New 'living pension' needed to help retirement
It would help firms ensure that their staff are saving adequately for their later years, the Resolution Foundation said. The report said further action is needed to encourage greater saving. Read more...
Michelle Wibowo creates portrait of Prince William and Prince George using TOBLERONE!
The masterpiece was created by food artist Michelle Wibowo, using a staggering 16,074 individual triangles. Read more...
Duke Women39;s Basketball Season is Cancelled After Four Games
The team is the first Power Five basketball team to start and stop its season because of the pandemic. The mens basketball team is expected to continue playing. Read more...
White House slams Antifa Portland protests and 'anyone who committed a crime should be prosecuted'
White House press secretary Jen Psaki denounced the post-election riots in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. She said President Biden 'condemned the violence.' Read more...
Iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House light up with an indigenous artwork on January 26
Australia Day in Sydney began at dawn with the Sydney Opera House sails lit with Indigenous art in recognition of Australia's First Nations people. Read more...
Sharon Begley, a Top Science Journalist, Is Dead at 64
Long at Newsweek, she was regarded as one of her generations pre-eminent science writers. An Enlightenment-era figure, Jon Meacham said. Read more...
China debuts floating train that can speeds to 620 kph
China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers (385 miles) per hour. Read more...
Matt Lucas
An article (March 1) How Matt Lucas learned to laugh again caused great upset to Mr Lucas which we did not intend and regret. The article on Mr Lucas return to public life following the tragic death of Kevin McGee suggested he had ignored Kevins calls, became a virtual recluse, and hosted a birthday party to move on. We accept this was not the case and apologise to Mr Lucas. Read more...
Misinformation about election fraud plummeted 73 percent a week after Twitter banned Trump
In the week after Twitter banned Donald Trump, social media claims of election fraud dropped 73 percent - from 2.5 million mentions to 688,000 - according to a report from research firm Zignal Labs. Read more...
Morgan Wallen Repeats at No. 1 With Big Streaming Numbers
Songs from the country stars Dangerous The Double Album were streamed 177 million times in its second week out. Read more...
Four Tied for the Lead of Tata Steel Chess Tournament
While Viswanathan Anand and Hikaru Nakamura, the co-leaders after Round 8, drew in Round 9, Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian won. All four are tied are for the lead with four rounds to play. Read more...
How to Have a Fully Remote Family Thanksgiving
Skipping travel this year to stop the spread of Covid-19? Heres how to digitally reimagine the holiday, from meal prep to after-dinner activities. Read more...
China debuts bullet train that can operate in extremely cold temperatures
China has unveiled a new high-speed bullet train designed for extremely cold climates. The CR400AF-G train can operate at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour in temperatures as low as -40 degrees Celsius. Read more...
Mitch McConnell backs down in fight over Senate filibuster and signals power-sharing deal
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has backed off his demand that the new Democrat Senate majority preserve the filibuster, easing a standoff with the new Majority Leader Chuck Shumer. Read more...
House Democrats deliver article of impeachment accusing Donald Trump of 'incitement of insurrection'
'The Senate has changed since I was there, but it hasn't changed that much,' he told a CNN reporter Monday evening just as the article of impeachment was delivered to the Senate. Read more...