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  • white jet with blue letteringUnited airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024. New York City And Newark Daily Life And Economy, United States - 16 Jul 2024

    United pilot attacked passenger for taking too long in the bathroom, lawsuit alleges

    Yisroel Liebb of New Jersey claims pilot broke lock and pulled him out with his pants down, leaving him exposed
  • Yellow police tape across a parking lot in a park

    Three killed and at least 15 injured in mass shooting in New Mexico

  • Line of people between razor wire walk through gate in wall

    White House reportedly halts funding for legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

  • an aerial view of the city

    The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities

  • Three people behind lectern

    Trump revokes security clearances for Biden, Harris and other political enemies

  • a woman smiles in a crowd of people

    A garden of sunflowers … and an AK-47: Iranian murder plot comes to Brooklyn

  • Bruce Lee statue in San Francisco to honor ‘a story for all Americans’

  • ‘It’s a new kind of prison’: Amanda Knox on redemption, rage – and her unlikely friendship with the prosecutor who hounded her

  • ‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: Amanda Knox on bonding with Monica Lewinsky and Lorena Bobbitt

  • Utah nurse allegedly killed woman by injecting unprescribed insulin

  • Gold has surged amid economic uncertainty. Should you buy some?

  • The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism

  • US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector

  • Exclusive: 20% of Americans support boycott of firms aligning themselves with Trump agenda

Opinion

  • Margaret Sullivan

    Columbia should have said ‘see you in court’, not ‘yes, Mr President’

    Margaret Sullivan
  • Abortion Exceptions Texas<br>FILE - Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas state Capitol in Austin, Texas, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

    Arrested at gunpoint, charged as a felon: a midwife’s lot in anti-abortion Texas

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The state with the most radical abortion law is seeking to make an example of Maria Margarita Rojas
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference on 10 June 2024, when Apple Intelligence was announced.

    Did AI mania rush Apple into making a rare misstep with Siri?

    John Naughton
    The company that prides itself on announcing products only when they’re ready grossly underestimated the demands of personalising its virtual assistant
  • Donald Trump

    Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age

    Simon Tisdall
    His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire
    • Illustration

      In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again

      Al Sharpton
    • The US president, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk. World leaders are coming to the realisation that their nation’s relationship with the United States was not really ‘special’

      As trust in the US collapses, leaders in Australia and around the world are frantically recalibrating

      Julianne Schultz
    • Gwyneth Paltrow at The Fashion Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 4 December 2023.

      #YouToo, Gwyneth Paltrow? Intimacy coordinators make sex scenes safe for all, not just A-listers

      Barbara Ellen
    • Twitter blocked in Turkey following premier's threats<br>epa04134574 Turkish women check the Internet on their laptops while being served a coffee at a cafe in Istanbul, Turkey 21 March 2014. The social media site Twitter was blocked in Turkey early on 21 March 2014, amid an internet crackdown in the country. Some users said they could not load the site, while others were being redirected to an official website saying a court order was applying 'protection measures.'The move came just hours after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to 'root out' Twitter, after pushing through new legislation last month which allows authorities to shut down websites and track users' browsing histories. EPA/TOLGA BOZOGLU

      Loud Zoom calls, hogging space, spending a pittance: no wonder laptoppers’ antics irk cafe owners

      Emily Watkins

US sports

  • Abby Roque the of New York Sirens celebrates after she scores during the third period of Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Charge at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

    New York Sirens’ Abby Roque pulls off fabled Michigan goal in PWHL first

  • Arkansas forward Karter Knox, rear, reaches over St John's guard Aaron Scott (0) to block a shot during the first half of Saturday’s game in Providence, Rhode Island.

    Arkansas upset second-seeded St John’s to reach Sweet 16 in March Madness stunner

  • American Grant Holloway, unbeaten indoors in 11 seasons, clocked 7.42 seconds for victory in the 60m hurdles on Saturday.

    American Grant Holloway wins third straight world indoor 60m hurdles gold

  • Major League Baseball removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by US president Donald Trump.

    Major League Baseball removes ‘diversity’ from careers page after executive order

US politics

  • Man in suit

    Hegseth suggests judge who blocked trans troops ban abused her power

  • Donald Trump at the White House on 7 March.

    White House buoyed by capitulation of major law firm attacked by Trump

  • Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on 7 March.

    Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community

  • people hold a banner that reads 'protect our healthcare stop the cuts'

    US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector

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US business

  • illustration of household goods

    Egg prices have tripled, chicken has doubled: the cost of US inflation in 10 items

  • Democratic congressman Joe Courtney

    Donald Trump may ‘back off’ from tariffs on Australia amid political and industry pressure, Democrat Joe Courtney says

    • A Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taxis past the final assembly building at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston

      Boeing whistleblower’s family claims company’s conduct caused his suicide

    • USPS mail trucks are parked outside a post office

      ‘Not for sale’: USPS workers hold day of action to warn of Trump’s ‘illegal takeover’

    • Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream in a store in New York

      Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ousted its CEO for his progressive stance

Pictures & video

  • Trump admits Musk conflict of interest over 'potential China war' plan – video

  • US president says an experimental version of the plane has been flying for almost five years
    1:26

    Trump announces 'next-level' F-47 fighter jet programme – video

    US president says an experimental version of the plane has been flying for almost five years
  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for the dismantling of the US education department
    0:53

    Trump signs executive order aimed at eliminating the Department of Education – video

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for the dismantling of the US education department

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