A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers that they would regret arresting her
Texas can’t require Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
DeSantis awards posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to Jimmy Buffett
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posthumously awarded five notable Floridians with the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, one of the state’s highest honors
First domino in national redistricting fight likely to fall; Texas GOP poised to vote
Texas' Republican-led legislature is expected to approve new congressional maps that add five new House seats that the GOP could win
Clearing debris after a storm is big business. For some communities, it’s also a burden.
Margie Huggins has spent her retirement tending her parents’ farm in Transylvania County, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. She grew up there, and has tried to give back to the land by planting native shrubs and flowers. She’s intensified her work since Hurricane Helene...
Struggling to get in your daily steps? It may be your city’s fault.
If you’re struggling to walk more, know that it’s not necessarily a failure of willpower. Planners designed American cities not just to prioritize the car, but to impede the pedestrian — too few sidewalks, fat thoroughfares slicing up neighborhoods, sprawling parking lots instead of parks. Yet study after study outlines...
Petra Kvitova: ‘I’m totally ready to retire. I don’t regret anything’
As she prepares for final tournament, two-time Wimbledon champion is grateful for her ‘second career’ after 2016 knife attack It would be tempting for Petra Kvitova to dwell on what might have been as she prepares for what will be her last tournament before she retires from tennis. For all...
Downing tools: the Premier League’s most infamous attempted forced exits
As Alexander Isak pushes hard to leave Newcastle, here’s a reminder of those who have taken a similar path Following Alexander Isak’s decision to post an incendiary message on Instagram as part of his increasingly bitter attempt to force an exit from Newcastle, we look at how some others Premier...
Ombudsman sees off Delacroix to secure International Stakes success
Birr Castle, a 150-1 pacemaker, had 20-length lead Ombudsman now targeting Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe test A summer of odd and muddling Group One races continued as Ombudsman, the favourite, eventually stayed on well through the final furlong to win the International Stakes by three and a half lengths,...
‘People will be hurting’: WRU recognises anger at plans for two men’s regional sides
Welsh union’s plan could see two teams cease to exist Abi Tierney: ‘Change is hard and this is hard for fans’ The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has recognised the “hurt and anger” caused by its proposal to reduce the number of professional men’s sides in Wales from four to two,...