A Massachusetts woman, who accidentally threw away three valuable diamond keepsakes, is breathing a giant sigh of relief after donning protective gear and rooting out her family heirlooms at the bottom of a 5-ton mound of smelly trash. How the jewelry ended up in the trash is an all-too-familiar scenario. Cecilia Callahan of Norwell, Mass., had been cleaning her best jewelry in preparation for a …

The 15.99-carat “Jubilee Ruby” lived up to its pre-sale hype last Wednesday when it smashed a record for the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at a U.S. auction. The fiery top lot of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale in New York fetched an impressive $14.16 million. Billed as the most important ruby to appear at a U.S. auction in 25 years, …

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Twenty One Pilots’ frontman Tyler Joseph delivers an uplifting tribute to his mom in the 2013 release, “House of Gold.” In this song about the fear of aging, Joseph’s mom asks her singer/songwriter son if he’ll take care …

Shirley Temple’s 9.54-carat blue diamond ring was billed as the star of Sotheby’s New York auction on Tuesday, but went unsold when the bidding stalled at $22 million, short of the reserve price and well below the high estimate of $35 million. “The Shirley Temple Blue Diamond is an exceptional stone in quality, rarity and provenance. It has been an …

Kobe Bryant added another diamond ring to his collection of Lakers bling. Before his final game as an NBA player, Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss presented the 20-year superstar with a dazzling diamond retirement ring in a private ceremony with his wife, Vanessa — who received a matching ring — and their daughters, Gianna and Natalia. Bryant, in true Hollywood …