Black Lives Matter Protests Spawn Push for Athletes to Attend Historically Black Colleges
Makur Maker, a star basketball recruit, chose Howard University over offers from U.C.L.A. and Kentucky, and said he hoped other athletes would consider programs at historically Black institutions. Read more...
A whole pile of trouble! How did TVs Ruth Watson stop this familys Cornish mansion from crumbling to pieces? With drastic action and some very tough love...
Georgina Le Grice is no stranger to horror stories, but she never expected to find herself in one when her family's picturesque 18th-century property was falling apart, and there was no money to save it. Read more...
Terrified Chinese students in Australia speak out about the communist regime
The Chinese Communist Party created a host of online portals over the weekend for students to report their peers to police for opposing the government. Read more...
Inca offering with bracelet and llama figurine used in human sacrifice rituals over 500 years ago
An Inca offering used in human sacrifice rituals over 500 years ago was found in a Bolivian lake. A small gold bracelet and llama figure found inside were once covered in children's blood. Read more...
Hays Travel cutting up to 878 jobs out of workforce of 4,500
The travel company said it has 'made every possible effort' to avoid job losses 'during these extraordinary and distressing times'. Owners John and Irene Hays said 'We are devastated.' Read more...
Cadel Evans winning Tour de France? Shane Warne at the 1993 Ashes? What's your favourite Aussie sporting moment of all time? Take your pick from our top 10
With the Commonwealth Games soon to offer another stage on which the green and gold will shine, it's time to pick your favourite sporting moment of all time. Read more...
Trump calls deadly Beirut explosions a 'terrible attack' and says US is ready to assist Lebanon
President Donald Trump described deadly explosions as a 'terrible attack' during a Tuesday press conference, despite no evidence suggesting the blasts were intentional. Read more...
N.H.L. and Players Agree to Start Postseason Tournament on Aug. 1
The two sides agreed to extend the current collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a resumption of play that will reportedly be hosted in Edmonton and Toronto. Read more...
Former Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ says he 'did feel the toxicity of the environment'
Tony Okungbowa,left, known to millions of viewers as DJ Tony, spoke out on Tuesday. Last week, DeGeneres, right, told staffers she was sorry about what was going on. Read more...
Coronavirus Spain Majorca hotel closes as ten staff infected
TheClub Cala Barca hotel, in Majorca, has become the first on the holiday island to close after an outbreak of coronavirus sickened 10 staff along with four of their relatives. Read more...
Has working from home given us all back ache?
During lockdown millions of us were suddenly forced to work from home for long hours every day for months at a time smiling through endless Zoom meetings at the kitchen table. Read more...
James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp
While his elder brother, Lachlan Murdoch, rises in the family business, James Murdoch has grown more distant from his fathers companies. Read more...
Why Did She Leave Me There?
A young man returns to the Vietnamese orphanage he had spent 25 years trying to forget. Read more...
Through the Russian Wilderness in Search of the Worlds Largest Owl
In Owls of the Eastern Ice, Jonathan Slaght recounts his quest to track down the elusive Blakistons fish owl, a journey that will push him to the edge of endurance. Read more...
Lady Red Couture, Mother Hen of a Drag Scene, Dies at 43
A fixture in Los Angeles clubs who stood 7-foot-2 in heels, she also co-hosted the L.G.B.T.Q. talk show Hey Qween! Read more...
Fungus turns male cicadas into sex-crazed zombies that lure and infect healthy counterparts
Cicadas are invading parts of the US after spending 17 years underground and some males emerged as sex-crazed zombies after being infected with a fungus that causes them to act like females. Read more...
From Tom Hanks in Greyhound to Cate Blanchett's Stateless The best on demand TV this week
Things went rapidly south the last time Tom Hanks was in charge of an ocean-going vessel - in Captain Phillips. Now he's heading into choppy waters again as a newly promoted US Navy officer. Read more...
Pentagon Admits to Civilian Casualties in Somalia for a Third Time
Africa Commands admission of the death comes in the wake of its slow move toward better accountability after years of criticism from human rights groups and lawmakers. Read more...