The despots' chefs who diced with death
How To Feed A Dictator offers a beguiling mix of the dark and the comic, combining fancy cuisine with torture and genocide Read more...
Jack Charlton, Soccer Hero in England and Ireland, Dies at 85
A towering defender, he won the World Cup with his home country in 1966 and went on to coach the Irish national team to memorable runs in 1990 and 1994. Read more...
17th-century PUB with operational bar up for rent on Airbnb
The 17th century Fitzhead Inn, in the tiny Somerset village of Fitzhead, has five en-suite rooms, a Mediterranean-style courtyard, a professional-standard kitchen - and a fully operational bar. Read more...
Lets Put Hundreds of Things on Your Front Lawn, O.K.?
For our article about Ron Douglas, a "self-reliance" entrepreneur, we asked Douglas if we could spread out his massive arsenal of disaster preparedness supplies on his front lawn. Amazingly, he agreed. Read more...
Horror as man falls to his death 'from 19th floor' of London tower block at 4am
Police tents were erected near bins outside a housing complex in Kennington, south London after a man 'fell from a height and died'. Read more...
David Beckham is 'in talks with Netflix and Amazon to make a new film about his life'
The star is producing the project with his TV company Studio 99 which launched last year. Read more...
Chicago Dunkin' Donuts worker fired, arrested after Illinois State Trooper finds spit in his coffee
Vincent J. Sessler, 25, of Chicago, was arrested and charged withdisorderly conduct, reckless conduct, and battery to a peace officer following the incident which occurred Thursday night. Read more...
Professor Robert Dingwall calls for a 'sense of proportion' and brands Covid-19 a 'nasty infection'
Writing a column in the Daily Express, Robert Dingwall, professor of sociology at Nottingham Trent University, says there needs to be a 'sense of proportion' over coronavirus. Read more...
Gambling on College Football Almost Fixed My Dysfunctional Family
If Covid takes the football season away from us, were in danger of losing the bond weve taken so many years to build. Read more...
Comfort Viewing 3 Reasons I Love Terminator 2 Judgment Day
Killer robots may not seem like soothing fare, but unlike real life, the worlds horrors come to an end when the movie does. Read more...
Sniffer dogs have 94% success detecting coronavirus in swabs
Researchers from Germany trained army sniffer dogs to distinguish between samples of fluids from patients infected withSARS-CoV-2 and healthy donors. Read more...
Trevor Noah Thinks Trump Is Oddly Chilled Out About Russia
The president said he didnt ask Vladimir Putin whether Russia paid to have U.S. troops killed. The Daily Show host can see why that talk would have been super awkward. Read more...
A Climate Plan in Texas Focuses on Minorities. Not Everyone Likes It.
For years, money for flood protection in the Houston area went mostly to richer neighborhoods. A new approach prioritizes minority communities, and its stirring up resentments. Read more...
Scrutinizing SpaceX, NASA Overlooked Some Boeing Software Problems
The agency identified the causes of mishaps in orbit during an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft in December. Read more...
Daily Report Facebooks Lucrative Long View
Mark Zuckerberg has told investors over and over Don't expect Facebook to focus much on quarterly earnings. The company is taking the long view. But that long view is sure looking spectacular in quarterly earnings. Read more...
Looking for someone to hang out with Parents peg details of their children on a washing line in bid to find them a partner
The bizarre dating ritual takes place at People's Park in Shanghai, and the ads reveal everything from the child's age and height to their job and income. Read more...
Jailbreak Attack by ISIS Rages On in Eastern Afghanistan
Officials scrambled to recapture hundreds of prisoners after a car bombing at the 1,500-inmate prison in Jalalabad turned into an ongoing gun battle between militants and guards. Read more...
A Team by Any Other Name Is Fine, It Turns Out
The Washington N.F.L. franchise is picking a new name. As other pro franchises have learned, the process of rebranding can be as unique as the result. Read more...