Apollo Board Will Review Leon Blacks Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Mr. Black, the chief executive and chairman of Apollo Global Management, asked independent board members to examine his relationship with the convicted sex offender. Read more...
Backyard Birding
Backyard birding has become the perfect pandemic pastime. Heres how to draw more species to your yard, and maybe get a good photo, too. Read more...
Trump Holds Small Lead in Conservative Kansas, Poll Shows
President Trump won Kansas by more than 20 points, but he leads Joe Biden by only seven in a Times/Siena College poll. The Republican Senate candidate leads his Democratic rival by an even smaller amount, 46 percent to 42. Read more...
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Spectacular sculptures spring up in China
The 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, which opened on Christmas Day, features work by some of the country's best ice sculptors and attracts thousands of visitors from around the world. Read more...
Russian archaeologists unearth the skull of a 5,000 year old man who underwent ancient brain surgery
Remarkable 3-D imagery and pictures from Crimea show traces of trepanation on a Bronze Age man aged in his 20s. The surgery with a stone scalpel was not successful, say scientists. Read more...
Inter Milan 2-2 Borussia Monchengladbach Romelu Lukaku nets brace including last-gasp equaliser
Romelu Lukaku scored twice, including a 90th-minute equaliser, to give Inter Milan a 2-2 draw at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Champions League. Read more...
Can the Sport of Tennis Grow With Fewer Tournaments on ESPN?
Tournaments that have battled for airtime on ESPN for years are headed for the Tennis Channel. Can the sport grow with a lesser presence on the top sports networks? Read more...
The final volume of an explosively enjoyable Lucian Freud biography
Though in other respects a militant non-conformist, Lucian Freud was happy to conform to bourgeois society's idea of the artist as sex-mad, arrogant, shameless and demonic Read more...
Shuttle lands at California air base
NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions. Read more...
William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91
He was one of the computing pioneers who showed what a computer interface could and should look like, a colleague said. Read more...
Ivanchuk Leads Gibraltar Chess Festival and Korchnoi Is Unbeaten
The tournaments top seed has taken the lead, while its oldest competitor has stayed unbeaten despite playing several of the worlds best players. Read more...
Judge Dismisses Third-Degree Murder Charge Against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd Killing
The judge upheld the more serious charge of second-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was captured on video kneeling on Mr. Floyds neck. Read more...
Its a New Day Sudan Exults in Move to Take It Off List of Terror States
President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. plans to lift Sudans 27-year designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, enabling Sudan to access international financial networks. Read more...
US Election 2020 Hunter Biden emails emerge hours before debate
A series of texts and emails about Hunter Biden's purported to involve his business operations came to light Thursday, hours before the final presidential debate. Read more...
Arabella Del Busso shows off SAS injury at the beach in busty bikini
Arabella Del Busso was one of the first contestants to quit on Channel Seven's SAS Australia. Read more...
James Redford, Documentarian and Environmentalist, Dies at 58
After two liver transplants, he founded an institute to increase awareness. He and his father, Robert Redford, also championed environmental films. Read more...
Version of ONE gene increases brain size, improves numerical skill
Researchers from Germany studied the genomes and brains of178 young children - looking for links to their later maths test results after a couple of years at school. Read more...
These countries are welcoming US tourists
A lot of the world has been shut off to American tourists as US coronavirus cases continue to rise. But at these destinations, a US passport still opens doors -- albeit usually with some Covid-19 testing requirements. Read more...