Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, smiles while addressing supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. Photo: AP/Mark...

Douglas Chrismas, a pioneering art dealer who was convicted in May on three counts of embezzling from his gallery’s bankruptcy estate, was sentenced on Monday in federal court to 24 months in prison. Mr. Chrismas, 80, helped build the Los Angeles ar...