Tom Gauld on the rewards of enhanced reading

Beyond words …

Massive trove of Epstein files released by DOJ, including 3 million documents and photos

Updated on: January 31, 2026 / 10:00 AM EST / CBS News

A police officer thought he had a muscle cramp. He ended up fighting for his life.

January 31, 2026 / 8:00 AM EST / CBS News

Madeline Horwath on the mistakes of evolution

Is it time to wind the clock back to a happier, less complicated epoch?

Seann Walsh: ‘Who would play me in the film of my life? Jack Dee, because he would hate it’

The comedian on getting sacked from TK Maxx, looking permanently hungover, and his 90s crush

‘Quietly, subtly, the outsider’: Andy Burnham’s dress sense decoded

Ditching the traditional suit and tie for understated all black ‘is as calculated as any Westminster suit, just aimed at a different audience’

Catherine Connolly is the third woman to become what? The Saturday quiz

From the Cloak of Invisibility and the Elder Wand to Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

Can you eat pineapple leaves and how do our taste buds work? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

Tim Dowling: the dog’s training regime has taken a weird turn

Intermediate Dog School involves hiding behind trees in the park …

Blind date: ‘Numbers have been exchanged and dates have been suggested’

Ursula, 29, an events coordinator, meets Culann, 34, a charity worker

The choices that we make

WHEELING, West Virginia — West Virginia is the only state in the United States that is located entirely within the 13-state, 423-county Appalachian region. Much of the beauty, sorrow, and challenges we think of when it comes to the region originated here, where isolation, a strong work ethic, and an ability to spin a good story are well-regarded characteristics.

The week around the world in 20 pictures

ICE in Minneapolis, Russian airstrikes in Kyiv, Alex Honnold climbing a Taipei skyscraper and Sabalenka at the Australian Open – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists