Alaska’s primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates
This truth emerges as political situations change fast: Maps show us our world, but not neutrally
Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else
Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war
Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families
National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Fay forms in the northern Atlantic
A new tropical storm has formed in the northern Atlantic Ocean but does not appear to pose a threat to land
Tropical Storm Polo has formed off southwestern Mexico
Tropical Storm Polo has formed off southwestern Mexico
Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make people sick
While tech oligarchs grandstand about the existential danger AI superintelligence poses to humanity, former Environmental Protection Agency officials say we should be worried about a more immediate threat to our health: the data centers that power those AI models. The former EPA researchers, now working with the nonprofit Environmental Protection...
Has the farm bill hit a dead end?
Last Tuesday, Senator Mitch McConnell returned to Congress after a three-month absence and promptly cast a deciding vote in the Republican-led agricultural committee. Back in August, Democrats on the committee blocked the Senate’s version of the farm bill from progressing to a full vote. But even after McConnell’s vote, the...
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Liverpool look stronger at the back, youngsters shine for Brighton and Brentford, and James Trafford makes his England case with Leeds Premier League table | Top scorers In the week that 16-year-old Max Dowman has been thrust into the spotlight, it was another teenager who gave us a glimpse of...
‘It’s about to go global’: American college football rocks into Wembley – a photo essay
Our photographer, Tom Jenkins, captures the colour and razzmatazz as college football arrived in the capital, hot on the heels of successful NFL outings in recent years Rarely had Wembley Way seen or heard such a commotion. The famous 500-yard long concourse leading to the national (association) football stadium in...
Justin Herbert has been the quarterback of tomorrow his entire NFL career. Whose fault is that?
The Chargers star is huge, can run and has a golden right arm. But he has never quite reached the heights many expected for him Justin Herbert is one of the most promising quarterbacks in the NFL. In fact, Justin Herbert has forever been one of the most promising quarterbacks...