Record-breaking rower marvels at trip across Atlantic
When your phone goes off in the middle of the night, it isn't usually good news. Read more...
Tandens Confirmation on Shaky Ground as More Senators Voice Opposition
Two moderate Republican senators said they would not vote to confirm President Bidens nominee to head the budget office, further dimming her chances of securing enough support. Read more...
Federal judge rules 'United States of America Miss' pageant can ban trans competitors
The discrimination lawsuit brought by Anita Green, a 29-year-old transgender woman ,was dismissed by a federal judge in Oregon on Thursday - the same day the House passed Equlity Act. Read more...
Hurricane Sandy Storm WAS more powerful than Hurricane Katrina
Researchers have found that Sandy's Integrated Kinetic Energy index, or IKE, which quantifies the power of a hurricane based on how far out tropical-storm force winds extend from the center, ranked second only to Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Read more...
Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet
The president-elect will nominate Eric S. Lander to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a post left vacant by President Trump for 18 months. Read more...
News Of The World review Tom Hanks is as watchable as ever and Helena Zengel terrific as the girl
Notwithstanding his iconic voice performance as Woody, the cowboy doll in the Toy Story films, Tom Hanks has never made a western. Read more...
Amazon ditches app logo after Hitler comparison
The US-based online sales giant recently ditched the familiar shopping cart symbol from its app logo in favour of a brown Amazon box with a piece of tape at the top. Read more...
Michigan professor says he's been 'discriminated against for 40 years for being a white man'
Jeffrey Burl, main, wrote to his employers, Michigan Technological University, inset, after they passed a resolution criticizing 'anti-Blackness and systemic racism'. Read more...
Amazon Moves From Film Industrys Margins to the Mainstream
With several films competing for Golden Globes on Sunday and a number of high-priced movies coming this year, the streaming service has altered its reputation in Hollywood. Read more...
This is when you can go on vacation again
Vaccination roll-outs are underway around the world, but when it comes to the recovery of leisure travel, how long will it be before travel gets back to normal? Read more...
PIERS MORGAN Would you live with me for a year if it cured Covid? Now there's a challenge...
How big a personal sacrifice would you make to get rid of this wretched bloody coronavirus? Read more...
Sealed letter from the 17th century has been read for the first time WITHOUT opening it
The first of its kind experiment allows the Renaissance letter, from the Dutch postal museum collection, to be read without damaging the paper or breaking the seal. Read more...
If Twitter Users Could Vote
The service analyzed messages surrounding Oscar nominees, looking at context as well as mentions, and found "Selma" would get best picture if tweets counted. Read more...
Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway faces MORE sexual harassment claims
Suspended Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway is facing more allegations of sexual harassment from women, many of whom claim he sent them nude photos of himself. Read more...
Paramount+ promises a Godfather streaming series and a Frasier reboot.
ViacomCBS announced new content for the revamped version of CBS All Access, including a weekly program from Trevor Noah, the host of The Daily Show. Read more...
Amazon Workers Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama
A vote on whether to form a union at the e-commerce giants warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., has become a labor showdown, drawing the attention of N.F.L. players, and the White House. Read more...
Katie Price's son Harvey, 18, launches charity clothing range for autism awareness
Katie Price's son Harvey has launched an inspirational charity clothing range to raise awareness about autism. Read more...
Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway faces MORE sexual harassment claims
Suspended Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway is facing more allegations of sexual harassment from women, many of whom claim he sent them nude photos of himself. Read more...
Alabama Overpowers Ohio State 52-24 in National Championship
Ohio State could not keep up with Alabamas offensive combination of DeVonta Smith, Mac Jones and Najee Harris. Read more...
Prince Harry compares 'unbelievably tough' royal split to Diana's experience in Oprah interview
Prince Harry has likened his "unbelievably tough" split from the royal family to the experience of his mother, Princess Diana, in the first clips from Oprah Winfrey's sit-down interview with Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Read more...
A Photographer Captures His Community in a Changing Chicago Barrio
Sebastian Hidalgo documents Pilsen, the old Chicago neighborhood where he grew up, hoping to capture the community before it is altered by rapid gentrification. Read more...