Where are Britons booking holidays this summer and next year?
Britons are pushing back foreign holiday plans for a long-haul 'blow out' in 2022 as they go on staycations this year instead - with UK accommodation already 85 per cent full this summer. Read more...
Walter Mondale, Ex-Vice President Under Jimmy Carter, Dies
Under Jimmy Carter, he was the first V.P. to serve as a genuine partner of a president. His own run for the top position ended in a crushing defeat. Read more...
Paw-fect fit? Hilarious moment German Shepherd squeezes into puppy's pet carrier
Six-year-old German Shepherd Denver from Nashville, Michigan, clearly believes he is a puppy at heart as he climbs into the tiny crate meant for a 10-week-old pup in his owner's car . Read more...
Tell Us if Hes Dead Abductions and Torture Rattle Uganda
Hundreds have been detained, many brutalized, after a bloody, contested election. The government of Yoweri Museveni appears intent on breaking the back of the opposition. Read more...
Earth Day programs come in many shades of green, but this year some seek rays of hope
There's no one way for documentary fare to acknowledge Earth Day, but the programs generally fall into one or more of four distinct buckets in regard to the health of the planet Depressing, vaguely hopeful, star-studded, and celebrating the natural world to highlight what we might be losing. Read more...
Value review Stephen Bayley is a dazzling writer
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Government refuses to back proposals to try and fix Child Trust Fund lockout
Plans to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access locked CTF and Junior Isa savings suffered a setback after the Government refused to back them in Parliament. Read more...
Woman turns super-sleuth on Facebook and tracks down real owners of 'stolen' Shih Tzu
Anna Taylor, 57, said she turned to social media to see if anyone reported a missing Shih Tzu when she got a weird hunch about a her neighbour's 'new' dog in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. Read more...
U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson Johnson Vaccine After Blood Clotting Cases
Federal health officials called for a halt in the use of the companys coronavirus vaccine while they study serious illnesses that developed in six American women. Read more...
Liam Scarlett, Choreographer Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Dies at 35
He won acclaim in the dance world with remarkable speed. His subsequent downfall, amid allegations of sexual misconduct, happened just as abruptly. Read more...
Football Practices Pose More Concussion Risk Than Games, Study Suggests
The report will fuel the longstanding debate about safety in college football, but changes do not appear to be imminent. Read more...
Iran Rattled as Israel Repeatedly Strikes Key Targets
Recent attacks suggest that Israel has a clandestine network inside Iran and that Iranian security services have been powerless to break it. Read more...
Spanning Centuries and Continents, Novels of Our Common Humanity
As much as cultures have changed over the years, we still share traits with the flawed, searching characters between these covers. Read more...
The postcard that came home after 60 years
Leora Krygier bought a postcard written by a World War II British solider at a LA thrift store in 2003, and embarked on a year-long, continent-spanning mission to track down its writer. Read more...
Powerful American mob boss turned down an invitation to have dinner with Australian 'wise guys'
An American mob boss revealed he once turned down an invitation to 'sit down' at an Italian restaurant with some of Australia's most 'feared and respected' mafia members. Read more...
A.I. Is Everywhere and Evolving
Many of us already live with artificial intelligence now, but researchers say interactions with the technology will become increasingly personalized. Read more...