Hotel and church sustain significant damage after a 'large and extremely dangerous tornado' rips through Birmingham area
A tornado described as "large and extremely dangerous" by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham, Alabama, caused significant damage throughout Jefferson County and surrounding areas Monday night, including ripping through a hotel and tearing off part of the roof of a church. Read more...
World leaders welcome Biden with praise, pleas, and parting shots at Trump
World leaders reacted to Biden's inauguration by offering congratulations, jockeying for position at the forefront of his foreign policy agenda, and in some cases pleading for the reversal of his predecessor's policies. Read more...
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United and the Long Game
The Portuguese midfielders circuitous path to Manchester United stardom revealed inefficiencies in soccers vast scouting system, and how even a sure thing can almost slip through the cracks. Read more...
The Paris Climate Agreement What You Need to Know
President Bidens decision to return to the climate pact fulfills a campaign pledge, but the United States has some catching up to do. Read more...
UK could miss out on 3.5m doses between now and February and rely totally on AstraZeneca's plan
Britain is expecting to receive 9million doses by mid-February. But if the EU blocks supplies from leaving the block, this would be cut by 3.5million because Pfizer makes doses in Belgium. Read more...
Do College Rankings Really Matter?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of consulting published lists of top colleges and universities? Read more...
A Long, Lonesome Look at America
Alone on a 10,000-mile road trip across the United States, a Times journalist found an America cloaked in solitude and a country on edge. Read more...
Mads Mikkelsen Dancing Days Were Over Until Another Round
The actor Mads Mikkelsen ends Thomas Vinterbergs film with a wild delight of a drunken dance. The man, once a professional dancer, can move. Read more...
Article Prompts Speculation About McChrystals Future
Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday between Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and President Obama, speculation is rife in Washington and online about whether the general will remain America's top commander in Afghanistan. Read more...
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce refuses to take questions from newspapers
Steve Bruce declared 'I will never shy away' - and then gagged the written press. Not for the first time in Newcastle's recent history, newspapers have been barred from asking questions of the manager. Read more...
Federer remembers life changing kiss
The Swiss star remembers the first time he kissed his now-wife and reflects on how his family has helped shape and change his game. Read more...
Ed Sheeran keeps us all in the loop at the Hammersmith Apollo
From the outside, the Sheeran phenomenon is puzzling. In concert, though, he is more than the sum of his parts. Standing on stage all alone, he puts more gusto into the task than you get from some indie bands in a year. Read more...
The world's safest airlines for 2021 revealed
There may have been far fewer airplanes in the skies this past year, but if you're looking ahead to future travel, you might take heed of the latest rankings of the world's safest airlines from AirlineRatings.com. Read more...
Fort constructed by native Alaskans to hold off Russians discovered after more than 200 years
Using ground-penetrating radar and other non-invasive techniques, researchers have confirmed the site of Shiskinoow, or 'Sapling fort,' the last holdout of the Tlingit people in Alaska. Read more...