Tesla hiring 'specialist' to defend Elon Musk from angry customers
Tesla has posted a new job listing for an 'energy customer support specialist' that would resolve complaints from customers online that are directed at CEO Elon Musk. Read more...
Jay Y. Lee, Chief of South Korea39;s Samsung Empire, Is Sent to Prison
South Koreas family-run conglomerates helped rebuild the country after the Korean War, but they are now seen by many as corrupting influences on the political system. Read more...
Homeless man who found true peace as a gardener has written an inspirational memoir
For more than two decades, Marc Hamer has tended a garden that he doesn't own. Now he has published what feels more or less like his private gardening journal. Read more...
Struggling Local Governments May Get Help From the Private Sector
As their fiscal woes become worse, some government officials are looking more closely at public-private partnerships as a way to jump-start their economies. Read more...
Meghan Markle asks High Court judge to decide privacy claim without proceeding to full trial
The duchess is suing the publisher of The Mail on Sunday, the sister paper of the Daily Mail, after it published extracts from a letter she wrote to her father after her marriage to Prince Harry. Read more...
Tennis Players Mull Competition or Rest at Start of New Season
With the Australian Open looming, the first big decision for 2021 contenders was whether to play in the first tennis tournaments of the year. Read more...
Negative Coronavirus Test Required For Travelers Entering U.S.
Beginning Jan. 26, international travelers bound for the United States must show negative coronavirus test results before boarding their flights. Heres what you need to know. Read more...
This new face mask ventilates the air and amplifies your voice
Gaming equipment maker Razer has created a reusable face mask featuring a medical-grade respirator and an in-built microphone and amplifier. Read more...
135 bungee jumpers take leap at the same time in world record attempt
A video posted on You Tube shows the group of unnamed thrillseekers, who are all harnessed together with bungee cords, jumping from the bridge at the same time. Read more...
The Great Gatsby Glut
F. Scott Fitzgeralds classic novel about America and aspiration is now in the public domain, so new editions, as well as a graphic novel and a zombie adaptation, have gotten the green light. Read more...
Book Review The Lives of Lucian Freud Fame, 1968-2011 by William Feaver
William Feavers The Lives of Lucian Freud Fame, 1968-2011 completes a two-volume biography of the pioneering realist painter. Read more...
Negative Coronavirus Test Required For Travelers Entering U.S.
Beginning Jan. 26, international travelers bound for the United States must show negative coronavirus test results before boarding their flights. Heres what you need to know. Read more...
'The sky's the limit' Fortnite and football worlds collide
The rivalry between elite football clubs is already fierce, but it's just been shot into new territory. Read more...
Inside terrifying reign of terror of one of Australia's most violent female prisoners
Rebecca Jane Butterfield has cut her own neck, bashed her head against a wall 105 times, andlaunched a frenzied attack on her friend Bluce Lim Ward before watching her bleed to death in 2003. Read more...
An Inn or Bike Tour of Your Own How to Make Buyouts More Affordable
Savvy travelers intent on staying in their bubbles are finding that what was once a luxury option can actually be attainable. Read more...
US accuses China of 'genocide' of Uyghurs and minority groups in Xinjiang
The US has officially determined that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious minority groups who live in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Read more...
U.S. Says Chinas Repression of Uighurs Is Genocide
The finding by the Trump administration is the strongest denunciation by any government of Chinas actions and follows a Biden campaign statement with the same declaration. Read more...
PAUL THOMAS on... America's new dawn
PAUL THOMAS on... America's new dawn Read more...