Zenefits, in a Shake-Up, Appoints New C.E.O., Replacing Parker Conrad
Zenefits, a high-profile San Francisco start-up specializing in health insurance, replaces its co-founder and chief executive after questions about compliance. Read more...
Do Empty Stadiums Affect Outcomes? The Data Says Yes
When the Bundesliga resumed its season without fans, it became a valuable laboratory. Other leagues should take note of what it learned. Read more...
Britain's vast road network puts pipits and lapwingsat risk
The UK's complex and dense road network is helping common birds to thrive, but is having a disastrous impact on some of Britain's most loved species. Read more...
Melbourne man dies from coronavirus as Victoria announces another huge spike
Victoria has suffered another coronavirus death, and 216 new cases overnight. Read more...
Man, 51, killed by punch outside Screwfix in queue-jumping row
EXCLUSIVE Andrew Webster, 51, died after he was attacked outside the Screwfix store, in Warrington, Cheshire. A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assault had been bailed. Read more...
Ahoy there Uber! Online taxi firm launches Thames boat service for app-users to book on their phone
Taxi hailing app Uber has announced a boat service in London - despite still not having a licence to operate hire cars in the city. Branded vessels bearing the company's name are set for the River Thames Read more...
Adventure travel writer Sadie Whitelocks ventures inside a remote nomadic Mongolian tribe camp
During an off-roading adventure through Mongolia, Sadie Whitelocks stopped off for tea with a welcoming local family. She was shown how they milk a horse and served snuff in their ger. Read more...
Auctions Are Crimped as the Pandemic Forces Them Online
As sellers look to shed valuable items and buyers look to collect them on the cheap, auction houses are learning to adapt with virtual events. Read more...
On Some Planes, Empty Rows While Passengers Crowd Together
Airlines vowed to bring social distancing to the air. In practice, some are and some arent. Read more...
Fact-Checking Biden on the Coronavirus and His Own Record
The presumptive Democratic nominee has assailed President Trumps pandemic response and sought to shore up his left flank. Read more...
By Praising Trump, Goya President Angers His Core Latino Market
Robert Unanue said the country was blessed to have the presidents leadership. Now, amid calls for a boycott, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. is facing dismay from chefs and home cooks. Read more...
Anti-Semitic Comments Found Under a Chess Organizers Name
In the late 1990s, hundreds of anti-Semitic comments appeared on the Web under the name of Mansour Baghamian, a chess organizer than living in Houston. Mr. Baghamian said he did not write them. Who did? Read more...
Bob Marley's 'One Love' reimagined in support of UNICEF's Covid-19 efforts
Let's get together and feel all right. Read more...
Sutter Healths Request to Delay 5 Million Settlement Is Denied
The large California hospital system wanted to postpone an agreement reached in a state antitrust case, as coronavirus cases rise. Read more...
Korea tensions over claims that warship was sunk by torpedo
The 1,500-tonne vessel went down near Baengnyeong island, several of the 104 crew were killed and others were missing last night. Read more...
Dulce Nunes, Bossa Nova Star of the 1960s, Dies at 90
She was best-known for the 1964 album Poor Little Rich Girl. Ms. Nunes died of Covid-19. Read more...
McClatchy, a Family Newspaper Business, Heads Toward Hedge-Fund Ownership
In keeping with a nationwide industry trend, a finance firm seems poised to take control of the publisher of The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee. Read more...
He Thought He Was Getting Football Physicals. He Was Being Abused.
Chuck Christian played on some of Michigans best teams. More than 40 years later, he sees a connection between a university doctors assaults and a dire prognosis. Read more...