Baylor Doesnt Let Kansas Get in the Way of Its Big 12 Title Quest
The Bears, who have never won a Big 12 mens basketball title, largely because of Kansas success, took another step toward doing just that. Read more...
Hurricane Sandy Storm WAS more powerful than Hurricane Katrina
Researchers have found that Sandy's Integrated Kinetic Energy index, or IKE, which quantifies the power of a hurricane based on how far out tropical-storm force winds extend from the center, ranked second only to Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Read more...
Can Biden Keep Coal Country From Becoming a Ghost Town?
For nearly 60 years, presidents have promised to lift up Appalachia, but many communities remain on the brink. Read more...
Lawrence Otis Graham, 59, Dies; Explored Race and Class in Black America
An Ivy League-trained lawyer, he rose to prominence in the 1990s by examining the tensions that surround Black achievement and wealth. Read more...
From Jane Smiley to Lisa Harding, Michael Farris Smith and Walter Mosley This week's best fiction
Bear with me when I say that Paras, the heroine of Pulitzer-winner Smiley's latest novel, is a horse - a talking horse - because this fanciful fable is as delightful as it is surprising. Read more...
'Raya and the Last Dragon' mixes a serious message with its animated action
The latest Disney animated adventure can be seen two ways "Raya and the Last Dragon" offers another bold female lead from an underrepresented group and cute (in one case magical) sidekicks, embarking on a stirring quest. The deeper message, however, involves the toll that division and distrust inflicts on a mythical kingdom, which gives the otherwise pretty-good movie a rather timely hook. Read more...
Inside Majara Iran's cartoon village overlooking the Persian Gulf from the island of Hormuz
There are around 200 of them, and they form a zany retreat on the Iranian island of Hormuz, with multi-coloured exteriors and interiors. Read more...
Stop and Make This Rice Pudding
Warm and smoky with spices, this take, from Sara Mardanbigi and Edgar Rico of Nixta Taqueria, is worth making and soon. Read more...
Article of the Day 124; I, Too, Sing America
What objects and experiences will be part of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture? Read more...
Now 54-year-old David Cameron gets his Covid jab amid postcode lottery fears
Mr Cameron said he was 'proud' to have received the jab and hailed the NHS for its 'deeply impressive' roll-out. He tweeted a photograph of himself being injected at a clinic believed to be in London. Read more...
Snapshots From a Swimming Friendship
In this year of sorrow, plunging into the water has been essential for me and for my friend with cancer. Read more...
What it's like to live on Italy's Covid-free islands
There are very few places across the globe that have managed to escape the Covid-19 pandemic; even Antarctica has reported cases. Read more...
What's made Manchester United so blunt after no goals in almost FIVE hours
The draw with Crystal Palace encapsulated Solskjaer's recent woes. United are not losing games but they are struggling to win them at the same time and look short of attacking verve. Read more...
Ex-Guardian boss hits out at IRA editor Roy Greenslade who 'should have been frank about beliefs'
Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade should have been more honest over his 'obnoxious' lifelong support for the IRA, the former editor of the Guardian Alan Rusbridger (pictured) said yesterday. Read more...
Representative Eric Swalwell Sues Trump Over Capitol Riot
The suit by Representative Eric Swalwell accuses Donald J. Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack and conspiring to prevent Congress from formalizing President Bidens victory. Read more...
Italy blocks export of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia, using EU powers for the first time
Italy invoked European Union powers to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Australia on Thursday, in a dramatic escalation of a dispute between the EU and drug giant AstraZeneca. Read more...
With One Round to Go, Nakamura Holds Lead at Tata Steel
With an easy draw in the penultimate round, Hikaru Nakamura preserved his lead, while Viswanathan Anand, the world champion, was lucky to escape with a draw against a 16-year-old grandmaster. Read more...
See what's streaming in March
See some of what's streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more in March. Read more...