A New Direction
The blog is ending, but our coverage of caregiving and aging is not. The New Old Age will run as a twice-monthly column by Paula Span on nytimes.com and frequently in Science Times. Read more...
Lewis Hamilton 'Shocking' F1 race still going ahead
Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton tells a press conference that it's "shocking" the sport is in Australia at the moment given the global pandemic of coronavirus. Read more...
JK Rowling shakes off transgender row as controversial new book shoots straight to top of the charts
JK Rowling's latest book Troubled Blood, which features a male killer who dresses up in women's clothes, has reignited claims that the Harry Potter author is 'transphobic'. Read more...
As China Ages, a Push to Add Elevators Offers a New Kind of Economic Relief
Chinas premier wants to retrofit three million older apartment buildings all over the country, but he still needs political buy-in at the top. Read more...
Islanders Defeat Flyers and Head to Conference Finals for First Time Since 1993
The Islanders shut out the Flyers, 4-0, in Game 7 of their playoff series and now face the Tampa Bay Lightning to decide who goes to the Stanley Cup finals. Read more...
Daughter helps father save his taco truck business with heartfelt tweet
Giselle Aviles posted a plea on Twitter to help her dad39;s struggling food truck and it worked. Read more...
Ex-England pace ace Devon Malcolm provides harrowing reality about cricket's diversity issue
Devon Malcolm believes much more must be done to engage youngsters from Afro-Caribbean communities with what can be a prohibitively costly sport. Read more...
Evicted Bachelor star Izzy Sharman Firth talks Irena Srbinovska and Bella Varelis feud
In an interview with Pedestrian , the reality star claimed that Irena, 31, had told people Bella, 25, was only on the show to boost her social media presence. Read more...
Microsoft Acquires Video Game Company ZeniMax in .5 Billion Deal
The companys acquisition of ZeniMax Media puts it in a strong position against Sony just weeks before the release of their next generation of gaming consoles. Read more...
Gale Sayerss Balletic Runs Obscure Footballs Brutal Endings
The Chicago Bears great was known for his effortless, slicing runs. Revealing his dementia diagnosis years after his retirement showed the toll of those dazzling performances. Read more...
Fans Find a Way to Watch Baseball During the Pandemic
Baseball fans have found ways to watch live baseball in person this season despite not being allowed in the stands. Read more...
Toyota's GR Super Sport 1,400bhp hypercar is revealed
The road-going model will share its design and parts with the TS050 racing machine that won the Le Mans 24 Hours art the weekend, using a similar 2.4-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol-hybrid powertrain. Read more...
Canadians Rejoice as Schitts Creek Sweeps 2020 Emmy Awards
The Canadian series took top honors in all seven categories in which it was nominated. Read more...
Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks, hit with record 0 million penalty over money laundering scandal
Westpac, one of Australia's largest banks, has agreed to pay a record-breaking penalty of nearly billion for systematically allowing money laundering on its watch. Read more...
PAUL THOMAS on... our military Covid marshals
'We're only here to check the police don't get overloaded disciplining Covid flouters' Read more...
Manchester authority tells care homes to accept Covid patients being discharged from hospital
The council of Trafford in Greater Manchester, a coronavirus hotspot in England, says care homes will need to be prepared to take elderly people regardless of if they are carrying the coronavirus. Read more...
Cutting down trash with bamboo packaging
Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava. Read more...
Tubes and trains are packed as thousands head into the office to save Britain's economy
Crowds of passengers boarded public transport to get back to desks for the second consecutive morning since the Prime Minister's national address on Tuesday night. Read more...