Speaker sends letter to party at mercy of warring factionsOne reporter observes: ‘Well, this is raising the stakes’In a letter to Democrats on Saturday the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, set her sights high, saying Joe Biden’s $3.5tn spending package, a …
Gabby Petito case: Brian Laundrie charged with illegal bank card use
An arrest warrant shows unauthorized charges worth more than $1,000 were made during the time his girlfriend was missingThe boyfriend of Gabby Petito has been charged on Thursday with unauthorized use of a debit card as the search for him continued in …
Activision Blizzard confirms SEC investigation into sexual misconduct allegations
World’s most high-profile video game companies says it is complying with subpoena sent to employees and executivesActivision Blizzard has confirmed an investigation by US regulators following allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination at one o…
Texas governor signs controversial voting restrictions into law
Voting rights advocates say law unfairly targets people of colorGreg Abbott confident law will survive legal challengesUS politics – live coverageThe Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, has signed into law highly controversial new restrictions o…
Afghanistan: resistance leader says he wants peace talks with Taliban
Ahmad Massoud, whose forces are fighting the Islamist militants in Panjshir valley, says he wants ‘lasting peace’The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley has said he welcomes proposals from religious sch…
Ex-prosecutor indicted for allegedly shielding men in Ahmaud Arbery case
Jackie Johnson accused of protecting ex-employee suspectArbery was killed after being pursued by a white father and sonA former Georgia prosecutor involved in the case of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing has been indicted on charges of misconduct for allegedly …
Caldor fire bears down on Lake Tahoe as communities clouded in smoke
Evacuation orders issues in two counties as more than 14,000 firefighters battle wildfires up and down CaliforniaA wind-driven wildfire continued to advance towards Lake Tahoe, clouding the alpine vacation and tourist spot in a sickly yellow layer of s…
Biden urged to scrap Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ migrant policy after court ruling
• Leading Democratic senator calls for end of ‘disgraceful policy’• Supreme court ruled Biden must revive MPP programDemocratic lawmakers and immigration advocates are pressing Joe Biden to take new steps to end an immigration policy begun by his prede…
Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise
The iPhone maker had previously planned to ask staff to go back in October for three days a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageApple Inc is delaying its return to corporate offices from October until January at the earliest…
California fire destroys mobile homes as 11,000 firefighters battle blazes
Dry and windy weather hampers efforts to fight dozens of firesDixie fire, California’s biggest, only 35% containedDry and windy weather hampered efforts to contain destructive fires that are devouring the bone-dry forests of drought-stricken northern C…