Cardinal George Pell denies bribing pedophile Gerald Ridsdale's nephew
Cardinal Pell released a statement denying he tried to bribe the nephew of pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale when he told him on the phone in 1993 that he was abused as a child by his uncle. Read more...
Late Night Weighs In on Bidens First Day on the Job
Its never easy, especially when youre the new manager and the last guy got called into H.R. for inappropriate workplace treasoning, Stephen Colbert said. Read more...
Figuring It Out Two Novels About Ice Skating and Adolescence
The Comeback, by E.L. Shen, and Ana on the Edge, by A.J. Sass, put identity on center ice. Read more...
Word of the Day + Quiz 124; adorn
This word has appeared in 106 New York Times articles in the past year. Read more...
How a US presidential inauguration works
The invitations have been scaled back by the pandemic and the security has been heightened by the insurrection, but Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States will still have plenty of pomp. Read more...
Lastminute.com, Teletext Holidays and Ryanair among the worst for refunds, BA, Jet2, Airbnb the best
A major survey asked UK travellers who had bookings cancelled by firms whether or not they had been reimbursed in order to produce a list of the best and worst companies for refunds. Read more...
Post-COVID lungs look FAR worse than 'any type of terrible smoker's lungs,' surgeon says
In X-rays shown by Texas trauma surgeon Dr Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, the smoker's X-ray showed some haziness while the COVID patient's X-ray looked almost completely white. Read more...
Remote-controlled glider clocks 548mph to make a new dynamic soaring speed world record
A remote-controlled glider top speeds of 548 miles per hour and broke the world record for the dynamic soaring speed. The event took place atop Parker Mountain, California. Read more...
The top 20 Earth images of 2020 revealed by Nasa
These mesmerising pictures were taken by International Space Station astronauts as they whizzed over the globe, over 200 miles up. Read more...
After 82 Years, No More Driving
Metropolitan Diary The day he sold his final car and gave up his keys, a 93-year-old was flooded with memories, starting with Pop's lessons behind the wheel. Read more...
More than 45,000 people in Florida are overdue for their second coronavirus vaccine dose
Of the 1.03 million people in Florida who have received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine, 45,056 are overdue for theirsecond dose, data from the state's health department shows. Read more...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Says Russia Wants to Force It Out
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been threatened with fines and criminal charges for its journalists, forcing a tough decision on the Biden administration. Read more...
My Co-Worker Is a Scammer and She Gets on My Last Nerve
Advice for three people trying to navigate racial politics at work, and one person dealing with the emotional baggage from a previous job. Read more...
Plan to force travellers to quarantine at hotel airports could get the go-ahead today
The Cabinet's Covid operations committee will thrash out how to tighten border controls. Passengers are seen above at Heathrow Airport. Read more...
A Scoop About the Pentagon Papers, 50 Years Later
A former Times reporter obtained the answer to a major question involving Neil Sheehans source, then had to keep it secret until last week. Read more...
A tradie killed in front of his colleagues in an accident involving heavy machinery at Pinkenba
Queensland Police rushed to an excavation equipment business at Pinkenba, in Brisbane's east, about 2.30am after reports a man had been injured. Read more...
When Another Child Wants to Be Friends and Yours Does Not
By the time children are in middle school, parents should be stepping back. But what if another child won't stop annoying yours? Read more...
Your Thursday Briefing
The inauguration of President Biden. Read more...