Manhattan woman who died falling down trash chute 'strangled by hitman', says father
Lara Prychodko, 48, was discovered dead on July 10, 2018, by a maintenance worker after plummeting from the 27th floor of the Zeckendorf Towers in Union Square. Read more...
Covid US FDA system for tracking vaccine safety 'not functional'
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not have a functional central system for monitoring the safety of coronavirus vaccines, officials admitted to the New York Times. Read more...
Another 500,000 workers are put on furlough in just TWO WEEKS
An official survey of businesses found a fifth of the workforce were on leave early this month - equivalent to around 6.5million people and up from 18 per cent a fortnight earlier. Read more...
Things To Do At Home
This week, celebrate the life of Malcolm X, brush up on your photography skills or bake marshmallow brownies. Read more...
These Eggs, Though!
J. Kenji Lpez-Alt has a new recipe for extra-creamy scrambled eggs that may just become your new favorite breakfast. Read more...
Rio Tinto chief paid 7m despite caves blast row
Jean-Sebastien Jacques made 7.2m in 2020 - the most in a single year since he became chief executive in 2016. The bumper pay packet came even as his cash bonus was docked. Read more...
Nets and Knicks Welcome Back Fans for First Time
The Nets and the Knicks were the first teams to take advantage of New Yorks relaxed rules on attendance at sporting events. It was different, but also a welcome bit of normalcy. Read more...
WhatsApp launches in-app banner to clarify new TCs
WhatsApp is changing how it will ask users to review its upcoming policy update after the app said it was the victim of 'misinformation' about what changes were being made. Read more...
Obese girls start their periods sooner, develop breasts slowly, get acne and have excess bodily hair
Research from the US found girls carrying too much puppy fat have different hormone levels during their teens than someone who was of ideal weight. Read more...
Manhattan D.A. Recruits Top Prosecutor for Trump Inquiry
The Manhattan district attorney has enlisted a former federal prosecutor who is an expert on white-collar crime to join the team investigating the Trump family business. Read more...
Eliot Kennedy I wrote a Spice Girls song that made me 1million
It took songwriter Eliot Kennedy just an hour to write 1996 hit song Say You'll Be There for the Spice Girls - netting him more than 1million. He spoke to Donna Ferguson. Read more...
Covid Interactive map shows 99.5% England and Wales districts have had deaths
Office for National Statistics data showed only 36 out of 7,209 districts - or 0.5 per cent - had not recorded a single Covid-linked fatality. They were mostly scattered across the South West. Read more...
Pratt Whitney Engines Must Be Inspected Before Flights Resume, F.A.A. Says
The engines on certain Boeing 777s have experienced a number of failures. Read more...
Imbolo Mbue Has Been Working Toward This Moment
Her novel, How Beautiful We Were, is a story about how people respond to environmental destruction. It was delayed by the pandemic and before that by the success of her previous book, Behold the Dreamers. Read more...