Where the pandemic is central to The Pull of the Stars, in Hamnet it is a dark presence looming over the book, just as the bubonic plague hung over England throughout Shakespeare’s life, beginning in the fourteenth century as the ‘Black Death’. But it strikes the Agnes family like lightning, …

Here are two examples of the sturddlefish hybrid of the Russian sturgeon and the American spoonbill. Atila Mozsar / Genes The American spoonbill and the Russian sturgeon were never intended to mate. But when scientists accidentally bred a new hybrid of the two, the big shot was born. Most people …

His best wide receiver broke his foot, his top runner requested a trade, his primary kick returner broke his wrist, his versatile defensive back broke his chest, and his All-Pro tight end remains in contract extension limbo. Yes, the 49ers made a lot more news than I did during my …

Dave Franco will play Vanilla Ice in a biographical film about the rapper. The actor spoke publicly about the role for the first time for Insider. He said he hopes the movie will be like “The Disaster Artist,” the movie about “The Room” he made with his brother James, in …

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County is launching a team that will visit businesses and use checklists to see who is following coronavirus orders. The company name and a copy of the checklist will be posted on the county website for public viewing. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says the county …