A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved
14-year-old running for governor 1st teen to get on Vermont’s general election ballot
Another teen is running for governor of Vermont, and this time, he'll be on the general election ballot
5 killed after a train and a van collide at a crossing in rural Mississippi, authorities say
5 killed after a train and a van collide at a crossing in rural Mississippi, authorities say
California’s fossil fuel phaseout has left it vulnerable to the Iran oil shock
California has managed a remarkable feat over the past 20 years. Even as its economy has grown to overtake Germany’s as the fourth-largest in the world, the state’s consumption of gasoline has declined by almost 15 percent, and consumption of petroleum diesel has fallen by around two-thirds. This has happened...
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code
At the Department of Agriculture’s research division, everyone knows there’s one word they should never say, according to Ethan Roberts. “The forbidden C-word” — climate. Roberts, union president at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, has worked for the federal government for nearly a decade. In...
Defeat not an option for Saracens’ McCall in crunch Northampton clash
Sarries need to bounce back from Bath hammering to stay in touch with the top when they face the Prem leaders Prestigious Prem matches are scattered across the country on Saturday but none is more significant in the title race than Saracens’ date with Northampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. By...
Billy Loughnane’s bid to become champion jockey hit by 21-day ban
20-year-old suspended for improper riding at Southwell Loughnane lodges appeal against verdict and penalty Billy Loughnane, who will be Britain’s youngest champion jockey on the Flat since Frank Wootton in 1909 if he takes the title this season, has lodged an appeal against a 21-day ban imposed by the stewards...
Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86
Rand won gold, silver and bronze medals at Tokyo 1964 Mary Peters pays tribute to ‘most gifted athlete ever’ Mary Rand, the British track and field athlete who blazed a trail for women by winning three Olympic medals at the Tokyo Games in 1964, has died at the age of...
Sinner continues Zverev domination to set up Miami Open final against Lehecka
Jannik Sinner defeats world No 3 6-3, 7-6 (4) in semi-final Jiri Lehecka beats Fils 6-2, 6-2 to reach maiden Masters 1000 decider For one intense, gripping hour inside Miami Open’s stadium court, Alexander Zverev outperformed the modest expectations of his sceptical audience. Under sustained, suffocating pressure from the best...
Featherstone’s long and quiet Sundays in a rugby league town that lost its soul
Club’s financial crisis meant exclusion from the RFL Championship this season, and it could be a long way back for one of the sport’s storied names Sunday afternoon in Featherstone. The first shoots of spring are creaking through the skyline and the Railway pub is bustling with rugby league supporters...