Jose Abreu and Freddie Freeman Win 2020 MVP Awards
The slugging first basemen, Abreu for the White Sox and Freeman for the Braves, have plenty in common, including thriving in M.L.B.s pandemic-shortened season. Read more...
Mets39; Steven Cohen Shows a Lighter Side on Twitter
Steven Cohen crafted an image as a secretive, and ruthless, billionaire. On social media hes showing an approachable side that couldnt feel less like his predecessors with the team. Read more...
Notre Dame Coach Muffet McGraw Retiring After 33 Seasons, 2 Titles
She will be replaced by Niele Ivey, an assistant coach for the N.B.A.s Memphis Grizzlies who was an all-American point guard for the Irish. Read more...
Huge sinkhole opens up on a New York street and swallows up a car
The orange Toyota RAV4 was discovered nose-down at the side of the curb at around 6am on 70th Street near 52nd Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, on Thursday. Read more...
Indian brave, courtesan, slave and the world's loudest snorer MANY LIVES AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY STEPHANIE BEACHAM
It takes a while to get into this book because first you have to navigate a prologue and not one but two forewords, the first by the authors 11-year-old grandson, who reveals that at 4 a.m. without make-up Stephanie Beacham has green skin, witch-like hair and gives him nightmares, muses JOHN HARDING Read more...
Zac Efron 'SPLITS from girlfriend Vanessa Valladares' after just five months
The Baywatch star,33, is believed to have ended his romance with the model,25, after five months of dating, with friends of the pair saying 'fate wasn't on their side' Read more...
Drinking diet coke is just as bad for you as full fat
French researchers tracked more than 104,000 people over ten years, looking at how many sugary or sugar-free soft drinks they consumed. Read more...
Recognize Misinformation on the Internet
Identifying reliable information online is especially urgent, and especially for seniors. Read more...
BRIAN VINER reviews Billie, a forgotten archive that sheds new light on Billie Holiday
BRIAN VINER Of a trio of new documentaries, the pick is Billie, a truly riveting film about the great blues artist Billie Holiday, whose teenage ambition was to sing just like Louis Armstrong played. Read more...
The French Open Will Probably Finish. But This Tournament Has Not Been Normal.
The Grand Slam tournament has played out as the coronavirus has gotten worse in Paris. Read more...
Pfizer sends full results on breakthrough Covid vaccine to drugs watchdogs in UK, US and Europe
The American pharmaceutical giant - most famous for making Viagra - claims its vaccine is 95 per cent effective and works in older people most vulnerable to Covid. Read more...
Woman charged after posing as a nurse to give vampire facials
Maria Sabata Gutierrez, 49, was arrested last week in Las Vegas after a doctor reported her to police after having to treat one the clients that was giving one of her vampire facials. Read more...
C-section babies risk illness as they miss out on 'good' bacteria
Researchers led from Australia found thatcaesarean births mean that babies are not expose to the 'good' bacteria in their mothers' birth passage. Read more...
Sydney women terrorised by HUGE spider crawling in their car while driving, film hilarious video
A mother and her four daughters were driving to a formal event in Sydney when they realised a huge spider was crawling on their car ceiling while they were driving down a busy main road. Read more...