Aston Villa's Dean Smith charged with 'abusive language' towards a referee in Man City loss
The Aston Villa manager has now been charged for abusive language to a match official after his red card against Man City on Wednesday for arguing over Bernardo Silva's controversial opener. Read more...
Vatican bank's former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
Angelo Caloia was president of the bank known as Institute of Works of Religion (IOR) from 1999 to 2009. He and two lawyers who consulted for the bank were charged with embezzling money while managing the sale of Italian real estate owned by IOR Read more...
U.S. Blacklisting of Yemens Houthis May Cause Large-Scale Famine, U.N. Warns
U.N. officials say that the designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization could choke food deliveries to Yemen, where millions face starvation. Read more...
NYC mayoral hopeful Andrew Yang proposes a CASINO on Governors Island to fix state budget holes
Yang, 46, said a casino on the 172-acre recreational island would generate 'hundreds of millions of dollars' in revenue. The state faces a billion budget shortfall amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
Fauci at his first Biden briefing I took no pleasure in contradicting Trump on COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke Thursday in his first White House press briefing in months. Read more...
Michael B Jordan and girlfriend Lori Harvey leave St. Barts as yacht vacation comes to an end
They only confirmed their romance weeks ago but have already packed on the PDA on a loved-up trip to St. Barts for her 24th birthday. Read more...
Average MP now costs you 240k a YEAR
Members of Parliament claimed expenses and allowances of 157,747 on average last year-on top of the basic MP salary of 81,932- adding up to 239,679.. Read more...
Intermittent fasting and a new passion helped him lose 95 pounds
In May 2018, Jared Sklar's wake-up call was waiting for him when he got home from work. He opened the fridge and saw four different pizza boxes from four different restaurants. Read more...
PlayStation 5 Review Sonys New Console Is an Entertaining Behemoth
With a winning combination of solid hardware and software, Sonys new console makes us excited about the next generation of gaming. Read more...
A Literary Trailblazers Solitary Death Charles Saunders, 73
His speculative fiction was built on Black heroes and African themes. He died alone and unrecognized, but friends are trying to make amends. Read more...
Mystery wolf slayer who leaves the dead animals displayed in Tuscan villages has shot seven of them and STRANGLED one in bizarre vendetta
Eight endangered native wolves have been found dead in the hills of Tuscany since the beginning of November, with three fresh corpses emerging in the last week. Read more...
The Traveling Knife Grinder
Metropolitan Diary Seen in Brooklyn a generation ago, a timeless man in a red van is parked at Zabar's, still clanging his bell for customers who want their knives sharpened. Read more...
France confirms ski resorts will not reopen for February half term
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, France's tourism minister, said it is 'highly improbable' resorts will be able to open next month, meaning the lucrative winter tourism season will be a near-toal write-off. Read more...
Two Artists, Continents Apart, and a Shared Language of Struggle
The Australian painter Gordon Hookey and the Los Angeles artist Gary Simmons found they had many things in common. Sports is just one of them. Read more...
Late Night Weighs In on Bidens First Day on the Job
Its never easy, especially when youre the new manager and the last guy got called into H.R. for inappropriate workplace treasoning, Stephen Colbert said. Read more...
Giant flare that passed Mars came from a neutron star in a galaxy 11.4 million light-years away
A giant flare was detected by NASA as it swept through the Solar System and now scientists have announced its origins. It came from a magnetar located in a galaxy 11.4 million light-years away. Read more...
Michael Moore predicts Donald Trump will face 'trial, conviction, imprisonment'
Michael Moore (left), the liberal firebrand filmmaker, posted a celebratory tweet to mark Donald Trump's exit from the White House on Wednesday. Read more...
The Crossword, Tiles and More
Solve the daily puzzle edited by Will Shortz, or try out other games like the Mini and Vertex. Read more...
11 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2021
Nicolas Cage hosts the history of swearing. Lorde writes a book and Julie Mehretu takes over the Whitney. This new year has to be better, right? Read more...