For several years, Amy Stelly has been partnering with the Louisiana State University School of Public Health in New Orleans to monitor air quality next to the Claiborne Expressway, a busy highway that runs northwest of the city’s iconic French Quarter. At a community meeting in April, Stelly, who runs...
How the Trump administration is putting hundreds of sacred sites at risk
Any time a federal agency wants to develop a project in Wyoming — an oil and gas lease, a pipeline, a dam, a transmission line, a solar array — it has to go through Crystal C’Bearing first. C’Bearing is Northern Arapaho and the tribal historic preservation officer, or THPO, for...
Washington’s Esme Morgan on mixing it with diplomats, England and adopting a kitten
In an exclusive interview the England defender talks about her move to the NWSL, what she has learned from Jonatan Giráldez and the upcoming Euros Life in Washington DC is treating Esme Morgan very well indeed. Not only has she discovered some of the best form of her career, but...
Defiant Knicks keep season alive with Game 5 win over Pacers in East finals
Brunson scores 32 as Knicks stay alive with Game 5 win Towns adds 24 points and 13 boards despite knee injury Pacers struggle on offense, miss chance to reach finals The Madison Square Garden crowd had waited all week for a spark. On Thursday night, they got a firestorm. With...
Lewis Hamilton labels talk of strained relationship with Ferrari engineer as ‘BS’
Driver backs Riccardo Adami despite terse exchanges ‘There’s a lot of speculation, most of it is BS’ Lewis Hamilton has dismissed speculation about what has been interpreted as a fractious relationship with Riccardo Adami, his race engineer at Ferrari, describing it as “BS” and insisting the pair enjoy a healthy...
Luke Humphries battles back to dethrone Luke Littler in Premier League final
World No 1 triumphs 11-8 despite wobbly start Elated Humphries hails ‘the title I was missing’ There have been seminal moments in time on darts’ journey: the highs and the lows. But there have always been breakthrough moments that have opened the door for a bigger future and as Luke...
Magnus Carlsen sets early pace as stars collide at Norway Chess
Home hope leads after four rounds at Stavanger following his comprehensive victory in the Speed Championship Magnus Carlsen arrived in vintage form at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. The encounter began inconclusively with the six stars – in ranking order Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Arjun Erigaisi, Gujesh...
Michelle Agyemang’s journey from Wembley ballgirl to England scorer
Arsenal teenager was on touchline for Sarina Wiegman’s first game and could earn a place in squad for Euro 2025 The rapid acceleration of Michelle Agyemang’s young career is summed up in one striking revelation towards the end of her first sitdown with reporters at the national football centre: barely...
Brook’s England captaincy begins with 238-run mauling of West Indies in first ODI
1st ODI: England, 400-8, bt West Indies, 162, by 238 runs Jacob Bethell stars with 82 from 53 balls The previous time England stuck 400 on the board in a one-day international at Edgbaston it was something of an epiphany and four years later they were world champions. Whether Harry...
Have bat, will travel: Raza and cricket’s wanderers follow in footsteps of WG Grace
Zimbabwe player’s high-profile trip around the world this week should prompt more players to think global and play local Do you remember the first of Zimbabwe’s three ODIs against Bangladesh in 2022? No? Let me refresh your memory. Bangladesh’s batters had racked up 303 for two. Zimbabwe had lost both...