Eric Garner Firing of officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold is just first step to justiceGuardian US - Oliver LaughlandOne thousand, eight hundred and sixty days after Eric Garner was killed on the streets of Staten Island, New York, his family finally received a sliver of justice. On Monday, the New York police department
Environment Los Angeles to build world's largest wildlife bridge across 10-lane freewayThe Guardian - Katharine Gammon in Los AngelesEngineers in southern California are hard at work designing the biggest wildlife corridor in the world, to extend over US Highway 101 to the north-west of Los Angeles. The corridor will connect different
trump news update Trump rule would allow for indefinite detention of immigrant families – liveGuardian US - Adam Gabbatt in New YorkNew rule would effectively replace the Flores agreement, which sets 20-day limit for families held in custody In depressing news: Idaho has been forced to change signage on children’s buses after angry
Play buttontrump news update ‘Shameful’: US Jews respond to Trump’s apparent use of antisemitic tropeGuardian US - Ed Pilkington and Edward Helmore in New YorkProminent American Jews have reacted with dismay and disdain to Donald Trump’s renewed adoption of a longstanding antisemitic trope after he described Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats as showing
Sean Spicer Sean Spicer set to join Dancing with the StarsThe Guardian - Guardian staffDonald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer will join the cast of Dancing with the Stars this September. The US spin on Strictly Come Dancing will see the controversial ex-staffer paired with a dancer
Unions Bernie Sanders announces plan to double union membership if electedGuardian US - Michael SainatoBernie Sanders has released plans to double union membership in the US during his first term in office as he campaigns to secure the Democratic presidential candidacy. Sanders’ plan is an expansion of
March for Our Lives March for Our Lives unveils sweeping gun reform agenda: 'The time is now'Guardian US - Abené Clayton in OaklandMarch for Our Lives, the organization created by survivors of the February 2018 mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, released an audacious policy agenda calling
Play buttonGreenland Danish PM ‘surprised and disappointed’ over cancelled Trump visitThe Guardian - Shaun WalkerThe Danish prime minister has said she is surprised and disappointed that Donald Trump has called off his planned visit to the country over Copenhagen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the US. At a press
trump news update UK government borrowing misses targets; historic German bond sale – business liveThe Guardian - Graeme WeardenUK borrowing is rising faster than expected this year, as government spending outpaces income Latest: UK surplus weaker than hoped • Surplus of £1.3bn in July misses forecast of £2.7bn • July should be
Mississippi Beatings, murders and prisoners set on fire: inside the prison called 'gangland'Guardian US - Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingJeffery Wilemon clutched his gut, throbbing in pain as he lay on his bed inside the South Mississippi correctional institution in April. But there was no way for him to cry out – not unless he wanted beating.
Media Industry Ohio newspaper that battled injustice for 150 years to shut down: 'Scary for democracy'Guardian US - Adam Gabbatt in Youngstown, OhioMore than 2,000 US newspapers have closed since 2004. “I’m going to leave town. Without the Vindicator I don’t have a compelling reason to live in Youngstown.” Bertram De Souza It was in the late 1920s
Play buttonGeorge Pell Vatican invokes Cardinal George Pell's 'right to appeal' after child sexual abuse conviction upheld Australia News - Melissa Davey in MelbourneThe most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of child sexual abuse, Cardinal George Pell, has lost his appeal against his conviction, but maintains he is innocent. In a brief statement
World News G7 and fashion houses join forces to make clothes more sustainableThe Guardian - Sarah ButlerIt's not an option, it’s now a duty of running a global company Marie-Claire Daveu There have been few fashion statements over the years at G7 summits (dress code: world leader suit, sensible shoes). this
David Bernhardt Revealed: emails raise ethical questions over Trump official's role in gas projectThe Guardian - Will ParrishThe US interior secretary, David Bernhardt, is promoting a fossil fuel project for which his former employer, a lobbying firm, is a paid advocate, e-mails obtained by the Guardian suggest. Experts say
Taiwan US risks China's anger after sealing $8bn deal to sell Taiwan 66 fighter jetsThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseThe Trump administration has approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan in a move expected to anger Beijing. Taiwan will get the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter, the F-16C/D Block
Skin Black teen 'humiliated' after school colored his hair with marker, parents sayGuardian US - Agence France-PresseParents of a black teenager in Texas are suing their Houston-area school district after three white middle school personnel used a marker to blot out a design on their son’s scalp. The federal civil rights
Play buttonGreenland Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland is not for saleGuardian US - Edward Helmore in New YorkDonald Trump has cancelled his trip to Denmark and postponed his meeting with the Danish prime minister after she said that Greenland was not for sale. Speaking on Sunday during a trip to Greenland, Mette
Venezuela Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro confirms months of secret US talksThe Guardian - Tom Phillips Latin America correspondentNicolás Maduro has confirmed top Venezuelan officials have been talking to members of Donald Trump’s White House, after reports his second-in-command had been negotiating his downfall with the United “I
George Pell Cardinal Pell likely to be stripped of Order of Australia – as it happened Australia News - Michael McGowanThe 78-year-old’s legal team say they are considering going to high court after the supreme court upheld his child sexual assault conviction by a majority of two to one. This blog has now closed We’ll
News Police thwarted six mass shootings and white supremacist attacks since El PasoThe Guardian - Sam Levin in Los AngelesIn the two weeks since a gunman killed 22 people in El Paso, law enforcement officials say they have thwarted six separate mass shootings or white supremacist attacks across the US. At least four of the
Play buttontrump news update Trump accuses Jewish Americans of ‘disloyalty’ for voting Democratic, in antisemitic tropeGuardian US - Edward HelmoreDonald Trump used an apparently antisemitic trope when accusing Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats as showing “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty”. The remarks came as part of a
Solar Panels Walmart sues Tesla over solar panels it says caused multiple firesThe Guardian - ReutersWalmart has sued Tesla, saying solar panels supplied by the electric carmaker were responsible for fires at about seven of its stores. The fires destroyed significant amounts of store merchandise and substantial
Airlines Airline under fire for allegedly refusing to accommodate passenger with autismThe Guardian - Erum Salam in New YorkDelta and their connection partner airline, SkyWest, are the latest airlines to come under fire for discrimination, over an incident involving a passenger with autism. Ayo Isola said he was traveling Detroit
trump news update Trump flips stance on gun background checks, citing ‘very strong’ laws in placeGuardian US - Lauren Gambino in WashingtonDonald Trump has again walked back his support for legislation that would tighten background checks on gun sales after a pair of mass shootings left 31 people dead earlier this month. In the immediate
The Matrix Keanu Reeves set to return for The Matrix 4The Guardian - Benjamin LeeKeanu Reeves is set to return to the world of The Matrix with a fourth chapter now officially confirmed. Lana Wachowski, who created the franchise with her sister Lilly, will also return as director, with
Jair Bolsonaro Brazil's Bolsonaro may drop plans to make son US ambassador amid backlashThe Guardian - Anna Jean Kaiser in Rio de JaneiroBrazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has signalled he may abandon controversial plans to make his son ambassador to the United States, amid a fierce political backlash and growing signs Congress
Natural Resources Canada French musician killed by bear in CanadaThe Guardian - Leyland Cecco in TorontoA French artist who used sounds of nature in his music has been killed by a bear in Canada. Friends said Julien Gauthier, 44, was the victim of an attack after a bear entered a camp near the village of
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein: three more women sue financier's estateGuardian US - Martin Pengelly and agenciesThree more women sued the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, saying they were sexually abused by the financier both before and after the controversial deal that allowed him to avoid federal prosecution
Ivanka Trump Ivanka Trump's embrace of nature sparks cries of hypocrisyGuardian US - Luke O'NeilIvanka Trump shared a series of pictures on social media over the weekend of herself, husband Jared Kushner and their children availing themselves of the natural wonders of Wyoming. “Love. Wonder. Wander.
Facebook Facebook launches 'clear history' tool – but it won't delete anythingThe Guardian - Alex HernFacebook has launched its “clear history” feature more than a year after it was first promised by Mark Zuckerberg as part of damage control efforts after the Cambridge Analytica revelations. The new feature,
