WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes Amid User Backlash
The company faced a backlash from users who worried the changes made the messaging service less secure. Read more...
Health Young people who vape are three times as likely to become daily cigarette smokers
US researchers studied data on the evolving tobacco product use of a nationally representative sample of young people aged between 12-24 over four years. Read more...
'Mr. Mayor' elects Ted Danson to play TV's latest politician
Ted Danson has a way of classing up even a so-so premise, and so it is with "Mr. Mayor," a new sitcom from the "30 Rock" tandem of Robert Carlock and Tina Fey. Returning to NBC fresh off "The Good Place," the show allows its star to cut loose as L.A.'s unlikely new mayor, which is a pretty good place to start. Read more...
Gary Barlow album review If you don't mind a few cliches, this is good fun
For a musician in a band, going solo is usually a chance to get away from the gang, to do something small and introspective. Read more...
JOHN HUMPHRYS The carrot crisis that shows we're dicing with disaster!
JOHN HUMPHRYS Ocado has warned that prepared carrots are out of stock. Tesco has issued a similar warning in relation to packs of cauliflower. Read more...
Developers cashing in on growing demandfor roof gardens
Lockdowns aren't easy for anyone, but for those one in eight UK households who have no access to a shared or private garden, they've been near impossible. 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...
Yankees Say D.J. LeMahieu Is Worth Waiting For
The teams primary off-season goal remains re-signing the free-agent infielder, who could command a lucrative four-year contract at age 32. Read more...
Health Retinal cells transplanted from corpses could cure blindness for millions of people
Experts led from China have now successfully transplanted retina stem cells from a human cadaver into the eyes of monkeys - where they survived and grew into retinal pigment epithelium. Read more...
Why Do Americans Still Hate Welfare?
"Welfare" remains a charged word in the American lexicon, even though it's rarely talked about as a political issue any more. But why? Read more...
Rebekah Vardy slams footballers for flouting Covid-19 lockdown to 'party'
The WAG, 38, who is married toLeicester City striker Jamie Vardy, has criticised professional footballers who think they are 'above the law'. Read more...
The AA's head of hotel inspections reveals why a smile is more important than a 'massive suite'
Paul Hackett has worked as a chef and in management roles in three and four-star hotels. Now he oversees an inspection team that anonymously visits UK accommodation and grades it. Read more...
With New Platform, Comics Entrepreneurs Hope to Boost Local Shops
A new comics shopping platform will offer live programming and bring attention to comic stores. Read more...
Adorable moment affectionate baby sea lion pup cuddles up to mother on beach in Galpagos Islands
Footage shows the mother and baby sea lion at Punta Carola beach on San Cristobal Island, one of theGalpagos Islands in Ecuador on January 6. Read more...
A Conversation on Go Tell It on the Mountain
The novelist Ayana Mathis speaks about James Baldwins 1953 classic. Read more...
Rafael Nadal set for Paris return as professional sports in France play on
Having recently showcased his golf skills, world No. 2 Rafael Nadal looks set to return to more familiar terrain next week at the Paris Masters after professional sports events were given the green light to go ahead despite France's second national lockdown. Read more...
MARKET REPORT JD Sports sees sales boom
Even though many of its bricks-and-mortar stores around the world were closed, the chain said revenues were up 5 per cent in the 22 weeks to January 2 as customers flocked to its online shop. Read more...
Las Vegas woman, 43, 'set fire to date's apartment after he showed up at restaurant withjust '
Kimberly Marika Johnson, 43, of Las Vegas, was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of attempted murder and first-degree arson stemming from a fire she allegedly set. Read more...
Out-of-favour Spurs defender Danny Rose targets a move abroad as he hopes to end his contract early
Out-of-favour Tottenham left-back Danny Rose wants a move overseas and could end his contract at the club this month, but West Brom Sam Allardyce is still interested in bringing him to the club Read more...
Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting US farmers
Mexican Senator Armando Rios Piter told CNN that he plans to introduce a bill this week that would stop Mexican purchases of American corn. Read more...
BLM activist who egged on mob during siege of the Capitol is released on bail
On Friday, Sullivan, 26, appeared via Zoom from a jail cell in Utah for his first court hearing.A judge granted Sullivan bail on strict conditions. Read more...