No deaths reported after twister leveled homes and topples trees and power lines in north-east of stateFirst responders searched homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that ravaged several north-eastern Wisconsin communities.The Fox Cities region, which is home to more than 100,000 people in the cities of Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, was left in shambles by Monday's twister, with homes leveled, cars flipped and power lines and trees toppled. Continue reading...
France had also intervened after Trump administration had opposed the reappointment of UN human rights chiefUS diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after France criticized the country's human rights record under Donald Trump.The staged walkout, which occurred on Monday during a UN security council meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war, came days after the Trump administration cited forced labor" allegations as it imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries. Continue reading...
Three people died, including one of the suspects, and at least five more were wounded, including two-year-old boySeattle police recovered a modified machine gun and an untraceable ghost gun" from the scene of a mass shooting at a food festival this weekend that left three people dead - including one of the suspects - and at least five more wounded, the police chief, Shon Barnes, said on Tuesday.Sunday's shooting appeared to involve at least three suspects, Barnes said at a televised news conference. One of those three, 19-year-old Junior Cee Niko Semo, died at the scene. A second, 15-year-old suspect was disarmed and arrested at the scene. At least one more suspect remains at large, Barnes said. Continue reading...
Ruby Rippey writes in Vanity Fair of relationship with then San Francisco mayor and appears to contradict his accountA former aide to Gavin Newsom has publicly shared for the first time her full account of their affair, which took place more than two decades ago when Newsom was mayor of San Francisco.In a new essay published in Vanity Fair on Tuesday, Ruby Rippey writes about her struggles with alcoholism, substance abuse and her relationship with Newsom while she worked as his appointments secretary and was married to his deputy chief of staff and later the manager of the mayor's re-election campaign. Continue reading...
Historically Black institution withdrew more than 500 first-year students for missed tuition paymentsNew York residents who were unenrolled from Washington DC's Howard University have been offered a reprieve after the historically Black institution withdrew more than 500 first-year students for missed tuition payments in late July. On 27 July, Kathy Hochul, New York's governor, announced that affected New Yorkers can seek admission at the City University of New York (Cuny) and the State University of New York (Suny) for the fall 2026 semester.Students will be offered expedited late admissions review at the Suny campuses at Buffalo, Albany, Buffalo State University, Binghamton, Oneonta, Stony Brook and New Paltz, with other schools assessing capacity. Continue reading...
Dramatic video recorded on 25 July shows a 16-year-old lifeguard rescuing a 10-year-old boy from massive waves at a beach in Santa Cruz, California. The boy was safely brought back to the shore with no injuries, according to the Associated Press Continue reading...
Lenita Moreno, 25, arrested over fire - which allegedly caused $108,000 in damage - at Mormon church in KaysvilleA Utah woman set fire to the church where she was scheduled to get married a day before the wedding, allege authorities investigating what may have been an extreme case of cold feet.Lenita Moreno, 25, was arrested on a count of aggravated arson in connection with the 10 July blaze, which investigators say caused $108,000 in damage and was started using a tampon and other flammable items. Continue reading...
Ukrainian and Israeli leaders converge on Washington with criss-crossing fortunes, but knowing they can count on little from US counterpartThe converging visits of Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington offer an unusually eloquent snapshot of a world in turmoil, unmoored from decades-old certainties.Some things remain the same. The US is still an almighty military and economic power and for both foreign visitors, a White House encounter with Donald Trump is critical to their governments and the wars they are fighting. Continue reading...
In recordings made in 2016 and 2017 former president also appears to describe possessing classified informationFormer US president Joe Biden appeared to discuss sensitive information and describe possessing classified documents in audio recordings released on Monday by the Oversight Project, a conservative activist group.The heavily redacted transcripts and recordings were made in 2016 and 2017, while Biden was working with a ghostwriter on his 2017 memoir, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose. No classified material was ever alleged to have appeared in the book. Continue reading...
Court-appointed investigator finds California City facility failed to comply with judge's order to provide adequate healthcareCalifornia's largest immigration detention center has failed to comply with a judge's orders to provide adequate healthcare, according to a court-appointed monitor who found the facility was struggling to meet a wide range of medical standards.The California City detention center, located north-east of Los Angeles, was found to have major flaws in the care it provides residents, including significant gaps in emergency care, failures to provide medications in a timely manner, inadequate screenings for health conditions and a lack of accommodations for people with disabilities. Continue reading...
Three men were arrested for repeated beatings with canes and paddles' causing near-fatal injuries to two pledgesA US Secret Service agent and two others have been arrested after Florida state investigators uncovered evidence of alleged hazing incidents involving prolonged and repeated beatings with canes and paddles" in Miami.Investigators arrested Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, on Sunday. Two other men - Jared Lamar James, 26, and Elijah Delano Dyous, 29 - were also arrested for allegedly helping to orchestrate the beatings, purportedly as part of a fraternity hazing ritual in April that left two people hospitalized with severe injuries. Continue reading...
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a conspiracy' to obstruct ICE - experts say it's part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists' livesErik Davis was driving to a medical appointment in St Paul, Minnesota, on 16 June when federal agents surrounded his car.They hauled me out ... and put me in a belly chain," recalled the 53-year-old. He was arrested on the spot on charges of being part of a conspiracy" to impede or injure" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Continue reading...
Former Olympic canoeist Davey Hearn's lawyers say testimony undermines felony chargeA witness in the case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool testified that the area of the pool liner was already damaged and would have required repairs regardless of David Davey" Hearn's alleged actions.A court filing released on Monday contained that revelation - and in the document, lawyers for Hearn requested access to all grand jury testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to irregularities" in those proceedings.The Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...
Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies' conductThe sky outside is hazy orange, and my five-year-old son is screaming bloody murder. Sorry, buddy, we have to stay inside," I say. It's not safe to breathe out there." I had told him we'd be going to the beach today. Something inside me tears a little as I wonder how many promises he'll see similarly broken in the coming years.Far too many parents were forced to have some version of this conversation with their children this month, as smoke from record-breaking wildfires poured across the midwest and north-east. Some of them already had to tell their kids that their Fourth of July festivities were canceled because of the lethal heatwave that caused numerous mass casualty events earlier this month. Continue reading...
Ex-officials ask FCC to reject petitions to deny renewal of broadcast licenses for eight stations owned by ABCA group of prominent former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials, including key staffers and commissioners appointed by both Democratic and Republican presidents, issued a filing Tuesday that warns the agency is trying to send a chilling message" to broadcasters after it received petitions to deny ABC license renewals for eight of its local television stations.The network's licenses are up for early renewal after an extremely unusual order from the Brendan Carr-led FCC in late April, following criticism of ABC by Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Continue reading...
The 20-year-old crypto bro likes to keep a low profile. He could still be forced to testify before the House oversight committeeUnlike his garrulous father, Barron Trump seems to be a man of few words. The president's youngest son has been busy flogging energy drinks and making millions from cryptocurrency schemes, but he's not big on public speaking. Indeed, the best-known clip of him talking is probably from when he was four years old and said I like my suitcase" in a Slovenian accent.Still, while 20-year-old Barron Trump might prefer to stay behind the scenes, he may find himself hauled in front of Congress and forced to answer some difficult questions. Last week, Yassamin Ansari, a Democratic congresswoman and a member of the House oversight committee, called for Barron to testify about his alleged connections to the toxic influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate. The Tate brothers, who have become household names by monetising misogyny, were recently arrested in Miami, just before Andrew was due to co-host a bare-knuckle boxing event. They're now fighting extradition to the UK, and face allegations of rape, assault, trafficking and offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography". They deny these charges. Continue reading...
Authorities say the killings fit the definition of family annihilation, one of at least eight in the US this yearAuthorities in Michigan have identified a man they say fatally shot his wife and six children on Friday in a mass murder that fits the definition of a family annihilation.Citing autopsy results, the Ottawa county sheriff's office said in a news release Monday that Kristopher Karolkiewicz; his wife, Amanda; and their six children, aged five to 15, all died of gunshot wounds before their bodies were found in their burning home in Grand Haven Township. The agency noted that Kristopher Karolkiewicz shot himself to death - and said the deaths of Amanda and the children were ruled homicides. Continue reading...
Controversial move to classify Iran war as two separate campaigns criticised as attempt to minimise casualty figures. Plus, the man who started an animal shelter after a dog saved his life
If you thought he was just a shady rule-dodging reprobate, the Fifa boss's latest 15-page Instagram rant might make you think againI hope you have found time to enjoy Fifa president Gianni Infantino's 15-page Instagram meltdown about his World Cup. The last time I saw this many defiant words, they were inked on someone sitting cross-legged on the floor of a Salvadoran supermax prison.Infantino has been clapping back at his haters - putting them on blast, in the parlance of our times - and on this evidence seems mesmerisingly close to picking out a Chicano script font and getting STILL I RISE needled across his corporate clavicles. Right next to the ones reading THROUGH THE FIRE, UNBREAKABLE and BUILT DIFFERENT.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnistMarina Hyde's new book, What a Time to be Alive!, is out in September (Guardian Faber Publishing, 20). To support the Guardian, order your signed copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply Continue reading...
ICE report reviewed by the Guardian discloses a patient was subject to force feeding, hydration or urinary catheterization', which experts have described as tortureThe Trump administration subjected at least one person undertaking a hunger strike in immigrant detention to forcible medical treatment - engaging in medical practice that healthcare associations and international human rights groups have described as torture.A document from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) health service agency, reviewed by the Guardian, confirms for the first time that the administration has used forced treatment on a hunger striker since Donald Trump began his second term. The document, published online in February by the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), discloses that an unnamed patient who began hunger strikes between October and December of last year and was subject to force feeding, hydration, or forced urinary catheterization, or involuntary blood draws". Continue reading...
Like genies of folklore, AI agents take their instructions literally - to potentially disastrous effect. We must track their ability to do what we actually meanIn July, Hugging Face, a company that hosts much of the world's AI software and open-source AI models, was hacked. A malicious dataset had been used to run code on one of its servers. Whoever was behind it captured internal security credentials and moved through systems over a weekend, running thousands of actions from a swarm of temporary server environments. It looked like the work of a sophisticated criminal group.It was not. It was one of OpenAI's new, still unreleased GPT models. Continue reading...
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Whether in favor of or against the US-Israel war on Iran, people across the country are left holding the bill and wondering on its purposeFive months after the United States and Israel started a historically unpopular war against Iran that was going to supposedly last weeks, the fighting has refused to resolve in victory, defeat or peace. Iran's Supreme Leader had been killed in the opening strikes, ceasefires broke down, and the strait of Hormuz has been closed and re-opened.For voters interviewed across the country, while the damage may be distant, the residual effects have shown up at the pump, on the grocery bill and in a phone call telling a spouse they have a day to report for deployment. And for a country still absorbing the aftermath of Israel's war on Gaza - funded to the tune of billions of dollars by the United States - the war in Iran lands on top of an already raw argument about what American power is for. Continue reading...
Da'Jon Anthony Hayes-Burr, shot by another teenager, had stopped a 45-year-old man from harassing a 12-year-old girlKentucky's largest city is mourning the recent shooting death of a teenage boy who had earned a municipal commendation months earlier for defending a young girl from sexual harassment - and survived being stabbed in the process.Da'Jon Anthony Hayes-Burr, 15, was shot on Saturday night in Louisville's Shawnee neighborhood, according to authorities there. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital, and police booked a 14-year-old on a count of murder, as the Louisville news outlet WAVE first reported. Continue reading...
Rights groups condemn secrecy surrounding killings and say hurry to execute raises chance of torturous' deathsFlorida is preparing on Tuesday to carry out the state's first double execution within a single day since the start of the modern era of the US death penalty in 1976.Barring last-minute legal intervention, James Duckett, 68, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at noon on Tuesday at Florida state prison near Starke. Six hours later, Dominick Occhicone, 80, faces the same fate. Continue reading...
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For generations, support for Israel was central to Jewish-American identity. But today, amid accusations that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, a growing generational and political divide is reshaping views in the US Jewish community. Matthew Cassel travels to New York City - the heart of Jewish-American life - to explore how Israel's wars across multiple fronts are challenging long-held traditions and dividing families. Continue reading...
MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make 500m managing the siteA private security company linked to Donald Trump's immigration crackdown reported a slump in UK revenues after losing an asylum centre contract but could make 500m managing the same facility until 2036.Management & Training Corporation (MTC) said sales fell from 28.4m to 17.6m in 2025 after its contract to provide security and care" at the heavily criticised Manston site in Kent ended in September. Continue reading...
Born in a camp in Nepal, I was welcomed to the United States as a child. Loving this country does not mean ignoring its contradictionsIt was a hot, dry afternoon, sometime in the spring of 2009. I was wearing an oversized T-shirt and a pair of shorts twice the size of my waist, held up with a piece of wire. I sat beneath a tree across from the bamboo office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), waiting.My heart pounded as sweat rolled down my face. Every few minutes I looked toward the dirt road, hoping to see the white van. Finally the blue IOM logo came into view, and within seconds, dozens of people were running toward it. Continue reading...
Landmark deal covers about 76,000 claims and could end contentious, decade-long legal battleJohnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5bn to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer, in a landmark deal that could end a contentious, decade-long legal battle.Johnson & Johnson on Monday said the settlement covers about 76,000 claims, including ones consolidated in a federal court in New Jersey, and related cases in state court, representing nearly all of the remaining talc claims against the company. Continue reading...
Court filing shows authorities believe there is at least one more shooter than the two previously thoughtSeattle authorities said on Monday there were at least three suspects involved in the deadly shooting at a food festival on Sunday evening near the Space Needle. One of them was among the three killed in the violence.A document filed in juvenile court on Monday revealed a suspect aged 15 was arrested and waived his initial court appearance. The filing also showed that police think there are at least three shooters rather than the two initially reported: the 15-year-old, an acquaintance who died at the scene and at least one other unknown suspect". Continue reading...
El-Sayed says in TV debate ogre on a pike' Zoom comment was in reference to John Fetterman, not Haley StevensThe Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said his comments that progressives need to put the head of an ogre" on a pike was in reference to the US senator John Fetterman - not his opponent, representative Haley Stevens.In a televised debate on Monday, the final head-to-head before the state's 4 August primary, the moderator asked El-Sayed whether he regretted his comments made in a Zoom meeting, in which, according to leaked audio published by Politico, he suggested that if you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message". Continue reading...
Police believe Sara Gilson was killed by husband Jeremiah Duffy after she accused him on TikTok of child sexual abuseSara Gilson, the social media influencer who was killed after she publicly accused her husband of child sexual abuse, couldn't seem to get away" from Jeremiah Duffy despite filing multiple protective orders, Gilson's ex-husband said in an interview.She had been stuck in a relationship where domestic abuse seemed OK'," Lyle Landers told People. I had begged her for five years to get away from him. I had offered to help her, in any way I could, to get away from him. But he seemed to have some sort of control over her, and she couldn't seem to get away." Continue reading...
Fraught time for Ken Martin as new reporting details cash-flow problem and divisions over party's directionMounting financial pressures and growing internal turmoil at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have intensified scrutiny of chair Ken Martin, as new reporting detailed a deepening cash-flow problem, management concerns and widening divisions over the party's direction less than 100 days before the November midterm elections.The latest reporting has underscored both the committee's financial distress and the toll it has taken on Martin personally. The New York Times reported that the embattled DNC chair, who took the helm last year, became the subject of an internal HR inquiry after throwing his phone in the direction of a junior aide's desk during a heated exchange in early July, prompting a formal complaint. The Times, citing people familiar with the matter, also reported that the incident nearly cost him his job and has contributed to growing isolation with the party as the committee grapples with mounting financial strain. Continue reading...
Defense department updated database of casualties to list four service members deceased in Overseas Operations'A controversial move by the Pentagon to reclassify casualties in the Iran war is being taken by US military veterans as a sign of disrespect for the dead.It's such a huge disrespect for the families," said Michael E Smith, a retired US rear admiral and the founder of National Security Leaders for America. To claim that they weren't killed as a result of the war - oh, it was just overseas operations - is just ludicrous." Continue reading...
Tornado that blackened midday sky rips roofs off homes and flips vehicles in town of MenashaA tornado struck north-eastern Wisconsin on Monday, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as ferocious winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people.The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Winnebago county, about 90 miles (145km) north-west of Milwaukee. Damage was reported in cities including Appleton and Menasha, where police chief Matt Albrecht said some homes and businesses were severely impacted". Continue reading...
Prosecutors claim singer killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez after she threatened to expose relationship and ruin his music careerA Los Angeles judge ruled on Monday that singer D4vd must stand trial over the killing, sexual abuse and mutilation of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.Judge Charlaine Olmedo decided after a five-day preliminary hearing that prosecutors had provided enough probable cause to put the 21-year-old singer, who was born David Burke, on trial. Prosecutors have claimed Burke killed Celeste after she threatened to expose their relationship and ruin his burgeoning music career. Continue reading...
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A parasite called cyclospora has sickened thousands of people across at least 41 states and prompted waves of headlines about weeks-long "explosive diarrhea". But as Guardian health contributor and reporter Melody Schreiber tells host Carter Sherman, Donald Trump's cuts to the CDC and FDA have kneecapped the agencies' ability to contain the dangerous outbreak - which is now growing rapidly. Melody and Carter trace one food supplier's role in the outbreak, discuss the future of public health and reveal tips for safe eating and cooking.
Bryan Kohberger, convicted of killing four college students in 2022, claims he pleaded guilty due to bad legal adviceA man convicted last year of killing four college students in Idaho has filed to withdraw his guilty plea and seek a new trial, claiming he pleaded guilty due to bad legal advice.Bryan Kohberger was convicted of breaking into a six-bedroom house in 2022 and killing four University of Idaho students in their early 20s. The victims - Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin - were found dead with dozens of knife wounds. Goncalves also showed evidence of asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. Continue reading...
Democrat Jamie Raskin pushes Fifa to release records of contact with Trump, administration and family businessJamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, has launched an investigation into Fifa president Gianni Infantino, seeking documents that would detail the ties between soccer's governing body and Donald Trump and his administration.In a Sunday letter, Raskin wrote to Infantino and called for Fifa to provide any documents and communications related to gifts, payments or benefits provided to Trump and his associates, as well as the visitor logs for Fifa's office space in Trump Tower, which it acquired last year. The committee also requested that Infantino sit for a transcribed interview. Continue reading...
Emergency appeal comes after court upheld ruling blocking president's order ahead of November midtermsThe Trump administration has asked the supreme court to clear the way for an executive order from Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting.The emergency appeal comes after an appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the president's order in nearly half the country ahead of November's midterm elections. Continue reading...
David Huerta was arrested while protesting against an ICE operation during crackdown in Los AngelesThe Department of Justice has moved to dismiss charges against a prominent California union leader who was arrested while protesting against an immigration raid in Los Angeles last year, in the latest US government case against protesters to fall apart.David Huerta, the president of Service Employees International Union United Service Workers West, was arrested at a June 2025 demonstration and has been fighting the charges ever since. On Monday, the US attorney's office in LA filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him. Continue reading...
Today show host says her family will always ache for' mother Nancy, who has been missing for nearly six monthsSavannah Guthrie has posted a new video asking those responsible for her mother's unsolved disappearance to do the right thing" and point her family to their matriarch's location after nearly six months.In a new Instagram video posted on Monday, captioned Bring her home" alongside a yellow heart emoji, the NBC Today host issued an emotional public plea, saying: It has been months since our mom was taken from us. Our family is in agony. We are in a nightmare that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed. We have done our part. We will never stop looking for her." Continue reading...
At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritisedA new and ominous word has entered the vocabulary of firefighters struggling to cope with the vast wildfire sweeping through south-west France. A pyrocumulonimbus is a fire-generated thunderstorm that can whip up winds in unpredictable ways, making the containment of a blaze and assessment of its likely course far more difficult. A known phenomenon in North America and Australia, firefighters believe France is suffering its first in the Bordeaux region, as the country endures the consequences of the third major heatwave of the summer and prepares for a fourth.The dire statistics of the ongoing fires in France and Spain tell a story of deepening devastation and human misery. A far greater expanse of French land has already been burnt this year, compared with the 30,000 hectaresduring the whole of 2025, while 220,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the Gironde. In Spain, the environment ministry has calculated that over 170,000 hectares have been affected, compared with 29,000 last year. Over100,000 people have been forced to flee.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
Julie Masino faced criticism as restaurant chain was called woke' and soulless' after unveiling modernized logoCracker Barrel's CEO, Julie Masino, is stepping down, the restaurant announced on Monday, nearly a year after the company was swept into a political maelstrom over proposed modernizations to its branding.Critics on social media denounced the Tennessee-based rustic restaurant chain as woke" as well as sterile and soulless" after it unveiled an updated logo that removed Uncle Herschel, the overall-clad man leaning against a barrel in the restaurant's original logo, last August. Donald Trump weighed in on the updates soon after, posting: WTF is wrong with Cracker Barrel?!" and demanding on social media that the company admit a mistake". Continue reading...
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