In Los Angeles, Teachers and Students Struggle With No Human Contact
The nations second-largest district has kept classrooms closed since March. The superintendent acknowledges it is disproportionately hurting students who can least afford it. Read more...
SUV driver kills woman in her 70s and injuries several others in Portland
A woman in her 70s has died and five others were injured after a driver hit multiple people over a mile-long stretch in Portland, according to police. Read more...
From The Dig to Twist and The Lie The best on demand TV to watch this week
Wonderful, moving dramatisation of the 1939 dig at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk that unearthed an Anglo-Saxon ship burial and a hoard of buried treasure. Read more...
Book Review The Copenhagen Trilogy, by Tove Ditlevsen
Tove Ditlevsens memoirs, collected in The Copenhagen Trilogy, are bracing accounts of her childhood, writing career and struggles with addiction. Read more...
An 11th-Hour Approval for Major Changes to Medicaid in Tennessee
The Trump administrations move, which Biden could eventually reverse, would loosen program rules and cap the states funding as part of a block grant. Read more...
Intersection Artfully Chic in Chelsea
In the latest Intersection we visited Chelsea during the Frieze Art Fair and spotted people who said their style influences range from their grandmothers to the avant-garde fashion company Comme des Garons. Read more...
Couple spend 50,000 transforming their dated home into a modern paradise
Lois Spencer-Tracey, 38, from Brentwood, and her husband of nine years, Gary, 37, bought their first home in December 2015 for 250,000. They have since spent 50,000 on its transformation. Read more...
California's monarch butterfly under threat from climate change
Just 1,194 butterflies were reported in 2020, down from 29,000 in 2019. Monarch numbers have been declining precipitously for decades, from over 4 million in the 1980s to 200,000 in 2017. Read more...
Tense moment indigenous activist steals a podcaster's phone and then PUNCHES him
Footage of the incident at an 'Invasion Day' rally held in Sydney on Tuesday morning shows the two men in an argument before the activist grabs the phone of the other man. Read more...
Police task force begins hunt for sniper suspect tied to 22 car shootings in two weeks
A task force of investigators has started questioning drivers in four Michigan counties in hopes of catching a man suspected of shooting at other highway motorists head-on. Police investigators are searching for anything out of the norm during their traffic stops in Oakland, Livingston, Ingham and Shiawassee counties. Read more...
Apple stock nears record high
Apple stock is less than away from its all-time high amid renewed optimism for the iPhone. Read more...
Coronavirus viral load in children 16 TIMES smaller than in over-80s
Data from public health officials in the Netherlands reveals 'a 16 fold difference in viral load' between the over-80s and children younger than 12 years old. Read more...
Ontario, Canada, implements stay-at-home order as officials warn of a looming health care system 'collapse'
The new order will go into effect Thursday. Read more...
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House album review It will sweep you away
Prokofiev's Romeo And Juliet has claims to be the most dazzling of all romantic ballet scores. Read more...