People who are wrongfully incarcerated then exonerated, sometimes after spending decades behind bars, face yet more challenges finding jobs and rebuilding their lives after their release
Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 03-19-35-51-67, Powerball: 15
The price of Brent crude oil surges past $125 a barrel as worries brew over an escalation in the Iran war
The price of Brent crude oil surges past $125 a barrel as worries brew over an escalation in the Iran war
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it
Billions of dollars have been pledged to fight the climate crisis, but almost none is reaching Indigenous peoples, even as world leaders credit them as essential to solving it. “From the Amazon to Australia, and Africa to the Arctic, you are the great guardians of nature, a living library of...
One night a year, humans command this march of frogs and salamanders
On a Tuesday night in April, beneath a sky mottled with clouds, a slick stretch of road in Cumberland, Maine, erupted in sound. It started with a few high-pitched chirps, like the coos of chicks. Within minutes, dozens, then hundreds more joined a chorus punctuated by low clucks. By the...
Trump’s plan for ultra-fast meat processing would be a disaster for workers and the environment
In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production in meat processing plants — a move advocates say would endanger workers, public health, and the environment. One proposed amendment would raise the maximum line speeds in poultry slaughter from 140...
Shaun Murphy finds form to end Zhao’s title defence and set up Higgins clash
Murphy wins 13-10, Higgins fightback sinks Robertson Mark Allen to face China’s Wu Yize in other semi-final Shaun Murphy stormed into the world championship semi‑finals in Sheffield as the defending champion, Zhao Xintong, became the 21st player to fall victim to the so-called “Crucible curse”. Murphy’s 13-10 triumph means Zhao joins...
Jack Draper to miss French Open in latest dispiriting injury setback for British tennis
Former world No 4’s knee problem follows arm injury Draper says it is ‘gutting’ to miss Roland Garros Jack Draper has been ruled out of the French Open with a knee injury. It is another blow in his attempt to re-establish himself after a long-term arm injury ruled him out...
Trial or error? Lancashire bear brunt as county game adjusts to new substitute rules | Ali Martin
The sport should seriously be asking itself whether this should be replicated in Test cricket after some notable problems with the new regulations Lancashire are not the most popular county at the moment. From next week the live-streamed coverage of their matches at Old Trafford will go behind a paywall...
Diego Simeone can breathe again as fortune favours Atlético Madrid at last | Sid Lowe
Madrid’s manic man in black is the personification of the club’s longing to be back in the Champions League final Diego Simeone had patrolled the touchline all in black, heart racing and arms waving, applying all the pressure he could, seeking to impart his justice, as Danny Makkelie went to...