Palmeiras Wins Copa Libertadores, Far From Its Fans
Coronavirus restrictions forced Palmeiras fans to watch from afar as the soccer team played Santos in the Copa Libertadores final. A last-minute win made everyone forget the distance, and the rules. Read more...
One Month Behind, DePaul Starts Its Mens Basketball Season
The program is the last in a major basketball conference to play a game, having dealt with several virus-related pauses. Read more...
Yogurt-maker Danone gives in to activist investors
The consumer goods giant that makes Activia yoghurt has been facing calls to sell assets following poor performance from its shares, which lost a quarter of their value since the start of the year. Read more...
Man, 50, arrested in Dundee over disappearance of woman and two children from Gloucestershire
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in Dundee in connection with the disappearance of a woman and two children. Read more...
Lavish art book is almost as much of a masterpiece as the Sistine Chapel it shows in heavenly detail
For the first time in half a millennium, here is an opportunity to see Michelangelo's ceiling up close - rather than from 68ft below as part of the usual tourist crocodile of 25,000 visitors a day. Read more...
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty stunned by Karolina Muchova in Australian Open quarterfinals
World No. 1 and home favorite Ashleigh Barty exited the Australian Open after she was stunned by Karolina Muchova in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Read more...
Finding Refuge, and a Snowy Owl, in Central Park
When pandemic New York seemed at its most surreal, the park, with its abundant wildlife and familiar progression of the seasons, offered a vision of normal life to a book critic who wandered it daily. Read more...
Brain surgeon and (yay!) my new fianc... Sound too good to be true? That's because it's a scam
CLAUDIA CONNELL With romance scams booming in lockdown, I play along when I'm targeted to see how these con artists operate and why so many women fall for their lies. Read more...
Seante RESUMES work on Biden's .9T relief bill after Joe Manchin strikes unemployment benefit deal
Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late on Friday with Senate leaders over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a nine-hour logjam that had stalled the party's .9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Read more...
White House warns of 'active threat' from Microsoft email hackers
The Biden administration is increasingly sounding the alarm over a series of newly discovered cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China. Read more...
Camping holidays A British seaside getaway under canvas could be your best bet this summer
Wide open spaces, spectacular natural scenery and a chance to take a much-needed, proper break - a camping holiday is just the ticket. Here's our guide to the best coastal campsites... Read more...
Pink touches up her bright blonde hair at a salon in Beverly Hills
Pink famously cut her own hair in COVID-19 quarantine in March 2020. Read more...
George Clooney is spotted arriving at the Cambridge, Massachusetts set of The Tender Bar
The director's stroll comes not long after it was announced that Billie Lourd has been in talks to join the cast of the upcoming film Ticket To Paradise, which Clooney is attached to. Read more...
A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House
Tim Wus appointment to the National Economic Council signals a confrontational approach by the Biden administration. Read more...
Roy Greenslade The Guardian apologises to alleged IRA rape victim for article
Ex-Daily Mirror boss and Guardian columnist Mr Greenslade, 74, sparked outrage after revealing his secret long-standing support for the IRA's bombing campaign. Read more...
MAFS star Elizabeth Sobinoff reads 'break-up' book after rumours she and Seb are reuniting
Rumours are rife of a reunion between Elizabeth Sobinoff andSeb Guilhaus following their shock split in January. Read more...
From Dickinson to Rebecka Martinsson and Pieces Of A Woman The best on demand TV to watch this week
Quirky comedy drama about the great American poet Emily Dickinson, whose genius was unrecognised during her lifetime. Read more...
Nephew of Mexican drug lord arrested murdering' man during Xbox robber
Juan Pablo Quintero, whose drug kingpin uncle is wanted by the U.S. for the 1985 murder of a DEA agent, was nabbed in Mexico on Thursday for 'killing a man over an Xbox sale' in November 2020. Read more...
Camilos Hemisphere-Spanning Pop
With indelibly catchy songs, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter from Colombia has conquered an international audience. A new album, Mis Manos, may bring him even more fresh ears. Read more...
Stolen 16th-century armor returned to Louvre decades after theft
Two pieces of 16th-century armor have been returned to the Louvre museum in Paris almost 40 years after they were stolen. Read more...