CDC reports six measles deaths in 2026 as US battles worst outbreak in 35 years
Figures highlight spread of virus, officially declared eliminated in US in 2000, but CDC does not identify which states accounted for deathsThe Center...
‘Who will be held accountable?’: fatal Brooklyn building collapse devastates community
New York City officials have confirmed at least eight casualties – six adults and two children – in the collapseFlatbush Ave in Flatbush, New York, st...
Trump orders JD Vance to stop Iran war negotiations and focus on domestic policy
President says vice-president will focus on supposed ‘Massive Corruption and Crime taking place in Democrat run Cities and States’US politics live – l...
Former death row prisoners call Byron Donalds to halt future Florida executions
Donalds is governor-elect in state that leads the US in the number of executions, with its 20th this year taking place next weekThree exonerated forme...
UK ministers look at quick ways to limit NDAs after Walliams allegations
Government considers further curbs on non-disclosure agreements after Guardian investigation of TV personalityMinisters are looking at ways to change ...
THC drink companies rush to sell inventory as Illinois ban takes effect
Many hemp companies are shipping their remaining inventory to Wisconsin, Minnesota and Tennessee, which have different regulationsAt midnight this mor...
Pete Hegseth awards medal to soldier who reprimanded him near Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
‘We love standards. Well done, Specialist’, the defense secretary writes following Veterans Day visitThe defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday ...
Lewis Hamilton says ‘Israel’s genocide in Gaza is appalling’ after Rafah visit
F1 driver urges Israel to let aid into GazaTrip involved tour of facilities with aid workersFormula One driver Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday that I...
Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor leaves band due to tinnitus
‘I must now listen to my body and my doctors’, says Taylor, who was one of the earliest members of the new wave hit-makersThe drummer for Duran Duran,...
Mississippi makes history with Democrat senate win - The Latest
Mississippi has elected the Democrat Scott Colom in a historic race in the traditionally deep-red state, making him its first Black senator since shor...
Putin says Russia will target foreign troops deployed to Ukraine
Hardline remarks come as Ukrainian military faces disruptions to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite serviceVladimir Putin warned US negotiators that Russi...
Home sales hit 16-year low in October amid record-high mortgage rates
Sales of built units fell to 3.75m in October, down by 8.8% from last year, with mortgage rates at nearly three-year highUS existing home sales hit a ...
Finland bars Russian athletes from entering country over Ukraine war
Russians ‘have no business’ in country, says ministerSkating and cross-country skiing first to be affectedFinland says it will restrict entry to the c...
Local fund to replace Pip for most young disabled people under Milburn plans
Exclusive: Former health secretary says he wants to ‘tear up the old approach’, with under-25s to lose personal independence paymentsUK politics live ...
New Democratic lawmakers bring first-day-of-school energy to Capitol Hill
And a politics editor, freshly returned to work after parental leave, can relateThis was originally published in the Stakes 2026, a newsletter about t...
The planet ‘is being killed’, Greta Thunberg tells Cop31 climate summit
Swedish activist criticised world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdownThe planet is “not dying, it is being killed and we ...
UK car industry to press EU for two-year delay to Brexit EV tariffs
‘Rules of origin’ on vehicle batteries due to come into force on 1 January if deal on new delay is not reachedBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK car...
Florida St Patrick’s Day parade cancelled over Republican anti-DEI law, causing outrage
Ron DeSantis signed law prompting the city of Delray Beach to announce it was scrapping its popular Irish celebrationA Florida mayor is working to sal...
Senator opens investigation into evidence RFK Jr ‘unlawfully lied’ to Congress
Exclusive: Ron Wyden, citing Guardian report, is launching inquiry into whether health secretary lied about Samoa trip during confirmation hearingsA t...
Washington DC shooting latest updates: at least five people shot in Logan Circle
Police confirm at least five people shot in incident at Logan Circle, one mile north of the White HouseArmed police and members of the National Guard ...
Farage was guest on Brand podcast after sexual assault investigation began
Reform leader this week criticised the Labour party for ‘cosying up to’ and ‘promoting’ disgraced comedianUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farag...
Time running out for young people to receive meningitis B vaccines in UK
Just 28.2% of 18- and 19-year-olds have received their first dose in one-off campaign, UKHSA saysThe clock is ticking for young people in the UK to re...
DC shooting injures at least 5 in Logan Circle neighborhood as police respond to ‘active’ scene
Police issued a shelter-in-place order in Northwest DC and urged people to avoid area as they look for suspectAt least five people have been shot in N...
Two men found guilty over Iranian attempts to ‘eliminate’ UK-based journalists
Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh carried out surveillance in an effort to inflict violence on targetsTwo men of Iranian origin who were hire...
Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEO after alleged affairs
Move follows admission of affair with woman alleged to be Chinese spy and reported relationship with employeeBusiness live – latest updatesJensen Huan...
What’s behind Australia’s surge in teen extremism?
Young people are being found with ‘hard drives full of what can only be described as gore’, one expert saysIn March, Guardian Australia revealed that ...
Icac’s drama and dirt files show NSW’s ‘guns for hire’ problem. But neither major party is serious about reform
Chris Minns is trying to address the threat of undeclared lobbying but falls well short of what the commission recommended five years agoGet our daily...
NSW’s latest news Instagram account has an unlikely group behind it: the Labor party
Expert warns of ‘huge loophole in political communication laws’ as state government among parties presenting accounts as unaffiliated news sourcesGet ...
NAZA: how and where to watch the Guardian’s acclaimed Gaza documentary
Film features testimony from 24 Israeli officials involved in surveillance and remote killing of Palestinian civilians• NAZA is in cinemas worldwide a...
Poundland owner secures two extra weeks to ensure retail chain’s survival
US investment firm Gordon Brothers is ‘taking due care’ to consider if one of three bidders has enough fundsBusiness live – latest updatesPoundland’s ...
