Californians will vote in November on a controversial proposal to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund federal funding cuts to healthcare for low-income people
Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer
74-year-old man convicted of killing wife becomes the oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
74-year-old man convicted of killing wife becomes the oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history
This island in the Great Lakes wants to tap waves for energy
Beaver Island sits in the middle of the northernmost end of Lake Michigan, about 70 miles from the maritime border with Canada. The forested island, just a little bigger than San Francisco in size, is a popular summer destination for tourists and home to about 600 permanent residents. Getting there...
After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network
Serap Erdal stopped at a light pole in Chicago’s Grant Park, pulled out her phone, and began pinching at the screen. Behind her, towering skyscrapers cut into a sunny blue sky as she scanned her palm-sized map of the city. The researcher barely noticed the hum of city buses, cars,...
Rain stopped play? Biggest worry now in British sport is extreme heat | Emma John
Climate crisis is on show every day when sportspeople do their thing and the rest of us sweat on the sofa Nothing sharpens the distinction between professional athletes and the rest of us like a week of truly hot weather. While we’re apologetically crying off long-in-the-diary engagements – so sorry,...
Wimbledon’s big talking points: Serena’s return, Sinner’s recovery and Sabalenka’s slump
All-time greats have questions to answer in SW19 while Raducanu and Draper have to show they can stay fit Serena Williams left it until the last minute to take the final available singles wildcard at Wimbledon and dramatically escalate her comeback from retirement. It is hard to imagine this was...
USA suffer late defeat to Turkey but eye Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup knockout stage
The US men’s national team have already made history this summer. They scored the most goals they ever have in a single World Cup game, won two straight games in the tournament for the first time in the modern era, and wrapped up top spot in an evenly-matched Group D...
‘You better remember where you watching’: 30 years on from England’s loss to Germany at Euro 96
With those words on 26 June 1996, Des Lynam ended his coverage of England’s defeat by Germany, one of the most unforgettable nights in English tournament history. So we did … Des Lynam ended the BBC’s coverage of that European Championship semi-final between England and Germany on Wednesday 26 June...
World Cup 2026: Haaland and Mbappé face off; Ecuador’s national holiday; Scotland still in limbo – live
⚽ Latest news from day 15 | Haaland v Mbappé in data⚽ Third-place table | Player guide | Bracketology | Mail us Ecuador fans’ nerves will be eased for now but that is not the case for all the nations yet as all of the knockout spots have not been...