La Vigna di Leonardo, said to have been da Vinci's vineyard, has been closed after French billionaire Bernard Arnault bought the property. Now, nobody knows if the site will reopen to the public -- or sell its wine for charity, as before.

A 200-strong flock of seagulls around the lagoon-side runway at Venice Marco Polo Airport caused flights to be canceled for two hours on Friday. Flights were diverted to other airports in northern Italy, while a falconer was called to disperse the birds.

In many ways, San Francisco's downtown is in dire straits. The city's once bustling Union Square neighborhood, once teeming with shoppers, diners, and tourists, has suffered declining foot traffic and closing stores.

The lager-maker will take a huge loss on the division which, it said, had taken longer to jettison.

Prominent restaurateur and Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer announced he will be closing two New York City restaurants located in a hotel which has been repurposed as a shelter for the city's growing migrant population.

Chicken prices are down. That's good news for chicken eaters, but bad news for Tyson Foods.