Baylor Doesnt Let Kansas Get in the Way of Its Big 12 Title Quest
The Bears, who have never won a Big 12 mens basketball title, largely because of Kansas success, took another step toward doing just that. Read more...
Sip cocktails in the places where they were invented, from the Savoy to Raffles
Bartenders everywhere will, hopefully, be back in business next year. So here are some suggestions worth travelling for, from a bellini in Venice to a Cosmopolitan in New York. Read more...
'One Night in Miami' packs a powerful dramatic punch
A fascinating historical meeting of the minds provides the foundation for Regina King's impressive feature film directorial debut in "One Night in Miami," a creative extrapolation about Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke coming together in 1964. It's a small but riveting movie, anchored by a quartet of knockout performances. Read more...
Iran May Pass MeToo Law Outlawing Sexual Violence Against Women
An emerging MeToo movement and public horror over honor killings helped spur the governments bill, but it still must be adopted by the countrys conservative Parliament. Read more...
Seven-year-old found note at New Zealand beach, auctioning it for 5
Bidders have offered a seven-year-old 5 for a soggy five dollar bill he found at a Christchurch beach. His dad put the note on a trade site as a joke, now his son wants a motorbike and mansion. Read more...
Grant Denyer praises his I'm A Celebrity co-star Colin Fassnidge
He was rumoured to be a last minute addition to this year's season of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, but Colin Fassnidge brought all the right ingredients. Read more...
Biden Seeks Quick Start With Executive Actions and Aggressive Legislation
In an effort to mark a clean break from the Trump era, the president-elect plans to roll out dozens of executive orders in his first 10 days on top of a big stimulus plan and an expansive immigration bill. Read more...
A man with a gun arrested by Capitol Police at a security checkpoint calls it an honest mistake.
The man was arrested on Friday with more than 500 rounds of ammunition in his truck, the police said. He told a reporter he was heading to a security job in Washington and got lost. Read more...
California's state epidemiologist says it could take until JUNE to vaccinate everyone 65 and over
Dr. Erica Pan said Wednesday, with the current rate of supply from the government, it will take 5 months for Californians aged 65 and over to get shot. Read more...
Things To Do At Home
This week, celebrate Martin Luther Kings Birthday, revisit The West Wing and explore a new exhibit from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Read more...
Humans couldn't halt AI that wanted to harm them, scientists claim
Physicists show it would be impossible to control AI that is out to destroy the world, because current containment algorithms would halt their own operations when commanding it to stop. Read more...
The ATP Finals Say Goodbye to London
This is the final year the worlds best tennis players will compete at the O2 arena before the tournament moves to Italy. Read more...
Firms falling through cracks in Chancellor's aid packages
Mike Bell and his wife Linda say they have lost 80,000 in bookings on their luxury holiday let on the Pembrokeshire coast. Read more...
Lizo Mzimba
An article on 29 October 2009 reported allegations made by a student website that BBC correspondent Lizo Mzimba had behaved in a drunken and inappropriate manner while researching a documentary about Cambridge University and that he had been humiliated by students as a result. We accept that Mr Mzimba has never worked on such a documentary, did not behave in a drunk or inappropriate manner and was not humiliated as claimed. We apologise for the distress and embarrassment caused. Read more...
Somerset's 12-point deduction for a substandard pitch against Essex in 2019 reduced
English first-class runners-up in both 2019 and 2020 will now begin the season on minus eight after they made a joint appeal with the ECB to the cricket discipline commission. Read more...
In Fleurie, Looking Beyond the Clichs of Beaujolais
In this esteemed cru of Beaujolais, the descriptions roll out reflexively Its floral, its soft, its easy. The truth is in the drinking. Read more...
Bill Ted Face The Music review Laugh-out-loud funny at times, and thin and slow at others
The enduring appeal of Bill Ted's Excellent Adventure - released way back in 1989 - hangs on three things. Read more...
Noah Centineo recovering after tonsil surgery
Noah Centineo revealed on Sunday that he had undergone surgery to remove his tonsils just two days prior. Read more...
Philippines police chief is SACKED for claiming air stewardess was gang-raped
An order has been made to remove Makati Police Chief Colonel Harold Depositar in light of massive criticism for the handling of the high profile case ofChristine Dacera Read more...
Iran's Ayatollah posts image of Trump-lookalike golfer being targeted by a drone
Khamenei vowed revenge for the death of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US airstrike on January 3 last year in Iraq, which was ordered by former U.S. president Donald Trump. Read more...
Biden to Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline in Inauguration Day Executive Order
The project had already been languishing, but the action by Mr. Biden would signal his determination to undo President Trumps environmental legacy. Read more...