Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
While Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura, the co-leaders after Round 8, drew in Round 9, Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian won. All four are tied are for the lead with four rounds to play. Read more...
Making Sense of Elevated Stock Market Prices
Shares are very expensive, but so are bonds. Even at current prices, the economist Robert J. Shiller says, it is reasonable to keep some wealth in stocks. Read more...
Why Do Virus Variants Have Such Weird Names?
B.1.351 may sound sweet to a molecular epidemiologist, but whats the alternative, other than stigmatizing geographical names? Read more...
Harry-Meghan bombshell interview with Oprah
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey that her life as a British royal was so isolating and lonely at one point she "didn't want to be alive anymore" -- a stunning admission likely to rock the foundations of the centuries-old institution. Read more...
Police launch murder probe after 19-year-old got knifed to death in broad daylight
Officers were called to the scene at 1.54pm on Penhurst Road in Tottenham today after two teenagers were stabbed and a third was injured. Read more...
Lessons From Oz How Australian Theater Gives Broadway Hope
Check in with Frozen, Come From Away, Moulin Rouge! and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Offstage, our digital series about theater during the pandemic. Read more...
MBE-winning major, 47, who defrauded Army out of 13,000 sacked from the forces
Major Lloyd Hamilton was sacked from the forces after he defrauded the Army by illegally claiming private school fees. His barrister blamed it on a 'mid-life crisis' at Bulford Military Court in Wiltshire . Read more...
GMB Piers Morgan slams 'shameful' Prince Harry for allowing Meghan to 'portray Royals as racists'
Piers Morgan slammed the no-holes-barredinterview as 'destructive self-serving nonsense' - before dubbing it 'bilge' and a 'two-hour trashathon' in a Good Morning Britain rant. Read more...
From Carys Bray to Bernhard Schlink, Nicole Krauss and H. B. Lyle This week's best new fiction
Suburban couple Emma and Chris have weathered the storms of redundancy, bereavement and broken dreams. Read more...
Banksy donates 3m artwork to raise funds for the NHS
The Banksy work Game Changer appeared in May during the first lockdown at Southampton General Hospital featuring a young boy playing with a super hero nurse, leaving Batman in a basket. Read more...
Make Ice Ornaments At Home
Ice ornaments reflect winters light, like momentary, sun-catching crystals. Read more...
CRAIG BROWN From raging Trump to a manic magpie, the pick of 2020
This year has been a strange one for the world of books. Read more...
E.V.s Force Carmakers to Reinvent the Wheel, and Brakes, and Mirrors
Building electric cars, and repairing them, will require a huge change for the industry and usher in a new automotive era. Read more...
Alli Simpson praises brother Cody's shock career move
Cody Simpson is on track to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics, after surprising the nation with his unexpected career change from pop star to swimming sensation. Read more...
Greater Glasgow Police make 28 arrests after thousands of Rangers fans broke coronavirus regulations
Chief Superintendent Mark Sutherland, divisional commander for Greater Glasgow, said a further seven people were issued with fixed penalty notices or will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal. Read more...
N.H.L.s Rising Stars Power Chicago and Minnesota
The first-year goaltender Kevin Lankinen has helped Chicago to playoff position, and the Wilds Kirill Kaprizov is leading all rookies in scoring. Read more...
Dont Pay Tax Penalties on Money You Took From Retirement Accounts
Heres a guide to avoiding unnecessary taxes on withdrawals made last year. Read more...
Why You Need a Wildlife Camera
Without one, you may never know who else lives on your property. Or whos eating your bush beans. Read more...
Investigation launched after NYC firefighters pose with bikini model
New York City firefighters who posed with bikini-clad Instagram model, Vera Smirnova, are at the center of an investigation, officials said. Read more...
What Can You Buy With Bitcoin?
Pornography, patio furniture and an at-home coronavirus test are among the odd assortment of goods and services people are purchasing with the cryptocurrency. Read more...