• 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…
‘Unusual mortality’: the plight of Florida’s manatees – in pictures
Seagrass beds along Florida’s east coast have collapsed, wiping out an important manatee food source. With nothing to eat, scientists are racing to save this gentle marine mammal Continue reading…
Months after Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing, Columbus police more emboldened than ever
Since 2013, officers in Columbus, Ohio, have killed children at a higher rate than most other US police forces – but they lack any real accountabilityOn 20 April, millions held their breath as they waited for a judge to read the verdict that the former…
David Beckham’s soccer club accused of breaking deal to build Florida public park
Fort Lauderdale’s vice-mayor says the footballer’s team played foul by building its facility, then stiffing the city on the parkDavid Beckham’s Florida soccer club has been accused of reneging on a promise to build community sports facilities and a rec…
‘It’s a miracle crop’: the pioneers pushing the powers of seaweed
Kelp can clean New York’s polluted waters, tackle climate change and is sustainable – but growers need a law change firstMotoring out of Montauk Harbor aboard a research vessel, Sean Barrett waves hello to a commercial fishing boat, yelling “What up, J…
Suckers, trash fish and the fight over food traditions in Oregon’s Klamath Basin
Fight to save fish tells story of how European food preferences clashed with tribal systems, shaping what we choose to protectPerry Chocktoot remembers the last time he ate a C’waam suckerfish. It was 1984. The fish was canned by a Klamath Tribes membe…
Portland gunfight fuels alarm over growing use of weapons at rallies
Far-right Proud Boys regularly carry handguns and other groups have adopted less lethal weaponsA gunfight in Portland, Oregon, last week is intensifying concerns over escalating violence during contentious rallies in the city, as far-right demonstrator…
‘Is this justice?’: why Sudan is facing a multibillion-dollar bill for 9/11
The families of some 9/11 victims are still pursuing compensation from those complicit in the attacks – but is Sudan, already ravaged by years of US sanctions, really the right target?Five months after the terrorist strikes by al-Qaida on 11 September …
Martin Rowson on Joe Biden’s foreign policy — cartoon
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Disturbing review of California sheriff’s department finds serious abuses
Investigators found significant problems with every part of the Orange county department’s use of force policies and practicesOver the past year, as employees of the scandal-plagued Orange county sheriff’s department received their official use-of-forc…