This fire has been burning for 4,000 years
"This fire has burned 4,000 years and never stopped," says Aliyeva Rahila. "Even the rain coming here, snow, wind -- it never stops burning." Read more...
IRS announces MAY 17 deadline for 2020 tax returns
The extension is a response to concerns from citizens who said they needed more time to prepare their returns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Minneapolis cop in Daunte Wright shooting resigns
Minneapolis police officer Kimberly Potter resigned from teh Brooklyn Police Center on Tuesday. It comes two days after she shot dead Duante Wright, 20, during a traffic stop. Read more...
Police hunting two men over gas bottle thefts slam 'offensive' comments they may be gipsies
Police hunting two men over a gas bottles theft in Kent branded tip-offs they could be gipsies'offensive and unacceptable' - then urged the travelling community to report the messages. Read more...
Your Wednesday Briefing
An end to Americas longest war. Read more...
Burned by Low Reimbursements, Some Doctors Stop Testing for Covid
Some insurers pay pediatricians less than the cost of the test itself, jeopardizing a tool to help control the pandemic. Read more...
Covid UK NHS Providers union chief warns lockdown easing could delay ending restrictions for good
Self-confessed 'prophet of doom' Chris Hopson, chief of the medical union NHS Providers, said 'we are likely to have a third and potentially fourth wave'. He called for longer curbs, including mask wearing. 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...
Need Health Insurance? A Guide to New Options Under the Stimulus.
There is more financial assistance for more people seeking coverage. And many people who are already covered can get discounts, too, if they sign up. Read more...
England 'shouldn't be hit by a Covid third wave this summer'
SAGE models had predicted Covid deaths and hospitalisations could resurge during August. But senior advisers are now seeking to distance themselves from the models. Read more...
President Biden Makes the Case for Infrastructure in Bipartisan Meeting
The president met with lawmakers from both parties in an effort to show some flexibility on the size of his trillion proposal and how to pay for it. Read more...
City Room, a Blog With a Broad Mandate, Is Retiring
Eight years, 20,000 posts and perhaps 100 million clicks later, City Room sails off into the sunset. Read more...
What Is Normal Life?
And when will we get back to it? Read more...
3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now
Giuseppe Penones verdant landscapes; Boyle Familys earthworks; and Clare Grills paintings in Theres the Air. Read more...
Health workers 90% less likely to catch coronavirus after they are fully vaccinated, CDC data show
A new CDC study found frontline workers who received both doses of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna's vaccine lowered their risk of being infected by 90% - and one shot by 80%. Read more...
ASK CAROLINE Our relationships expert Caroline West-Meads answers your questions
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In Iraq, Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes
Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges. Read more...
Scientists say human embryos could be grown in a test tube for FIVE WEEKS after mice develop in jars
Human embryos might be the next test subjects of a study that grew mouse embryos in jars. The several day old embryos were placed in a solution and developed as they would in a natural womb. Read more...