Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans and other cities, saying his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis
California extends cap-and-trade, as Indigenous nations grapple with the trade-offs
In 2013, California launched its cap-and-trade program, a carbon credit market that allows companies and governments to engage with offset projects that incentivize investments in planting trees, preserving forests, or even supporting solar farms. The idea is to reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing credits for nature-based projects. ...
Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis
Rain was already coursing through the usually dry creek near Abraham Stallins’ home in the Texas Hill Country when a flash flood warning lit up his phone. It was just after midnight on July 5, and many neighbors were sleeping, but Stallins, who tends to stay up late anyway, decided...
La Cumplida shows how coffee can restore ecosystems and economies
In the lush highlands of northern Nicaragua, nestled between two natural reserves, La Cumplida isn’t your average coffee farm. Over two decades, massive reforestation and innovative agriculture practices have allowed it to transform the region, showing how a different approach to coffee farming can help restore ecosystems and shore up...
Farewell the Wizard: Chris Woakes could cast spells but let his cricket do the talking | Ali Martin
Warwickshire all-rounder always put the team first and hit the heights for England with an enviable Test career and two World Cup wins As suspected at the time, Chris Woakes bravely walking out to bat at the Oval in August, arm in a sling, crowd on their feet, was his...
Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell
The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nations Three years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede...
Bumper prize money but off-pitch turmoil as Women’s Cricket World Cup returns to India
Late ticket sales may squander a golden opportunity with the hosts on a collision course with Australia for the final The last time England’s head coach, Charlotte Edwards, flew to India for a 50-over World Cup, during her playing days in 2013, she packed a suitcase full of ketchup. It...
World Rugby chief hails Women’s World Cup as ‘the greatest of all-time’
Gilpin says men’s tournament can learn from event ‘It was a huge privilege … historic, special, incredible’ The 2025 Rugby World Cup was “the greatest of all-time”, according to the head of World Rugby, Alan Gilpin, who said the men’s tournament could learn a lot from the way the women...
Police order world champ Terence Crawford out of car at gunpoint after hometown victory parade
Boxer was ticketed for reckless driving Crawford is a hero in his hometown of Omaha Police chief says incident will be investigated Omaha police ordered boxing world champion Terence Crawford out of his vehicle at gunpoint during a traffic stop for reckless driving early on Sunday, hours after his hometown...
Spurs head past the Arctic Circle in search of added creativity
Thomas Frank says ‘the right signs are there’ Manager plays down role of Bodø/Glimt’s artificial pitch No game is an island; every game is inevitably coloured by what has gone before. It is not quite five months since Tottenham last came north of the Arctic Circle and, for all that...