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Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posts photo of Tel Aviv taken from space


The usually bustling Israeli city is seen looking desolate amid the spread of the coronavirus.




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William Helmreich, famous sociologist of US Jewry, dies of coronavirus


Helmreich, 74, an academic with eclectic interests whose areas of expertise ranged from race relations to urban life to Orthodox Jewry.




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Brazilian-Israeli family performs home-quarantine version of ‘Hallelujah’


The Brombergs, who immigrated to Israel from São Paulo, Brazil in 2018, play and sing Leonard Cohen’s enduring classic song in English and Hebrew.




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Jewish celebrity Saturday night Passover seder yields $2.5M for charity


The Saturday Night Passover Seder that aired on YouTube over the weekend brought together dozens of celebrities and raised $2.6 million for the CDC Foundation.





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First image of Seth Rogen as Jewish pickle maker is historically accurate


The Seth Rogen Jewish immigrant pickle movie is still happening, and we now have some striking photo evidence.




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Boris Johnson names his newborn after doctors who saved his life


Nicholas was a nod to Nick Price and Nick Hart - two doctors who the couple have praised for saving Johnson's life at St Thomas' hospital last month.




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New ‘Star Wars’ projects from Taika Waititi and Leslye Headland on the way


This marks Waititi’s return to the world of Star Wars.




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East Midlands joins Europe's airport premier league

Exclusive: analysis of Eurocontrol flight data shows the small Leicestershire airport ahead of Madrid, Rome and Munich




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Coronavirus: 100 million European air passenger journeys 'lost' during pandemic

Heathrow, previously the busiest airport in Europe, did not even make the top three on 14 April




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EasyJet says 'bookings for winter are well ahead of the equivalent point last year'

Britain's biggest budget airline could see its fleet shrink by one-sixth in three years




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easyJet, Ryanair and BA flight refunds: How to get your money back for cancelled trips

Passengers are struggling to claim money back during the global pandemic




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Easyjet passengers with May half-term flights can swap them for 'anytime, anywhere' trips

Exclusive: the so-called 'Martini' offer means a passenger with a £40 hop across the Irish Sea and back could swap for a £900 return to Cyprus




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That Summer: Hiking Malawi's Mount Mulanje in a skirt in 1979

Siobhan Mulholland, a self-conscious teenager, found a five-day hike exhilarating and memorable – 'for reasons both universal and particular'




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Best last-minute holiday deals for January, from Italy to Sri Lanka

Pack off somewhere else in January




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Where to go on holiday in December, from New York to Jamaica

From gluhwein-fuelled Christmas market city breaks to a different kind of winter warmth down south, here's Estella Shardlow's pick of destinations for December




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British Airways job cuts: what will the redundancies mean for passengers?

It is certain that BA's intercontinental fleet will become significantly smaller




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Ryanair says no holiday flights until July and cuts up to 3,000 jobs

Heathrow airport says passenger numbers fell 97 per cent in April




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Justice Department spots signs of fraud in applications for small business coronavirus bailout

'Whenever there's a trillion dollars out on the street that quickly, the fraudsters are going to come out of the woodwork'




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Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,150 jobs and stop flying from Gatwick

Airline plans to 'reshape and resize' the business




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British Airways says no 'meaningful' return to service before July

'We will adapt our operating procedures to ensure our customers and our people are properly protected in this new environment,' said Willie Walsh, IAG chief executive




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Project lift-off: What frustrated travellers want to hear as Boris Johnson eases lockdown restrictions

The government's current travel advice prevents mainstream tour operators running trips and invalidates the holidaymaker's insurance




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Coronavirus: Holidays at risk as Boris Johnson set to announce 14 day quarantine for travellers arriving in UK

'Quarantine would not only have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry, but also on the wider economy,' said Karen Dee, chief executive of the Airport Operators' Association




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Is he a Tesla stalker or just a very meticulous researcher? A judge will decide

Is Randeep Hothi a stalker, a harasser, a perpetrator of violence and an imminent threat?




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Judge told Tesla to release evidence in short seller trial. Instead, Tesla dropped the case

Tesla dropped its case against Randeep Hothi after a judge ordered the company to turn over video and audio evidence to prove its case.




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Tesla loses $408 million as technology chief J.B. Straubel departs

Tesla's $408-million second-quarter loss raises the question: How will Tesla ever make money?




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Lyft joins Uber in offering ride-hailing services to wheelchair users in L.A. County

Transportation options for wheelchair users, especially those riders who use a fixed-frame wheelchair, have grown but are still limited.




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Inside the elite, detail-obsessed world of the people who judge the Oscars of classic cars

Behind the scenes at this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the most prestigious car show in the world.




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Volvo shows an electric SUV and plans to drop cars running on just gas or diesel

The Chinese-owned carmaker from Sweden wants to add "sustainability" to its reputation for safety




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The electric Mustang is just the start of Ford's drive to hit 50 mpg in 6 years

Ford turns to electrified pickups, performance cars and SUVs to meet California's greenhouse gas regulations.




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Tesla meets Elon Musk's sales goal, and stock jumps to record high

Tesla stock reached a record high after the automaker said it delivered 112,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, including 92,550 Model 3 sedans.




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There's a new No. 2 pickup truck. Here's why Ram 1500 just passed Chevy Silverado

The Ram 1500 has knocked Chevy's Silverado out of second place in pickup-truck sales.




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Judge deems Musk's 'funding secured' tweet false and misleading. A trial awaits

Already sanctioned by the SEC on a fraud charge, Elon Musk and Tesla fight a civil suit on his buyout claim.




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¿Por qué el discurso de Oscar de Joaquín Phoenix no parece tan loco en nuestros tiempos de coronavirus?

¿Cómo pueden los artistas responder a la pandemia de COVID-19? El muy ridiculizado discurso de aceptación de Oscar de Joaquín Phoenix en realidad sugiere una respuesta.




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'Beastie Boys Story' — directed by Spike Jonze — reveals the band at their best and brattiest

Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) and Michael Diamond (Mike D) join director Spike Jonze from their separate coronavirus quarantines to talk "Beastie Boys Story," which captures their blazing days with the late Adam Yauch (MCA).




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Join 'That Thing You Do!' band for a reunion watch party honoring Adam Schlesinger

A watch party with fictional band the Wonders, from Tom Hanks' 1996 film "That Thing You Do!," will honor songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died from COVID-19.




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Review: Throwback 'Why Don't You Just Die!' brings back pulpy memories — Russian-style

Russian horror-comedy "Why Don't You Just Die!" from writer/director Kirill Sokolov recalls "Pulp Fiction" influenced films of the late 1990s.




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Review: What was a nice Jewish couple doing in a business like this?

Netflix documentary "Circus of Books" looks at the strange history of this now-closed West Hollywood institution of gay culture.




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Review: Hugh Jackman is at his best in the engrossing school-scam drama 'Bad Education'

The HBO movie "Bad Education" explores a wild true story with one of Hugh Jackman's best film performances and strong support from Allison Janney.




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Film festivals to join forces for YouTube's We Are One: A Global Film Festival

YouTube and Tribeca Enterprises will launch the 10-day digital event We Are One: A Global Film Festival to benefit the World Health Organization and those affected by coronavirus.




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Column: What would Mary Poppins do during the lockdown? Julie Andrews launches a podcast

Julie Andrews and her daughter give families a little lift amid the coronavirus quarantine with a new reading podcast, "Julie's Library."




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Just one Oscar category for sound? The pros are happy to share the acclaim

At today's board of governors meeting, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to create one consolidated category: "Achievement in Sound."




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Review: 'Deerskin' is an entrancingly warped love story between a man and his jacket

Jean Dujardin and Adèle Haenel star in "Deerskin," director Quentin Dupieux's latest darkly absurdist comedy.




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New 'Star Wars' projects from Taika Waititi and Leslye Headland are on the way

'Thor: Ragnarok's' Taika Waititi is directing and cowriting a new "Star Wars" film, and "Russian Doll's" Leslye Headland is developing a series for Disney+.




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Hymns of the apocalypse: Pearl Jam's new album was made for this pandemic moment

Pearl Jam didn't intend for their new album, "Gigaton," to be a coronavirus hymnal. Yet it rises to the occasion with glimmers of hope, resilience and even ecstasy.




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Taylor Swift concerts scheduled to open SoFi Stadium in July are canceled

Taylor Swift was billed as the first woman to perform the opening concert at an NFL stadium, but July dates at SoFi are canceled because of the COVID-19 crisis




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From Taylor to Elton to J. Lo: How Hugh Evans (and Lady Gaga) assembled 'One World' in just two weeks

On Saturday, Global Citizen will present the all-star concert "One World: Together at Home," to air on CBS, NBC and ABC. It has already raised $40 million for the WHO.




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Willie Nelson is firing up a 4/20 marijuana-friendly party with famous friends

Country music star Willie Nelson is hosting 'Come and Toke It,' a cannabis-centric livestream event featuring Matthew McConaughey, Kacey Musgraves and others.




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Ariana Grande joins Broadway stars in concert: Your quarantine must-watch of the day

Ariana Grande joins Tony winner Jason Robert Brown and "Wicked" and "Waitress" alum Shoshana Bean in a benefit concert streaming Monday.




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Free flashback of opera legend Jessye Norman: Your quarantine must-watch of the day

Watch the late, great Jessye Norman sing Brahms with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center