Global News
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The US now has more than 100,000 Covid-19 patients in hospitals
The CDC has warned that this winter might be the toughest time in US public health history
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Elliot Page, Oscar-nominated 'Juno' star, announces he is transgender
"Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot," Page wrote in a statement that he posted on Tuesday
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Salesforce to acquire Slack for $27.7 billion
The move caps an acquisitive streak by Salesforce and ends Slack's run as an independent publicly traded company
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Bitcoin hits new record, with less talk of a bubble
The crazy cousin of traditional currencies, which fell below $4,000 in March, passed $19,783. More investors now are buying it for the long term
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BTS debuts at no. 1—thanks to CDs
For a second week in a row, an old-fashioned format has helped push a new release to the top of the Billboard album chart
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Trump casts baseless conspiracy theories in his first interview since losing to Biden
Trump's roughly 45-minute conversation with Fox Business was his first one-on-one interview since his defeat to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump sounded at once angry but also resigned to the growing reality that Biden will be sworn in as president January 20
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Offices of Diego Maradona's doctor raided over his death
The authorities searched the home and offices of the soccer hero's doctor as part of an investigation into the circumstances of his death last week
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'The Crown' stokes an uproar over fact vs. entertainment
Dramatic liberties in the latest season of the Netflix series, covering the turbulent 1980s, are annoying Britons who wrote of that period, even among those who disparage the royals
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Their Teeth Fell Out. Was It Another COVID-19 Consequence?
People who already have dental problems may see them aggravated by encounters with the coronavirus, some experts suggest
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Diego Maradona, the most human of immortals
It is certainly possible that Diego Armando Maradona, who died Wednesday at age 60, was the finest soccer player ever to draw breath, though that is a subject of hot and unyielding debate. Less contentious is the idea that no other player has ever inspired such fierce devotion