Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died
Chicago risks severe cuts to transit. Its poorest suburbs could be hit even harder
The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend without plugging a $770 million hole in the transportation budget
What’s in a name? A small fortune for businesses around Fort Bragg
Businesses around Fort Bragg in North Carolina are facing a challenge now that the Trump administration has once again renamed the military post
Performers and opera lovers see ‘The Central Park Five’ as a show of resistance against Trump
As Detroit Opera officials made plans last fall to bring a production based on the Central Park Five to their 2025 lineup, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump loomed large and just off stage
Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires
Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollution Researchers have created a system to detect and measure the impacts of moorland fires, which will form part of a response to government proposals on heather and grassland burning in England. Dr Maria Val...
‘Revolutionary’ DNA blood test to offer thousands in England tailored cancer care
Liquid biopsy, initially for lung and breast cancer patients, can rapidly match treatment to specific tumour Thousands of cancer patients in England are to benefit from a DNA blood test that saves lives by fast-tracking them on to personalised treatments. In a world-first, the NHS will offer patients with lung...
RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report found to contain citations to nonexistent studies
Failures uncovered as US health secretary touted ‘gold-standard’ science in health report ordered by Trump team US politics live – latest updates Robert F Kennedy Jr’s flagship health commission report contains citations to studies that do not exist, according to an investigation by the US publication Notus. The report exposes...
Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say
‘Extinction-level cuts’ to space agency’s spending means labs will close and deep-space missions will be abandoned Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars or Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are...
‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says
Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain Whether it is doing sums or working out what to text your new date, some tasks produce a furrowed brow. Now scientists say they have come up with a device to monitor...
New AI test can predict which men will benefit from prostate cancer drug
Artificial intelligence tool determines best candidates to take abiraterone, which can halve risk of death from disease Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict which men with prostate cancer will benefit from a drug that halves the risk of dying. Abiraterone has been described as a “gamechanger”...