Lawyers for U.S. victims of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel are suing various groups that have been designated by the government as terrorist organizations
Trump axes climate reporting program, ignoring international courts and frontline communities
Last week, the Trump administration announced that it plans to end a federal program for greenhouse gas emissions reporting from thousands of facilities such as power plants and oil refineries. “As the agency continues to Power the Great American Comeback,” the Environmental Protection Agency wrote in a press release announcing...
Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year
You may live many miles away from a wildfire, but it could still kill you. That’s because all that smoke wafting in from afar poses a mortal risk. The threat is so great, in fact, that any official tally of people killed in a fire most likely is wildly low,...
The politics of renewables are getting stranger. ‘Sun Day’ celebrates them anyway.
Electric bikes parading through city streets. The afternoon light glinting off clusters of floating solar panels. Neighbors guiding visitors through homes warmed by heat pumps, battery storage systems glowing on walls. These sound like scenes from a clean energy expo or a hopeful science fiction novel, but they’re neither. They’re...
Sports quiz of the week: shirts, shocks, stars and a stone-skimming scandal
Have you been following the big stories in football, athletics, golf, cricket, rugby, boxing and stone skimming? Continue reading...
Hull KR hold off Warrington to secure historic first League Leaders’ Shield
Hull KR 28-20 Warrington Second leg of possible domestic treble completed There have been some unforgettable moments inside Craven Park this year, but when Tyrone May crossed under the posts to secure a first League Leaders’ Shield for Hull KR, it was hard not to feel a combination of euphoria,...
Piastri and Norris ‘in control of own destiny’ in F1 world championship battle
Piastri says drivers not team will decide outcome of title Comments follow controversial swap by McLaren Oscar Piastri has insisted that he and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, are in control of their own destiny as they fight for the Formula One world championship after the pair were involved in...
Bills remain perfect after holding off spirited fight from Dolphins
Miami Dolphins 21-31 Buffalo Bills Contest is close until late Tua Tagovailoa interception Bills have beaten Dolphins in 14 of past 15 meetings Dolphins remain winless this season, Bills are 3-0 Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa with three minutes left to secure the...
Chess: draw king Anish Giri grinds to $90,000 prize at Grand Swiss on the Silk Road
The five-time Dutch champion and Germany’s No 2, Matthias Blübaum, were surprise qualifiers for the world title Candidates ahead of several more fancied rivals The $625,000 Grand Swiss in Samarkand, on the ancient Silk Road, was a hard fought race for two qualifying spots in the 2026 world title Candidates,...
Freedom and joy: Rugby World Cup’s quirky quality sets it apart from the pack | Emma John
This tournament has embraced a festival atmosphere and still seems to be fuelled by a radiant and irrepressible delight with a gleaming sense of fun I have a friend who rejects the notion of “guilty pleasures”. There is, she argues, plenty of real and justified guilt in the world, without...