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  • The final three participants share thoughts as they headed into final round of Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition, where more than 20 teenagers performed classical sonatas and concertos.
  • At the fusion brainchild of a Ilan Hall, you can eat bacon-wrapped matzo balls, gefilte fish and chips, and Manischewitz-braised pork belly all in one sitting. It's Scottish-Jewish food at it's finest — even if there isn't much competition.
  • It's been a record year for video games and their cultural reach. But it's also been a dire one for the workers who make them.
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.
  • As Fed chair, Janet Yellen helped the central bank largely achieve its mandate to engineer full employment while keeping inflation at a level that fosters growth.
  • Keith Young, 46, is a Deputy Clerk of Superior Court, a policy strategist, a nonprofit founder, a documentary filmmaker, an artist, a Soros Equality Fellow, and a Harvard Community of Practice member in Implementing Public Policy. He is a lifelong Asheville resident who lives in East End. He has three children.

  • The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 10 million on Sunday while deaths topped half a million. Health officials estimate the actual case count could be much higher.
  • Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis are expected to easily dispatch their primary opponents in the race for governor. But the reality of Texas politics will likely carry Abbott further.
  • Vice President Harris gave her first interview since jumping into the presidential race just a little over a month ago. Here's what we learned.
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