The age of Big Brother and famous football victories seems like another time. But did the terrorists’ planes, as it seemed, really come out of nowhere?There is always an eeriness in the archives of days that immediately precede tragedy. The newspapers …
Hurricane Ida death toll nears 60 as states begin to comb through debris
Two more evacuated nursing home residents died in LouisianaNew York: calls for action after 11 die in basement apartmentsThe US death toll from Hurricane Ida rose towards 60 on Saturday, nearly a week after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit t…
Toxic algae leads to closure of river areas near where California family died
John Gerrish, Ellen Chung, daughter and dog found on 17 AugustOfficial: bloom in Merced River can make people and pets sickThe mysterious deaths of a family of hikers from northern California and their dog have led federal officials to close 28 miles a…
Britain must rediscover the will to lead on global issues | Tobias Ellwood
The withdrawal from Afghanistan is folly and has highlighted glaring faults in Whitehall“The war in Afghanistan is over,” proclaimed Joe Biden. How wrong he will be proved to be.This was never a baseball game that simply folds when we all walk away, ye…
Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten announce birth of adopted twins
Transport secretary says ‘Chasten and I are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family’Pete Buttigieg and his husband have announced the birth of adopted twins. Related: Trump reportedly nears DC hotel rights sale as a…
Texas judge temporarily shields clinics from anti-abortion group lawsuits
Draconian law took effect this week after supreme court nodDistrict judge responds to Planned Parenthood request‘Roe v Wade is a husk’: anguish and anger in Texas A Texas judge temporarily shielded abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion gro…
Trump reportedly nears DC hotel rights sale as ally says ‘I think he’s gonna run’
Hotel, which opened in 2016, was hub for government businessJim Jordan tells supporters in Ohio that Trump is likely to runDonald Trump is reportedly close to selling rights to his hotel near the White House in Washington, a move the website Axios said…
‘I’m not Rambo’: Republican unrepentant about attempt to enter Afghanistan
Congressman Markwayne Mullin, criticized for rogue rescue effort, says he would do it again ‘without hesitation’The Oklahoma Republican congressman Markwayne Mullin has said he has no regrets about trying to enter Afghanistan on a rescue mission last m…
Oklahoma hospitals deluged by ivermectin overdoses, doctor says
Jason McElyea says people overdosing on anti-parasitic drug that some people believe without evidence can cure or treat CovidCoronavirus – live coverageAn Oklahoma doctor has said overdoses of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which many believe with…
Does the Elizabeth Holmes trial spell the end of the #girlboss era? | Arwa Mahdawi
The Theranos saga is depressing, but there is one silver lining: the preoccupation with the #girlboss is dead, and Holmes helped kill itA brown man made her do it! Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, was once seen…