Popular News
Taste test: the high street's doughnuts, scones and muffins
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2019 13:00
Bake Off alumnus Liam Charles on honeycomb patterns in croissants (good) and luminous custard (bad)
Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard and Oliver review - small miracles
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2019 10:00
National Portrait Gallery, LondonSharp sight, close scrutiny and an unbelievably steady hand unite in these exquisite Elizabethan miniatures - among the greatest works in European art The man in the picture is on fire wi...
Henrik Lundqvist breaks down after Mats Zuccarello question
New York Post - 24 Feb 2019 23:51
WASHINGTON -- Henrik Lundqvist was overcome. Seated in his locker-room stall following Sunday afternoon's 6-5 overtime defeat to the Capitals in a match the Blueshirts had tied at 19:29 of the third after pulling the net...
A Multimillion-Dollar Payday, at the Carwash
The New York Times - 24 Feb 2019 20:12
Wage-theft cases are notoriously hard to prove, and they almost never pay out. But for some of the most marginalized laborers in the city, justice was served.
'The monsters are the men': Inside a thriving sex trafficking trade in Florida
Boston - 24 Feb 2019 05:48
"I would never consider them prostitutes -- it was really a rescue operation."
Motivated Bryant takes cuts at critics: 'Bring it'
ESPN - 24 Feb 2019 00:55
Kris Bryant said he felt slighted last year, when the Cubs star missed a large portion of the season with an injured shoulder. His message to critics: "I'm motivated. Keep 'em coming. Bring it."
All the updates for the BBC's His Dark Materials series
The Verge - 24 Feb 2019 16:41
Coming to BBC One
Trump will try to get Kim Jong Un to shut down nuclear facility
New York Post - 24 Feb 2019 04:35
President Trump will try to coax North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un into shutting down his country's main nuclear facility at their second summit meetingthis week in Vietnam. The step would fall short of full denucleariza...
Peter Frampton Reveals Degenerative Disease Diagnosis Ahead of Farewell Tour
Variety - 24 Feb 2019 21:10
When Peter Frampton put out a press release Thursday announcing his “farewell tour,” there was cause for cynicism, given the rash of rockers putting that tag on their outings to goose ticket sales for what may or may...
Nokia 9 PureView: Where to buy, when, and for how much
Android Authority - 24 Feb 2019 17:39
There's plenty to like about the Nokia 9 Pureview, including an attractive price. Here are the details.
Families of Iraqi ISIS Suspects Transferred from Syria
Human Rights Watch - 24 Feb 2019 07:01
Expand Iraqi Security Forces stand guard at the gate of a camp holding families of men suspected of being ISIS affiliates in Bartalla, east of Mosul, Iraq July 15, 2017. © 2017 Reuters The final pocket of Islamic State ...
FBI agent analyzes 15-year-old killer's confession
CBSNews - 24 Feb 2019 05:26
Special Agent Chris Campion describes what it means to be a psychopath - and says Daniel Marsh, who confessed to a double murder at age 15, is exactly that
Jürgen Klopp says Liverpool 'should have won' at Manchester United
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2019 21:03
• German manager says his side must learn to adapt• Ole Gunnar Solskjær: 'I was pleased and the fans enjoyed it' Jürgen Klopp said Liverpool must learn to adapt to positive pressure and defensive opposition after t...
UK PM May says had good progress on Brexit in talks with EU
Reuters - 24 Feb 2019 16:24
Britain and the European Union has made good progress in talks about Brexit and a deal is still within grasp so Britain can leave the bloc as planned on March 29, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday.
One Woman Dead After Tornado Hits Mississippi City
Time - 24 Feb 2019 16:22
The South experienced drenching rains and a rising flood threat
UK Labour Party says May's Brexit vote delay is reckless
Reuters - 24 Feb 2019 16:16
Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Sunday that Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to delay a meaningful vote on her Brexit deal was a reckless attempt to force lawmakers to choose between her deal and a disorde...
Dolly Parton on sexual politics: 'I've probably hit on some people myself!'
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2019 16:00
Her film 9 to 5 is a feminist classic. But she won't label herself one - and she doesn't see eye to eye with her former co-stars When Dolly Parton was 19, instead of the frankly unbelievable 73 she is now, she and a girl...
Trump's Border Wall Lawsuit Tops This Week's Internet News Roundup
Wired - 24 Feb 2019 16:00
Last week's Twitter conversation was dominated by talk of President Trump's national emergency declaration.
British PM May seeks more time: promises vote on Brexit deal by March 12
Reuters - 24 Feb 2019 15:57
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Sunday to offer lawmakers a vote on her Brexit deal by March 12, the latest delay in her attempt to win approval for a plan to ensure Britain's orderly departure from the Eu...
Man arrested in Leeds on suspicion of terrorist acts
BBC - 24 Feb 2019 15:30
The suspect is being held as part of a pre-planned operation into suspected extreme right-wing activity.
Shamima Begum says she regrets publicising desire to return to UK
The Guardian - 24 Feb 2019 15:29
19-year-old who left Britain to join Isis in 2015 fears talking to media may have harmed cause Shamima Begum believes she may have inadvertently harmed her prospects of returning to the UK by drawing public attention to ...
North Korea says U.S. will never escape security threats if no result in talks: KCNA
Reuters - 24 Feb 2019 12:04
North Korea's state media said on Sunday that the people of the United States would "never be cleared of security threats" if this week's nuclear talks in Vietnam end without results.