James Dobson, who founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was long a campaigner against abortion and gay rights, has died
US applications for jobless benefits rise last week, but layoffs remain historically low
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years
Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111
New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment
US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals
The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted. “We’re only producing a few commodities,” said Elizabeth...
Trump’s Interior Department is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them
The Department of the Interior, or DOI, has such a wide-ranging set of duties that it’s sometimes referred to in Washington, D.C., as “the department of everything else” — public lands, natural resources, wildlife regulations, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs all fall under its auspices. It is now also...
Inside a Georgia beach’s high-tech fight against erosion
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. At low tide on Tybee Island, Georgia, the beach stretches out as wide as it gets with the small waves breaking far away across the sand — you’ll have a long walk if you want...
Australia v South Africa: second men’s one-day-international – live
Updates from the second of the three-match series in Mackay Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email 3rd over: South Africa 7-1 (Rickelton 5, de Zorzi 2) To the surprise of nobody, Hazlewood is banging the ball in on a good length for the most part. When he tries...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Spurs must forget Eze humiliation, Isak will be all the talk on Tyneside and Everton begin a new era at Hill Dickinson Enzo Maresca’s request for Chelsea to replace the injured Levi Colwill with a new centre-back remains unanswered. The club’s position is straightforward: there are no suitable defenders on...
US Open draw: Emma Raducanu faces tough route if she can beat qualifier in first round
Men’s champion Sinner opens against No 87 Vit Kopriva Women’s title holder Sabalenka draws Rebeka Masarova Emma Raducanu has avoided the top seeds in the first two rounds of the US Open but still faces a challenging path as she tries to convert her recent positive form into a first...
Aidan O’Brien eyes Arc-Breeders’ Cup double for fast-improving Minnie Hauk
Filly completes Group One treble at York ‘The better the race, the better she’ll be’ The Queen, no less, wanted to be in the post-race photographs with Minnie Hauk after her win in the Group One Yorkshire Oaks, and while the race itself was in effect over as soon as...