Forecasters predict landfall in New York or ConnecticutNew England has not been hit by hurricane since 1991Preparations for a monster storm forecast to hit parts of the US north-east were stepped up on Saturday, after Henri was promoted to a hurricane …
A midwestern town moved uphill to survive climate crisis. Can others do the same?
The relatively well-off bedroom community of Valmeyer, Illinois, could afford to relocate – but moving isn’t as easy for less affluent townsWhen Valmeyer, Illinois, was hit by the great flood of 1993 and faced obliteration, residents made an unexpected…
Breakthrough infections and booster shots: what you need to know
Vaccine efficacy against infection is waning slightly with time – but efficacy against severe symptoms remains strongFederal health authorities have recommended booster shots for all adults who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with either the the …
‘America first’ again? Is Biden echoing Trump on Afghanistan and vaccines?
The president’s pushing of a US-centric agenda has dismayed many but his defenders say it is ‘progressive nationalism’For Donald Trump, the former US president, beating the drum of “America first” was something of an obsession. “The future doesn’t belo…
US omits Macron’s plea for ‘moral responsibility’ from record of Afghanistan call
• French readout of call with Biden included phrase• Macron said of Afghan allies: ‘We cannot abandon them’The White House’s readout of a call between Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron on the crisis in Afghanistan leaves out an impassioned plea from the Fr…
Capitol bomb claim suspect charged with weapon of mass destruction threat
Floyd Roseberry told to undergo mental competency hearingThursday threat prompted evacuations and hours-long standoffA man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the US Capitol, prompting evacuations and an hours-long standoff with police, ha…
New England braces for first hurricane in 30 years as Henri barrels toward coast
Henri expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center saidNew Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions on Friday as T…
In your face: how Chuck Close built images and tore them apart
Face blindness meant the photorealist artist, who has died aged 81, had to dismantle and reconstitute, making every cell of his pixellated portraits ever more dramaticChuck Close, painter of outsized photorealist portraits, dies aged 81Hugely enlarged,…
Humanoid ‘Tesla Bot’ likely to launch next year, says Elon Musk
Billionaire Tesla chief gives no indication of any progress in actually building such a machineElon Musk said he would probably launch a humanoid robot prototype next year dubbed the “Tesla Bot”, which is designed to do “boring, repetitious and dangero…
OnlyFans ban on sexually explicit content will endanger lives, say US sex workers
Activists say website’s change will threaten livelihoods and force those working remotely online into ‘riskier street-based sex work’American sex workers say subscription website OnlyFans’ decision to ban “sexually explicit” content will threaten their…