From Jonathan Coe to David Leavitt, Don DeLillo and William Hjortsberg This week's best fiction
A love letter to the Hollywood legend Billy Wilder. Calista, a middle-aged composer and mother-of-two, looks back at 1977 when she was working for the film-maker on one of his last movies. Read more...
This NASA astronaut voted from space
From infinity and beyond, he found a way to vote. Read more...
Joy in New York animal park after birth of extremely rare white kangaroo
The joey, named Cosmo, was born atAnimal Adventure Park in Harpursville with a rare condition known as leucism, which causes the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal. Read more...
Pictured Four Brazilian footballers killed in plane crash alongside club president
Players Guilherme Noe, 28, Lucas Praxedes, 23, Ranule Gomes dos Reis, 27 and Marcus Molinari, 23, died in the crash in Brazil alongside president Lucas Meira, 32, and pilot Wagner Machado, 59. Read more...
The Knicks Are Off to a Decent Start. Is This a Drill?
A more aggressive Knicks team has excited fans early, racking up big wins over Milwaukee and Utah. But theyve lost three in a row, a worrisome sign for fans whove been let down before. Read more...
Morgan Wallen Debuts at No. 1 and Smashes a Country Streaming Record
Dangerous The Double Album had 240 million streams more than double the previous high set by Luke Combs. Read more...
Jack Leach and Dom Bess' poor return as spinners in Sri Lanka should worry England captain Joe Root
Both lacked rhythm going into this series yet their displays so far in the second Test have arguably thrown up more concerns than the first, with worrying signs ahead of t India next month Read more...
A mailman, two little sisters, and weeks-long games of Tic-tac-toe
Adam Finley loves his job as a mail carrier for USPS. Read more...
Naomi Watts steps out with her dog after sharing sadness about not attending Penguin Bloom premiere
She was left heartbroken that she could not travel to Australia for the premiere of her film Penguin Bloom due to COVID-19 restrictions. Read more...
In the Bronx, a Face Lost in Time
A much-vandalized bronze statue of Fame in Joyce Kilmer Park is to be returned this year with a new head, arms and feet even without any record of what the statues original face looked like. Read more...
Covid-19 Kept Tourists Away. Why Did These Seabirds Miss Them?
When travel restrictions stopped bird-watchers from visiting a Swedish island, hidden ecosystem dynamics were revealed. Read more...
Student, 20, tracks down kind stranger who stopped her taking her own life
Jess Paramor, then 19, was about to jump off a bridge in Maidstone, Kent last January when Tony Witton, a 56-year-old manager at Kent County Council, talked her off the ledge. Read more...
Simple Soup Recipes
With this foundation of vegetables and water, delicious, homemade soup doesnt have to be complicated. Adding personality is up to you. Read more...
Brad Taylor Has a Theory About What Makes for Good Thrillers
Characters, characters, characters. Read more...
Whats on TV This Week Snowpiercer and Resident Alien
Snowpiercer returns on TNT. And Alan Tudyk stars in a new comedy series on Syfy. Read more...
A New Orleans Mardi Gras With a Different Sort of Mask
The bar scene so central to the citys economy and allure is about to become the stage for an unusually muted and bittersweet celebration. Read more...
ITV under pressure to kick Rufus Hound off Dancing on Ice for Manchester terror attack conspiracy
Rufus Hound, 41, has seen MPs and Bomb victims call for him to be removed from Dancing on Ice after he retweeted unsubstantiated claims Theresa May planned the Manchester terror attack. Read more...
Asias El Chapo Is Arrested in Amsterdam
Tse Chi Lop, said to be the leader of a multibillion-dollar drug syndicate, was arrested in Amsterdam and faces extradition to Australia. Read more...
Hamiltons Victory in Abu Dhabi Extends the Race for Series Runner-Up
Lewis Hamilton took his third victory of the season after Sebastian Vettel crashed out of a race for the first time this season. Read more...
PIERS MORGAN My dad can drink 3 wine and pretend it's a 1961 Latour
My parents are now recovered from their nasty bouts of coronavirus back in November. Well, almost. My dad still hasn't got back his sense of taste or smell, ten weeks later. Read more...