Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy
Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent
Shootings in Michigan leave 5 people plus suspect dead following large-scale search
Authorities in Michigan say a series of shootings have left five people plus a suspect dead
Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote
Dr. Anthony Fauci has declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel
What to know about Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal stalking-to-kill charges has raised questions about how it’ll affect his state murder case and what his lawyers might do to prevent Mangione from spending the rest of his life in prison
Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can
July was the hottest month on record in the United States, with three heat domes — slow-moving, high-pressure systems that trap heat and humidity in place — afflicting large swaths of the country. The most recent of these contributed to an 18-day extreme heat warning in Phoenix, Arizona, the state’s second-longest stretch...
The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark
Darya Minovi was mapping pollution from medical sterilization plants across the country when many of the communities she was speaking to began asking the same question. The facilities emit ethylene oxide, a potent carcinogen, and those who lived nearby wanted to know how much the emissions were increasing their cancer...
London City Lionesses’ Mapi León: ‘It is a club created for women. It is beautiful and exciting’
Spain defender on swapping Barcelona for Bromley, embracing the contrasting style of the WSL – and her newfound love for beans and crumpets ‘No, I can’t, I’m sorry, it’s a secret!” Mapi León roars with laughter, in response to being asked what persuaded her to join London City Lionesses. Does...
‘He has fire and ice’: Mike Hussey on Fleming’s new England Test era
The former Australia player says England Test coach Stephen Fleming brings the perfect blend of tradition and innovation, and doesn’t rule out joining his staff “He’d probably tell you the same thing now if you asked him. In that first year he often said to me, ‘I have no idea...
Audrey Werro holds off Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson to win European 800m gold
Swiss runner sets 1:54.81sec championship best Femke Broeders-Bol secures bronze in 1:55.54 When Audrey Werro was a child, she was so painfully shy that her father told her she had to become a lion every time she raced. In a European women’s 800m final for the ages, she followed that...