Some small grocery stores and neighborhood convenience stores are eager for the U.S. government shutdown to end and for their customers to start receiving federal food aid again
How government shutdowns give polluters a free pass
It’s day 42 of the U.S. government shutdown, but an end is finally in sight. On Sunday night, the Senate voted to move forward with funding for the federal government through January 30. That vote, in which eight Democrats joined the vast majority of Senate Republicans, is expected to be...
The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world’s top court. Now they want countries to act.
In January 2004, Cyclone Heta pummeled the shores of the island nation of Niue, uprooting trees and flooding homes with 184 mile-per-hour winds and 164-foot waves. As dawn approached, after an intense night, the winds died down, and Coral Pasisi began to worry about her neighbors. The storm had been...
Trump pardons trail runner convicted after taking shortcut during record run
Michelino Sunseri briefly ran on closed trail Runner received widespread support on social media Donald Trump has pardoned a trail runner who briefly took a closed trail on his way to a record time on the tallest peak in the Teton Range of western Wyoming. The pardon for Michelino Sunseri,...
Son Heung-min’s legacy: Asian fans are Tottenham for life after trailblazing impact
South Korean may have moved on after a decade at Spurs but the Asian fans he drew to the club are staying put The unprovoked verbal abuse was not unexpected when it happened. I had spent an hour outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, talking to Asian fans who had come...
The 100 greatest men’s Ashes cricketers of all time: 100-71
Sport’s famous rivalry began in 1877 and since then 853 men have featured in Australia v England Tests. But who are the best? Our four-day countdown starts here with Nos 100-71 Read about the 51 judges and our methodology here Continue reading...
Webb defends VAR ruling out Liverpool equaliser against Manchester City
Referee’s chief says disallowed goal not unreasonable Webb dismisses comparison to similar ruling for City Howard Webb has said officials did not act unreasonably in denying Liverpool an equaliser against Manchester City last weekend, but stopped short of calling the controversial decision correct. Virgil van Dijk’s header was disallowed by...
‘Fearless’ Alex Scott determined to take chance with Tuchel’s England
He may no longer be the ‘Guernsey Grealish’ but deeper role at Bournemouth has earned midfielder a first senior call-up There was a time, as Alex Scott made his name at Bristol City, when he was known affectionately as the “Guernsey Grealish”. It was the hairstyle, the low socks, the...
‘That cloud will follow him’: Djokovic warning to Sinner over doping ban
Italian served a three-month suspension in February 2025 Djokovic adds that timing of punishment was ‘very odd’ Novak Djokovic has warned Jannik Sinner that his three-month doping ban will hang over him like a “cloud” – and questioned the timing of the sanction last year. Sinner served a three-month ban...
Ben Stokes warns England players to take Australian media frenzy in their stride
‘We can’t prepare how the has-beens maybe prepared’ Captain says warmup will be ‘balls to the wall’ for squad Ben Stokes has warned England’s players to be wary of an Australian media desperate to pounce on any indiscretion or hint of scandal, saying he and his team have already been...