N.B.A. Tightens Rules as Virus Crisis Spreads
For at least the next two weeks, players wont be allowed to leave their homes except for basketball activities and essential activities. Also No more handshakes. Read more...
Alt-J, Electric Ballroom review The nicest boys in polite rock
Alt-J are four Leeds University graduates with one claim to fame their debut album, An Awesome Wave, has just won the Mercury Music Prize for the Album of the Year. Read more...
Letters inviting patients to book Covid-19 jab will be sent out to FIVE MILLION Britons from Monday
In a major milestone for the vaccination programme, letters will start being sent to those in England aged over 70 and people classed as 'clinically extremely vulnerable'. Read more...
Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic worst for delaying refunds for cancelled holidays in 2020, says Which?
A survey by the UK consumer champion found a third of customers who had a flight cancelled by Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic waited more than three months for their cash back in 2020. Read more...
DJ LeMahieu Returning to Yankees on Million Deal
LeMahieu got a six-year contract that lets the Yankees avoid the luxury tax for now. The team also agreed to a deal with Corey Kluber, an ace starter undone by injuries the past two seasons. Read more...
You Want to Talk French Tennis? Start With the Four Musketeers
Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet and Ren Lacoste helped win the Davis Cup six times. Roland Garros was built for their title defense. Read more...
Naked man who shoved a New Yorker off a subway platform dies
A naked man who shoved a New Yorker off a subway platform on Saturday died after he jumped onto the tracks and electrocuted himself when he made contact with the third rail. Read more...
The Best Butterscotch Pudding Is Homemade
This unfussy, old-fashioned recipe is easy to stir together on top of the stove, and hard to mess up. Read more...
Lily Safra
Further to an article about the murder of Edmond Safra, we wish to make it clear there was no intention to suggest that Mr Safra's widow Lily was involved in his death. We accept that there is no basis for such a suggestion and apologise for any distress caused. Read more...
Late Night Shocker. Trump Stiffs Giuliani and Wont Take His Calls.
Impeachment was great, but there really is no more perfect way for this to end than Trump stiffing Rudy, Seth Meyers said. Read more...
NFL Playoffs What We Learned From the Divisional Round
Buffalo rode its defense, Green Bay thrived on offense and Tampa Bay let Drew Brees beat himself. Kansas City, which lost Patrick Mahomes to a concussion, simply survived. Read more...
Josh Groban performs in 'Indoguration Ceremony' to honor President-elect Joe Biden's dog Major
The 39-year-old performed the Patti Page's (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? for the event, the proceeds of which went to the Delaware Humane Association and Pumpkin Pet Insurance. Read more...
Meet Kidd G, Country Musics Next Emo-Rap Star
A 17-year-old from a small Georgia town built an audience as a rapper on TikTok and SoundCloud before pivoting to country music and inching his way into a notoriously cloistered industry. Read more...
Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown
The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stepped up the arrests of journalists since going to war in the countrys northern region of Tigray. Read more...
Fess up - you are just a smug health signaller!
Claudia Connell says 'health signalling' is the latest smug trend on social media. British writer claims the most important part of living a wholesome and mindful life has become bragging. Read more...
Outdoor Dining in Winter? Head to the Restaurant Yurt
Single-table huts, cabins and bubbles have sprung up across the city. A safer or more pleasant way to eat outdoors? Well, maybe. Read more...
Biden39;s Inauguration Will Feature Tom Hanks and Others
Inaugurations have long mirrored the nations cultural life. Joe Bidens will feature Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake and Jon Bon Jovi remotely, in an age of illness and threats. Read more...
Its Debt Parking When Fake Debts End Up on Your Credit Report
The F.T.C. recently took its first legal action to stop the fraud. Consumers may not know the debts are on their reports until they apply for a loan. Read more...
Biden will wait for recommendation from security services on whether to share briefings with Trump
President-elect Biden is to consult with intelligence advisers on whether to provide President Trump with daily intelligence briefings. Every former president has normally benefited from the perk. Read more...
What Mars sounds like, and the rover's welcome party
Mars is about to be a very busy place when three separate missions arrive at the red planet in February. Read more...
3-5m-year-old dust shows climate change is moving westerly winds
Researchers from Columbia University examined core samples from the North Pacific Ocean and compared them to samples of dust from elsewhere in the world. Read more...