March 27 (UPI) --A Pennsylvania woman bought a drawing for $12 at a collector's auction and she later determined it might be a far more valuable work by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

North Carolina’s tourism industry is agreeing to let schools start classes a week earlier in August as part of a plan that also increases penalties for violating the state’s school calendar law.

That drawing now has the attention of a prestigious institute looking to certify its authenticity. Heidi Markow, owner of Salvage Goods Antiques in Easton, says she recently saw the drawing at an ...