Louisiana police officer, 38, is shot dead at a high school basketball game
Louisiana authorities confirmed the death of Cpl Martinus Mitchum (left),38, of the Tulane University PD. They also identified the suspect as 35-year-old John Shallerhorn (right). Read more...
Reply All Podcast Is Paused After Accusations of Toxic Culture
A co-host and a senior reporter also left the podcast, after accusations that they worked against union efforts that many employees of color saw as necessary to increase diversity. Read more...
Larsa Pippen shows her curves in a black bikini on a beach trip in Miami with daughter Sophia
The 46-year-old former (and reportedly future) Real Housewives Of Miami star looked sensational in a black bikini while enjoying time at the beach with her youngest child Sophia. Read more...
Show Thanks With A Gratitude Letter
Concerned about a friend or a loved one who may be feeling the winter doldrums? Try writing them a gratitude letter. Read more...
Anzac Day marches will go ahead in Victoria but Gallipoli dawn service is canned
RSL Victoria back-flipped on its plan to cancel annual marches across the state on April 25 following talks with government officials, but Gallipoli service in Turkey was called off. Read more...
The Padres Truly Commit to Fernando Tatis Jr.
In a sport plagued by indifference and frugality, San Diego asserted itself by locking up a 22-year-old superstar shortstop with a 14-year, 0 million contract. Read more...
Australian Open 2021 In Defeat, Jennifer Brady Proves She Belongs
Appearing in her first Grand Slam final, the 25-year-old American started slow against Naomi Osaka, but rallied to go down fighting. Read more...
What We Know About Tiger Woods39; Car Accident and Condition
Woods is recovering from serious leg injuries, which are not believed to be life-threatening. The authorities are investigating the crash solely as an accident, not as a criminal case. Read more...
Harvard Professor39;s 39;Comfort Women39; Claims Stir Wake-up Call
The professor was widely criticized for writing that the women served Japanese troops willingly during World War II. A Korean survivor called the uproar a blessing in disguise. Read more...
Inside Malawi's Covid-19 wards, the impact of vaccine nationalism is all too clear
Even before Andrew Simbota arrived at the small, rural Mulanje district hospital on Saturday afternoon, doctors here wondered how they would treat him. They were down to two oxygen tanks for their entire Covid-19 ward. A serious patient like Simbota can use up to three canisters of high-flow oxygen a day. Read more...
Asbestos
In a controversial article, The Great Asbestos Hysteria (Mail, February 23), we said that according to the Health and Safety Executive, the risks from white asbestos products are insignificant, and arguably zero in the case of lung cancer. The HSE assessments related to specific levels of exposure to white asbestos fibres, not white asbestos products, and found a risk from higher levels. The article said that asbestos in UK schools is almost all white. According to the HSE, the more harmful brown asbestos was also frequently used in schools. The writer was in error in saying that the HSE had been forced to withdraw a series of commercials claiming that mesothelioma kills 4,500 a year. In fact, the advertisements were based on an estimate of 4,000 deaths from all asbestos-related disease. Read more...
Mandy Moore has had 'the best week ever' with newborn son August
She gave birth seven days ago. And Mandy Moore celebrated a week with her newborn son August Harrison on her Instagram page this Saturday, saying it had been 'The best week ever.' Read more...
'I am a hostage,' says 'Hotel Rwanda' hero as terrorism trial begins in Kigali
"Hotel Rwanda's" Paul Rusesabagina appeared in court in Kigali on Wednesday along with 20 others accused of conspiring to launch attacks on Rwandan territory in 2018 and 2019, resulting in at least nine deaths. Read more...
Mothers must STILL give birth alone MPs slam 'unconscionable' Covid rules banning partners
The vaccination rollout among the NHS means all hospitals must drop visiting restrictions for partners, the MPs insist. Read more...
Jack Sock's tennis sock challenge
Jack Sock - winner of the 2017 Paris Masters - is living the dream. But can he live up to his name? Can Sock guess the tennis player from their socks? Read more...
Former X Factor judge Dannii Minogue reveals she was pitted against Kylie at start of career
The former X Factor judge, who marks the big day next October, said birthdays remind her of older sister Kylie's cancer battle in 2005 and that the family never take ageing for granted. Read more...
Patriotic Parry unites a nation
Everyone knows Sir Hubert Parrys Jerusalem, but how many know his unison song England, a setting of a paraphrase of John of Gaunts great patriotic speech from Shakespeares Richard II? Read more...
German Court Convicts Former Syrian Official of Crimes Against Humanity
Eyad al-Gharib, a former secret police officer, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in a case that rights groups have hailed as a landmark. Read more...