty Images In 1979, before he gained recognition for his photography, Abelardo Morell worked the night shift as a security guard for the Morgan Library & Museum. Now, Mr. Morell has donated a new work of art to the museum to …

After his break with Mr. Martin in 1956, Mr. Lewis went on to a successful solo career, eventually writing, producing and directing many of his own films. As a spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Mr. Lewis raised vast sums for charity; as a filmmaker of great personal force and …

Photo Roman Polanski in 2015. Credit Jarek Praszkiewicz/Associated Press A Los Angeles County judge once again denied a request to drop Roman Polanski’s decades-old sexual abuse case. The judge, Scott M. Gordon of Los Angeles County Superior Court, had dismissed a similar plea from Mr. Polanski in April, who is …

Then in early August, So Percussion, a quartet of brilliant percussionists, joined the orchestra for the premiere of a new arrangement of David Lang’s “man made,” a percussion concerto. This bracing piece calls for the soloists to play all kinds of invented instruments, including wine bottles, twigs and trash cans. …

ISAAC LAWRENCE | AFP | Getty Images Protesters march in Hong Kong on August 20, 2017, to protest the jailing of Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow (not pictured), the leaders of Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Movement’, after their sentencing at the High Court on August 17. Thousands of people …