President Donald Trump has offered Cameron Hamilton the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's permanent administrator
For sale: Illinois house where George Harrison visited his sister before Beatlemania
In September 1963, before Beatlemania, George Harrison visited his sister in the southern Illinois town of Benton
Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk pushes to ban cameras from court
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk wants a judge to ban cameras from the courtroom and says live broadcasts of the prosecution are violating his right to a fair trial
Republicans deploy little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining
Minnesota’s Boundary Waters comprise a vast stretch of wilderness bordering Canada, with over a million acres of untouched forest and thousands of lakes and streams. Accessible largely by canoe, it is an ecological gem and one of the most popular spots in the country for outdoor recreation. On Thursday, Senate...
Climate adaptation funding is scarce. Private investors could help.
The Afsluitdijk is a 32 kilometer causeway in the Netherlands that, since 1932, has been one of the country’s primary barriers against sea level rise. But after nearly a century of use it needed hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrades. So, about a decade ago, the government turned to...
Ask a Climate Therapist: Why should I plan for my future when I feel we don’t have one?
Dear Leslie, I’m a young adult trying to figure out what I’m doing with my life. It feels really hard to plan for my future given the uncertainty climate change produces, and sometimes I feel like my degree, which I’m passionate about, will be useless “when the apocalypse comes.” How...
Chess: Sindarov wins Candidates with record total, while Vaishali takes women’s event
The Uzbek 20-year-old won first prize unbeaten but his girlfriend, Bibisara Assaubayeva, finished second to the lowest seed in the Women’s Candidates Javokhir Sindarov finished with a record total in the world championship Candidates in Pegeia, western Cyprus, as the 20-year-old from Uzbekistan won the competition with a record 10/14...
Sports quiz of the week: I Am Maximus, Marie-Louise Eta and Rory McIlroy
Did you follow the big stories in football, rugby, golf, baseball, basketball, boxing, snooker, cricket and racing? Continue reading...
Guardiola ready to benefit as fellow Cruyff disciple Arteta strays from the path
Manchester City and Arsenal managers were both schooled in the expansive Barça tradition but the latter opting for caution could be his team’s undoing When Pep Guardiola was preparing for the challenge of taking on Jürgen Klopp’s peak Liverpool team at Anfield in February 2021, training that week at Manchester...
LIV and let die: golf rebels count cost of Saudi cutbacks and other sports fear worst | Matt Hughes
Public Investment Fund withdraws support for rebel tour and other sports could be hit too with Newcastle United uncertain The reverberations of an unscheduled meeting of LIV Golf executives in New York this week have been felt way beyond their swanky offices in Hudson Yards, on the west side of...