Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty

TOKYO (AP) - Japan announced Tuesday that it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement of the one-month extension comes amid growing uncertainty over the national rollout of vaccines and the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics ...
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Stax Museum offers virtual tours, online concert in February

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Tennessee is offering virtual "field trips" and an online concert in honor of Black History Month.

The Memphis-based museum said Monday the online tours will take viewers through the history of the Stax Records label, which produced soul ...
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A look at who is unbeaten and winless in college basketball

Only three teams are still undefeated in Division I men's basketball - and yes, they've all played enough games to make that a meaningful accomplishment. In this season of cancellations and adjusted schedules, maintaining an unblemished record into February is no small feat.

At the other end of the spectrum, ...
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Monday, 1 February 2021

Denzel Washington: 'I just don't care for people' who denigrate cops

Denzel Washington said in a new interview that he doesn't care for the anti-police rhetoric that's resurfaced since the George Floyd unrest last summer.

“I have the utmost respect for what [police] do, for what our soldiers do, [people] that sacrifice their lives,” Mr. Washington told Yahoo Entertainment ...
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Tampa Bay makes best of Super Bowl week amid sour economy

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - There have been four previous Super Bowls in Tampa, some amid war and economic distress, but none have faced the challenges this year's event encounters because of the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout.

Tickets for Sunday's game are limited to about a third of the capacity ...
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Review: Mike Nichols bio the epic his artistic life deserves

"Mike Nichols: A Life," by Mark Harris (Penguin Press)

Inspiration and talent don't always travel together. How many young men and women electrified by director Elia Kazan's Broadway productions of "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1947 and "Death of a Salesman" in 1949 went on to achieve their own success ...
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Indiana opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 65-69

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials are making the COVID-19 vaccine available to those between ages 65 and 69.

The state Department of Health announced the expansion Monday, adding the new age group after previously making all residents ages 70 and older and health care workers eligible for shots.

The ...
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