Divorce Mental health problems more likely in children who witness their split parents arguing
Researchers from the US surveyed559 kids - each aged between nine and 18 years - about their exposure to, and feelings towards, parental conflict. Read more...
Caveman encased in ice appeared in a Minneapolis park with others still to be found
A sculpture of a caveman encased in plastic that looks like ice has appeared along a trails in a Minneapolis park. The icy block surprised both locals and officials from the Parks Department. Read more...
Red Dot Miami exhibits Ricardo Cardenas' Art on Concrete
Artwork to show at 16th edition Art Basel in Miami Beach Read more...
How 8 Countries Have Tried to Keep Artists Afloat During Panemic
Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others. Read more...
FDA head urges states to start giving COVID-19 vaccines to elderly Americans
'I would strongly encourage that we move forward with giving states the opportunity to be more expansive in who they can give the vaccine to,' FDA Commissioner Dr Stephen Hahn said on Friday. Read more...
Virgin Orbit to attempt to send LauncherOne into orbit on Sunday
LauncherOne is set to launch January 17 between 10am and 2pm Pacific time. The first launch in May failed when its engine died shortly after the rocket detached from its modified carrier plane. Read more...
A Bereaved Daughter Delves Into Her Mothers Secrets
Justine Cowan discovered that her mother, an exacting Bay Area grande dame, had grown up in a bleak institution for foundlings. Read more...
Biden will reverse a host of Trump policies in a series of executive orders on his first day
Joe Biden will be keeping busy during the first days of his presidency after vowing to enact several executive orders right away while on the campaign trail. Read more...
MARKET REPORT Shares in Babcock plunge by one fifth
The Royal Navy supplier, which jointly built the UK's two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, said it had launched a review of its balance sheet and contract profitability. Read more...
Larchmont, N.Y. An Affluent Suburb on Long Island Sound
With a walkable downtown, spacious homes and proximity to Manhattan, this Westchester village has seen an influx of city buyers during the pandemic. Read more...
Twitter and Facebook Barred Trump. China Is on His Side.
Blurring the distinction between companies and government, official propaganda outlets use President Trumps ouster from Twitter and Facebook to argue that nobody in the world enjoys free speech. Read more...
Derek Sawyer
An article about convicted paedophile Derek Slade was published on 11 September 2010. Derek Sawyer, the former chairman of the London Regional Courts Board, has complained that it falsely alleged that he knew Slade was committing crimes against children and protecting him. We did not intend to make this allegation and are happy to make this clear. Read more...
With Phil Niekro39;s Death, Baseball Has Lost the Knuckleball and Its Master
Phil Niekro is the seventh member of the Baseball Hall of Fame to die this year. The pitch he perfected also appears to be lost. Read more...
Netflix Announces 2021 Film Slate
The streaming services movies feature Oscars winners and box office stars and are a reminder of its power in a Hollywood that has been irrevocably changed during the pandemic. Read more...
How Bidens Proposed Paid Leave Would Work
Paid leave expired in December for illness and caregiving during the pandemic. Biden wants to reinstate and expand it. Read more...
Brexit casts a cloud over Tesco's festive feat as delivery woes hit Ireland
The supermarket group has revealed that it's had trouble delivering fresh foods, particularly meat, to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the transition period with the EU ended. Read more...
Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher debate United and Liverpool rivalry
'Three points clear' cackled a wide-eyed Gary Neville on his screen. ' of the greatest Liverpool team OF ALL TIME!' he continued, growing ever more high-pitched in excitement. Read more...
In Hudson, a Glass House for an Expanding Family
They were looking for a weekend place in upstate New York. They never expected to build it themselves. Read more...
Japanese man tries to knock snow off his roof with predictable hilarious results
Hilarious footage shows the worker in Akita, Japan, trying to nudge a massive pile of snow on a building's roof. But he quickly realised it was a bad idea when the snow came down like an avalanche. Read more...
Obamacare, in Its First Big Test as Safety Net, Is Holding Up So Far
Job losses and the loss of insurance have typically gone hand in hand. This year, more Americans are staying covered. Read more...
Victoria Hislop to John Lanchester, Sigrid Nunez and Stuart Turton This week's best new fiction
In the sequel to her best-selling debut, Hislop revisits The Island's leper colony of Spinalonga, which closes when a cure is found in 1957. Read more...