World News Gilets jaunes battle riot police and light fires in Paris over high taxesThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisRiot police and protesters have fought running battles in the centre of Paris as gilets jaunes anti-government demonstrators in fluorescent yellow vests led street marches over what they called “a crisis”
Little Rock, AR Arkansas officer who fired 15 shots into car, killing driver, faces no chargesGuardian US - Associated Press in Little Rock, ArkansasProsecutors have declined to file charges against a white Little Rock police officer who killed a black man by firing at least 15 shots into the windshield of the car the man was driving. The Pulaski prosecutor,
World News At least seven dead as attackers storm Afghan ministry buildingThe Guardian - Emma Graham-Harrison and Akhtar Mohammad MakoiiSuicide attackers stormed the Afghan ministry of communications on Saturday, killing at least seven people. The assault came the day after the collapse of long-anticipated peace talks between the Taliban
Play buttonIlhan Omar Florida man charged over threats to Democrats that mentioned Ilhan OmarGuardian US - Martin Pengelly and agenciesA Florida man has been arrested for threatening the prominent Democrats Cory Booker, Rashida Tlaib and Eric Swalwell. According to a criminal complaint issued by the US attorney’s office for the southern
Frogs Battle to save frogs from global killer diseaseThe Guardian - Robin McKie science editorFrogs, salamanders, and toads across the world are now under attack from a widening range of interacting pathogens that threaten to devastate global amphibian populations. That is the stark warning of
Play buttonEnvironment Extinction Rebellion: protest lawfully or go home, urges Met police chiefThe Guardian - Patrick Greenfield , Chelsea Mendez, Nosheen Iqbal and Damien GayleThe head of the Metropolitan police, Cressida Dick, has urged Extinction Rebellion activists to protest lawfully as officers continued a large-scale operation to clear environmental campaigners from sites
World News Notre Dame €1bn fund pits Paris against provincesThe Guardian - Kim WillsherDonations pledged by France’s wealthiest tycoons proved a poisoned chalice for Macron, 'president of the rich' In La-Roche-sur-Yon – a town in western France founded by Napoleon Bonaparte – locals can
European Union Volatile is the new normal for unpredictable European electionsThe Guardian - Simon TisdallThe likelihood that Ukraine will elect a comedian as president this weekend is no laughing matter for serious students of European politics fretting over the outcome of next month’s EU parliamentary elections.
Play buttonNews Lyra McKee killing: 'New breed of terrorism' in Northern Ireland, says PSNIThe Guardian - Rory Carroll in DerryA new breed of terrorist is coming through the ranks in Northern Ireland, the detective leading the hunt for Lyra McKee’s killers said. Police on Saturday arrested two teenagers in connection with the
Washington State Politics Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingersThe Guardian - Jason WilsonA Washington state Republican politician took part in private discussions with rightwing figures about carrying out surveillance, “psyops” and even violent attacks on perceived political enemies, according
Play button Meet the 88-year-old powering his insurgent 2020 bid with teensGuardian US - Hubert Adjei-KontohIf they can get me in the debates, I’ll go Mike Gravel In 2008’s Democratic race for the White House, a little-known former senator from Alaska, Mike Gravel, barnstormed the party debates, railing against
Marijuana Is 4/20 on the way to becoming marijuana's Hallmark holiday?The Guardian - Edward Helmore in New YorkOnce an underground celebration of weed smoking, the annual event is turning into big business in the era of legalization Today may be the day that marijuana officially loses its cool. April 20, 4/20,
Film (UK) 'Church' to offer 'miracle cure' despite FDA warnings against drinking bleachGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkA group calling itself Genesis II Church of Health and Healing plans to convene at a hotel resort in Washington state on Saturday to promote a “miracle cure” that claims to cure 95% of all diseases in
Car-sharing app out of service in Chicago after dozens of vehicles stolenGuardian US - Kari PaulCar-sharing service Car2Go was out of service in the Chicago area on Friday after dozens of its vehicles were stolen through the app this week. Up to 100 cars were reported missing on Wednesday, the Chicago
Bees 'It's a miracle': hundreds of thousands of bees survive Notre Dame fireThe Guardian - Lauren ArataniFollowing the tragedy of Monday’s fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, news came on Friday of a miracle as sweet as honey. The hundreds of thousands of bees that lived in hives inside Notre Dame’s
Japan World's smallest baby boy at birth to leave hospital in JapanThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoWhen Ryusuke Sekino was born last October, his mother feared that even touching him could prove dangerous for his tiny frame. Six months later, Ryusuke, believed to be the world’s smallest surviving baby
Play buttonDavid Turpin California couple sentenced to life in prison for torturing 12 childrenGuardian US - Associated Press in Riverside, CaliforniaA California couple who pleaded guilty to years of torture and abuse of 12 of their 13 children have been sentenced to life in prison with possibility of parole after 25 years. David and Louise Turpin
Ancestry.com Inc. Ancestry pulls ad that appears to romanticize slavery after backlashThe Guardian - Dream McClinton in New YorkAncestry.ca, the Canadian outpost of the genealogy site Ancestry.com, has taken down an ad that was criticized for appearing to romanticize slavery. It was deemed an irresponsible retelling of an already
Media Industry Ex-Fox News host says its reputation for racism is 'for very good reason'The Guardian - Erin Durkin in New YorkA former Fox News host said the network was founded for the sole purpose of “demonizing ‘the other’”. Eboni Williams tore into her former network in an appearance on Thursday on The Breakfast Club, a syndicated
Uber Uber's self-driving car unit valued at $7.3bn as it gears up for IPOThe Guardian - Rob DaviesUber’s self-driving car unit has been valued at $7.3bn (£5.6bn), after receiving $1bn of investment by a consortium including Toyota and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. With weeks to go until the
National Enquirer National Enquirer sale: newsstand mogul James Cohen to buy tabloidThe Guardian - Erin Durkin in New YorkThe National Enquirer’s owners have made a deal to sell the tabloid, after sparking scandal with the controversial tactics they have used to suppress stories damaging to Donald Trump. American Media –
News Housework could keep brain young, research suggestsThe Guardian - Nicola DavisEven light activity such as household chores might help to keep the brain young, researchers say, adding to a growing body of evidence that, when it comes to exercise, every little helps. The findings
India News India elections: man chops off finger after voting for wrong partyThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in New DelhiA man has chopped off his index finger in desperation after voting for the wrong party in India’s general election. Pawan Kumar became confused by the symbols on the electronic voting machine and voted
Canadian News Three mountaineers killed in avalanche in CanadaThe Guardian - Peter Beaumont in London and Joanna Walters in New YorkThree of the world’s most accomplished and well known mountaineers have been killed after an avalanche in the Canadian Rockies. The two Austrian climbers, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, and the American
LGBTQI Honduran transgender woman freed after a year in US detentionThe Guardian - Nina LakhaniNicole García Aguilar was granted asylum in October but was held another seven months while Ice appealed A Honduran transgender woman who was detained in a US immigration facility for seven months despite
UK's porn age-verification rules can be circumvented in minutesThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorUsing simple Google search the Guardian was able to register and age verify a made-up account The first test of the UK’s new porn age-verification system can be circumvented in less than two minutes using
Play buttonRobert Mueller US briefing: Mueller report fallout, Sudan protests and border militiaGuardian US - Tim WalkerSubscribe now to receive the morning briefing by email. Good morning, I’m Tim Walker with today’s essential stories. Trump claims ‘game over’ on Mueller as Dems say game on Before the release of the Mueller
Play buttonNews Northern Irish police call for peace in name of killed journalistThe Guardian - Rory Carroll and Patrick GreenfieldPolice in Northern Ireland have issued a call for peace in memory of the journalist Lyra McKee, who died after being shot during rioting in Derry on Thursday night. Evoking the 29-year-old’s own words
Trump Administration 'Whimsical, uninformed': French ambassador's parting verdict on TrumpGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe outgoing French ambassador to the US has compared the Trump administration to the court of King Louis XIV, filled with courtiers trying to interpret the caprices of a “whimsical, unpredictable, uninformed”
Columbine 'It's just America': Columbine's former principal on gun control and traumaGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkOver the past 20 years Frank DeAngelis has learned to be respectful of the month of April. His anxiety levels spike at this time of year, sometimes so badly he fears he is having a heart attack. He has
