Just one in four keep New Year resolutions as lockdown takes its toll
Sticking to your New Year resolutions can be difficult at the best of times. But lockdown has made it even harder to maintain good intentions, it seems, with just one in four people keeping their pledges. Read more...
Mask-wearing hits an all-time high of 80% in the US
Abut 80% of Americans wear masks, up from about 50% in the spring, but the survey found small gatherings are more common as 200,000 COVID-19 cases are diagnosed a day. Read more...
Intelligence Analysts Use U.S. Smartphone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says
The disclosure comes amid growing legislative scrutiny of how the government uses commercially available location records. Read more...
Amanda Holden celebrates her daughterHollie's 9th birthday
The Britain's Got Talent judge,49, took to Instagram to celebrate her 'sassy, hilarious and charming little fairy' who she shares with husband Chris Hughes. Read more...
City Room, a Blog With a Broad Mandate, Is Retiring
Eight years, 20,000 posts and perhaps 100 million clicks later, City Room sails off into the sunset. Read more...
Traveling With a Purpose For Some, Its a 2021 Resolution
The crises of 2020, particularly the pandemic and violence against Black Americans, have caused many travelers to rethink how and where to travel. Read more...
Southampton remain firm star striker Danny Ings will NOT leave the club despite Tottenham interest
Ings' contract has 18 months left on his contract and is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal with Southampton, with the former Liverpool forward reportedly seeking Champions League football. Read more...
Dee Rowe, UConn Basketball Coach and Fund-Raiser, Dies at 91
He coached the Huskies for eight seasons, taking them to the N.C.A.A. tournament, before spending decades raising money for campus athletic facilities. Read more...
Restoring Environmental Rules Rolled Back by Trump Could Take Years
President Biden has promised to reinstate more than 100 rules and regulations aimed at environmental protection that his predecessor rolled back. It wont happen overnight. Read more...
We're sadder, poorer... and fatter Mail on Sunday survey finds Britain is suffering under lockdown
Life in lockdown is leading to a significant deterioration in the nation's mental health, according to an exclusive poll. Some 41 per cent have suffered a decline in their state of mind. Read more...
Missing American Airlines wine? Now flyers in the States can have it delivered to their door
The at-home service is called Flagship Cellars and members of the American Airlines AAdvantage loyalty program can earn two miles per dollar spent on every order. Read more...
This fire has been burning for 4,000 years
"This fire has burned 4,000 years and never stopped," says Aliyeva Rahila. "Even the rain coming here, snow, wind -- it never stops burning." Read more...
Giant flare that passed Mars came from a neutron star in a galaxy 11.4 million light-years away
A giant flare was detected by NASA as it swept through the Solar System and now scientists have announced its origins. It came from a magnetar located in a galaxy 11.4 million light-years away. Read more...
'Asia's El Chapo' faces extradition to Australia after being arrested in Europe
'Asia's El Chapo,' thought to be responsible for 70 percent of all narcotics entering Australia, has been brought down in a two-year international manhunt led by Australian investigators. Read more...