Common anxiety and insomnia drugs may raise women's risk of ectopic pregnancy, study shows
Women who take benzodiazepine drugs - which include brands such as Valium - typically to sleep or relieve anxiety, are almost 50 per cent more likely to lose their pregnancy this way. Read more...
F1 extends contracts for some closed-race circuits
Some of the European circuits due to host races without spectators on Formula One's initial 2020 calendar have been given one-year contract extensions to compensate for lost revenues, it emerged on Friday. Read more...
BEL MOONEY For once in her life, why can't my mum say sorry?
This week Bel advises a reader who is struggling to understand why her mum can't say sorry. Read more...
Prince Philip Fast Facts
View CNN's Fast Fact on Great Britain's Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh), husband of Queen Elizabeth II and the great-great grandchild of Queen Victoria. Read more...
Victoria has recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first time since the pandemic began
Victoria has recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first time since the pandemic began, but authorities are warning the risk is not over ahead of a protest in Melbourne. Read more...
Public shaming has become a common pastime during the pandemic. But it doesn't really work
Public shaming, in this era of rapid judgment and ensuing internet outrage, is nothing new. But the pandemic has made it a popular pastime. Read more...
Two fair-haired little girls who vanished on a family trip...
Just like Madeleine, Inga Gehricke's beautiful smile lights up her family snaps. The German girl is slightly older, with her hair growing long and worn in plaits. Read more...
'NO KNEELING' Trump renews criticism of protests during U.S. anthem
President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed barbs at protesters who kneel during the national anthem, after NFL quarterback Drew Brees apologized for remarks he made about the practice. Read more...
Bruce Jay Friedman, 90, Author With a Darkly Comic Worldview, Dies
An unusual case in American letters, he moved easily between literature and pop culture, including movies like Stir Crazy34; and Splash, to great acclaim. Read more...
Forsythia, Rustic Italian Food, Opens for Takeout and Delivery
An outdoor nook from Le Crocodile, a Midtown location for a downtown Japanese spot, and more restaurant news. Read more...
PICTURED Six victims who were shot dead in 'cold-blooded, targeted killing' in a burning home
Seven victims were shot dead inside a burning home in Valhermoso Springs, Alabama, on Friday. Their bodies were found after sheriff's deputies responded to a call about a shooting. Read more...
And in the Next Zoom Room, a Rat Doing a Striptease
Eschaton was meant to be an in-person immersive experience. But its creators have pivoted to invite audiences to visit the nightclub virtually instead. Read more...
Work resumes on British Normandy Memorial commemorating UK troops who died in the 1944 invasion
Craftsmen were seen carving the words ofWinston Churchill's 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' speech into the stone walls of the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer. Read more...
Social-distancing Greek style shimmy and sing from your car
Hundreds of Greeks danced and sang from their cars at a drive-in music concert, the first such event since the country banned mass gatherings to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Read more...
401(k) Plans Move a Step Closer to Pooling With Private Equity
New guidance from the Labor Department clarified how retirement plans could put money in the hands of private equity funds. Read more...
Revisiting the Arab Spring, in Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. Read more...
American increases flights as demand grows
American Airlines said Thursday it will boost its U.S. flight schedule next month over dramatic reductions since the coronavirus pandemic, planning to fly more than 55% of its July 2019 domestic capacity. Fred Katayama reports. Read more...
Scientists Question Medical Data Used in Second Coronavirus Study
Medical records from a little-known company were used in two studies published in major journals. The New England Journal of Medicine has asked to see the data. Read more...
Electric skateboard-mounted trash collector among U.S. protest volunteers
As protesters chanted near the White House, Michael Piatschak leaned from his one-wheeled electric skateboard, extended a trash-grabbing claw and, like a raptor swooping on prey, snagged a plastic bag off the street and stuffed it into a shoulder sack. Read more...
Trump administration orders Marriott to cease Cuba hotel business
The Trump administration has ordered Marriott International to wind down hotel operations in Communist-run Cuba, a company spokeswoman told Reuters, extinguishing what had been a symbol of the U.S.-Cuban detente. Read more...