At least two people have died from a severe tornado-producing storm that hit northern Texas, and many homes have sustained major damage
Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan’s shooting outside the same Washington hotel
The sound of gunfire at the Washington Hilton Hotel carried echoes of President Ronald Reagan's shooting outside the same hotel more than four decades ago
A fast-growing Georgia wildfire tops 31 square miles, with evacuations possible
One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles
Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit
The Justice Department is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit blocking President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project
Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific
The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday
College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors
The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting college students to second-guess their career paths
Michigan wins key legal battle over Line 5 pipeline
Michigan’s decades-long fight to shut down the Line 5 pipeline will be heard in state court after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the dispute belongs there, clearing the way for judges to weigh whether the aging oil pipeline can continue crossing the Straits of Mackinac. The ruling is...
How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage
Recovery from the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire has been daunting. Residents are still waiting for disaster relief payments even as floods sweep through the ashy burn scar, contaminating the drinking water downstream. And then there’s the forest itself: in desperate need of new trees but lacking the necessary seedlings. Wildfires...
One weekend, two games and 7,140 sq metres of grass: a week with the Wembley ground staff
From preparation to game mode, the upkeep of Wembley’s pitch is carried out to an astonishing level of perfectionism Karl Standley and his assistant Cameron Hutcheon have gathered in their usual spot in the south-west corner of Wembley Stadium clutching hot cups of tea. Standley is a coffee devotee but...
Drowning in the banter-sphere: how can the Premier League rivals handle the heat? | Barney Ronay
The current season has become a meme-war without end, an endless rolling wall of gloat and taunt in which players and managers must try to block out the noise In his new book, Saved, Gianluigi Buffon talks about feeling crushed by nerves even at the peak of his playing career....