A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety
Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of Maduro
For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation
Trump’s EPA could limit its own ability to use new science to strengthen air pollution rules
Ethylene oxide was once considered an unremarkable pollutant. The colorless gas seeped from relatively few industrial facilities and commanded little public attention. All that changed in 2016, when the Environmental Protection Agency completed a study that found the chemical is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought. The agency then spent years...
David hat-trick dismantles Stormers to send Harlequins into Champions Cup last 16
Pool 3: Harlequins 61-10 Stormers Quins score nine tries against much-changed opponents Harlequins back? Or is this latest outrageous twist in the story of their inconsistency a case of same old, same old? First, it needs to be acknowledged that this was a comprehensive dismantling of a side who had...
Gabriel Martinelli hat-trick guides Arsenal to win at stubborn Portsmouth
Gabriel Martinelli ended Arsenal’s last game as public enemy No 1 with Liverpool fans and Gary Neville after his clash with Conor Bradley on Thursday. But the Brazilian was his team’s saviour against Portsmouth, after the Championship side had threatened briefly to record their first win against the Premier League...
Ashes calamity has trashed McCullum’s credibility. It’s time to call on Alec Stewart | Mark Ramprakash
England’s best performances came when the players didn’t follow the coach’s rhetoric and that highlights the problem with his one-dimensional approach The curtain came down on the Ashes in Sydney with England again being outplayed in the basics of the game. But it is one thing to have a weak...
Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in freezing conditions
55-year-old worker died during overnight shift Temperatures plunged to -12C in Cortina d’Ampezzo A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo died during a freezing overnight shift, authorities have confirmed. Italy’s infrastructure minister, Matteo Salvini, called for a full...
Trick play helps 49ers eliminate Super Bowl champion Eagles from NFL playoffs
San Francisco 49ers 23-19 Philadelphia Eagles Niners will play Seahawks in divisional round AFC wildcard: Allen shines as Bills beat Jags Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from wide receiver Jauan...
Shaun Murphy crashes out of Masters on opening day of title defence
Murphy defeated 6-2 by China’s Wu Yize UK champion Mark Selby also knocked out The defending champion Shaun Murphy is out of the Masters after a shock 6-2 defeat against China’s Wu Yize on the opening day of the 2026 tournament at Alexandra Palace. Wu, the world No 13, dominated...
Tom Willis wins family affair to help Saracens topple Toulouse in Champions Cup
Pool 1: Saracens 20-14 Toulouse Rotimi Segun also scores twice for Prem side Even for the world’s best rugby player it is not all glamour. As he sniffed the damp air on a blustery, cheerless Sunday night in north London, Antoine Dupont must privately have been wondering if this was...