Photo Milton Avery’s oil painting “Meditation,” right, in Edward Albee’s loft in TriBeCa. The painting is part of a Sotheby’s auction of Albee’s art collection. Credit Sotheby’s The dominant aesthetic in Edward Albee’s art collection was abstraction and tough-mindedness, not unlike that of some of his plays. Collectors can buy …

Charles Ommanney | Getty Images A U.S. border patrol agent on the U.S. and Mexico border near Sunland Park, New Mexico. During the campaign, Trump promised to build a wall along the entire U.S.-Mexico border to help crack down on illegal immigration. While he said Mexico would fund the project, …

“Timeless” and his other early recordings established the imperatives that would always guide him: Whether playing with sparse accompaniment or a clutch of other chordal instruments, he tended to play a melodic role, tracing bulbous shapes or sheer lines, and rarely beefed up his solos with chunks of harmony. He …

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The US Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, DC, October 8, 2013, on the eighth day of the government shutdown. Stocks fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said the United States will build a wall along the Mexican border even if …

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians walk along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 14, 2017. Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell: Shares of Guess shot up more than 13 percent in extended trading after the clothing company …

Photo The British comedian Romesh Ranganathan in “Asian Provocateur” on Sundance Now. Credit Sundance Now Rom, the reluctant traveler of the reality-comedy series “Asian Provocateur,” is a classic Ugly Westerner at loose in the third world — always in a hurry, horrified by the sight of a squat toilet, handing …

Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shoppers exit a Whole Foods Market location in Naperville, Ill. The Federal Trade Commission will allow Amazon to continue its $13.7 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods. The FTC conducted an investigation to gauge whether the merger would decrease competition under federal regulations, …

The energy industry is closely watching a developing storm that could become the first hurricane to make landfall in Texas in nine years and dump as much as two feet of rain on the heart of the U.S. refining industry. If Harvey becomes a Category 1 hurricane, as expected, it …

Arie Kievit | AFP | Getty Images Police stand during the evacuation the Maassilo concert venue after a concert by Californian band Allah-Las was canceled in relation to a terror attack threat, according to police and the venue, on August 23, 2017, in Rotterdam. The mayor of Rotterdam says police …

After Amazon announced its plan to acquire Whole Foods, the market started buzzing about the internet giant’s next potential acquisition. Then there’s big-box retailer Wal-Mart, which has also been on a buying spree of late. The two companies are competing for the same shoppers, as one attempts to step into …