US, Japan and Singapore tighten rules for travellers but WHO says ‘blanket bans’ won’t contain the new Covid strainFollow updates in the pandemic hereSee all our coronavirus coverage hereThe World Health Organization has said those not fully vaccinated…
Oral arguments in pivotal Mississippi abortion case begin at supreme court
Abortion rights advocates fear a new conservative majority on the court may be prepared to overturn or alter landmark Roe decisionThe US supreme court is expected to hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the most important abortion rights case in decades…
Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial’s opening statements delayed
Maxwell’s trial poised to go before a jury on Monday but several selected jurors voiced issues with servingGhislaine Maxwell’s much-awaited sex trafficking trial in Manhattan was poised to go before a jury on Monday, with opening statements.The opening…
Covid live news: UK, Germany and Italy detect Omicron cases; China outbreak warning
Mandatory mask-wearing in shops and transport reimposed in England; Anthony Fauci says new variant is probably already in the US; Australia scrambles to prevent outbreakJohnson ignored my plan to deal with new variants – ex-officialOmicron’s worst impa…
Alabama city told to keep Confederate street name or face $25,000 fine
The Republican attorney general is threatening Montgomery after the city renamed Jeff Davis AvenueAlabama’s capital city of Montgomery is facing legal action or a $25,000 fine for changing the name of a street bearing the name of a Confederate presiden…
No more pandemic excuses – this Thanksgiving we are going to a party | Emma Brockes
Covid is finally starting to recede into the background to join all the other risks we accept as part of living our livesOne of the hardest things about adjusting to life in late-stage Covid has been the making and seeing through of plans. A sniffle – …
All options fraught with risk as Biden confronts Putin over Ukraine
Analysis: Moscow presents Washington with a no-win situation: capitulate on Ukrainian sovereignty or risk all-out warJoe Biden is preparing for a virtual summit with Vladimir Putin with the aim of fending off the threat of another Russian invasion of U…
How anti-abortion advocates are pushing local bans, city by small city
Across Ohio, tactics pioneered in Texas are being deployed in disruptive city council meetingsIn May of this year, six city council members in Lebanon, Ohio, a city located just north of Cincinnati, voted on an ordinance that would effectively outlaw a…
Biden’s Build Back Better plan faces uphill battle as bill advances to Senate – live
Senate Democrats indicate they will make changes to billTlaib: ‘Corporate’ Senate Democrats imperil Build Back BetterBiden announces he will renominate Powell as Fed chairmanSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailAmerica’s democrac…
Ahmaud Arbery killing: prosecutor urges jury to ‘use common sense’
Jury asked to consider whether claims of self-defense and attempted citizen’s arrest were ‘completely made up for trial’As the trial of the white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery reached closing arguments on Monday, prosecutors urged the jury to …