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Goncalo Ramos scored to set up a last-16 clash with Spain as Croatia's hearts were broken when VAR ruled their late equaliser offside1 min: Croatia in blue, Portugal in white.Weather and ref Continue reading...

Princess Cruises vessel is docked in San Francisco for disinfecting in third outbreak for company this yearMore than 100 passengers and about 23 crew members on a Princess Cruises ship fell sick from suspected norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marking the third outbreak to hit one of the company's watercrafts this year.The Ruby Princess vessel set sail on 12 June from San Francisco, bound for Alaska and Canada, with a scheduled return on 2 July. More than two weeks into the journey, CDC officials received a report of an outbreak, which is defined by a threshold of 3% or more of passengers. Aboard the ship were 3,032 passengers and 1,144 crew members, per the CDC. Continue reading...

Memo calls for surge' of analysts after agents in January seized hundreds of boxes containing Fulton county ballotsThe FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton county.A memo obtained Thursday by the Associated Press calls for the FBI to surge" 260 investigative analysts and staff operations specialists to the effort, which it described as a priority investigation". Continue reading...

In latest legal twist, appeals panel rules US does not have to reinstate signage on climate, immigration and slaveryThe Trump administration does not have to reinstate materials related to climate change, immigration and slavery that it has removed from national parks, a US appeals court ruled on Thursday.It's the latest twist in a legal battle over how history is remembered at American public monuments. Continue reading...

Abdul El-Sayed, backed by Bernie Sanders, leads polls ahead of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow in primaryAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez has thrown her support behind Abdul El-Sayed, the doctor and progressive Democrat seeking the party's nomination in Michigan's closely watched US Senate race.In an interview with the New York Times, Ocasio-Cortez - an influential congresswoman on the left of the Democratic party - endorsed El-Sayed, a former public health director. Despite our ideological differences and whatever disagreements there are in the party, every single one of us sees this moment as existential," she said. Continue reading...

President, in latest AI-generated social media post, targets prominent celebrities who have spoken out against himDonald Trump on Thursday posted an AI-generated social media video portraying himself as a doctor who claims to have cured some of his most prominent celebrity critics - including Rosie O'Donnell - of the fictional condition Trump derangement syndrome".Outside the AI fantasy, O'Donnell said her assessment of the president remained unchanged. In a statement, she offered her own diagnosis: He's quite ill-and getting worse daily. The 25th amendment exists for exactly this reason. Remove. Impeach. Convict." Continue reading...

Grigor Dimitrov claimed an emotional win against the 15th seed; Alexander Zverev, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina advanced; while three of the four remaining Brits departedAt 4-3 in the second, Shnaider makes 0-40, Sansonova saving the first break point with a forehand ushered to the corner and the second with a serve out wide and clean-up. But when a return, thudded flat and close to the baseline, arrives, the response falls long, and the French Open semi-finalist will now serve for a decider at 4-6 5-3.We get going on No1 at 1pm BST, 1.30pm on Centre, but before that, we've close matches on 12 and 18. Samsonova is still holding her own against Shanider, who beat Sabalenka - admittedly with help from Sabalenka herself - on her way to the semis at Roland Garros, leading 6-4 3-3 and refusing to wilt though her opponent has improved. And Fery - who our commentators reckon has the ability to break the top 20 - trails Virtanen 5-7 4-4. Back with our hidings, though, De Minaur has just served out a 6-2 set to lead Mannarino 2-0. Continue reading...

The president made $2.2bn last year, with plenty of help from his own political decisions. This is called corruption, folks

The latest news and reaction on day 22 of the tournament after England set up a last-16 clash with MexicoAnd I appreciate all this has been forgotten because England won but Harry Kane should have been awarded a first-half penalty. When a goalkeeper slides and does not get the ball, of course the forward is going to take the contact. Kane is just being punished for being as clever as the officials desire.Maurico Pochettino was rather unhappy with Folarin Balogun's dismissal. The striker painfully caught the Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovic on the ankle but it was a complete accident with two players going for the ball. Continue reading...

Critics condemn decision by education board aligned with hard-right Ron DeSantis to block access to college systemImmigration advocates in Florida have decried a cruel and harmful" new rule by education officials aligned with hard-right Republican governor Ron DeSantis to ban undocumented students from state colleges and universities.The Florida board of education voted on Tuesday to bar access to its 28 state-funded institutions to anybody not a US citizen or lawfully present" in the country. It follows Florida's move last year to strip discounted in-state tuition rates for certain immigrant students. Continue reading...

The NHS will divert billions of pounds from essential services to pay for new medicines, under the terms of the US-UK trade deal agreed in December, which could lead to more than 200,000 excess deaths, analysis has found.Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports avoid US tariffs and giving patients access to vital medication, but critics accuse the Labour party of caving into pressure from Donald Trump.Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Aditya Chakrabortty Continue reading...

The woman, 31, suffered some injuries but was found alert and in good spirits on Mount Shasta, officials saidA novice climber was rescued after surviving a 1,500ft fall down California's Mount Shasta on Sunday, officials said.The woman, 31, was attempting to ascend the mountain along the Left of Heart variation of the popular Avalanche Gulch route alongside two other novice climbers at an elevation of about 13,000ft when she fell. Continue reading...

Rooftopers' Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested after allegedly scaling the New York skyscraperTwo Russian rooftoppers" who staged an apparent marriage proposal at the peak of the Empire State Building's spire were reportedly arraigned in New York on Thursday on a slew of charges including reckless endangerment.Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov were arrested on Wednesday after the stunt, which featured the pair, dressed in all black, unfurling a peace banner and kissing. Continue reading...

The country's unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.2% as US job growth also slowed for the month

An estimated 650,000 bags of potato chips are affected as US agency upgraded recall of several popular brandsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of several popular brands of potato chips to its most serious level because of the risk of salmonella contamination.Manufacturer Utz issued a voluntary recall in May for varieties of its Zapp's and Dirty potato chips products, citing the possible presence of salmonella in dry milk powder sourced from a third party used to make a seasoning ingredient. Continue reading...

Critics say the Trump administration is trying to rewrite and whitewash history by removing and altering scores of signs on public landsJerry Bransford, a former US National Park Service (NPS) ranger, has always had a deep connection with the land he grew up on - and the land hundreds of feet below it. His great-great-grandfather, Materson Mat" Bransford, was one of the earliest explorers of Mammoth Cave in south-central Kentucky, the largest known cave system on the planet.But for decades, Mat wasn't paid for his work. Enslavers rented him out for $100 a year to a man who wanted to turn the site into a tourist attraction - what would later become Mammoth Cave national park. Continue reading...

Federal prosecutors to focus on issue despite court backing constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Plus: Greek priest whose metal music has become cult smash

Birthright citizenship ruling only a surface level setback, with the court granting president's multiple power grabsThe symbolic and high profile defeats cannot obscure a more uncomfortable truth.The US supreme court - a vital cog in the US constitutional framers' vision of an intricate system of checks and balances aimed at reining in an excessively assertive president - has made Donald Trump stronger than ever, and shows little inclination to stop. Continue reading...

Two people were arrested after an apparent marriage proposal atop the Empire State Building's spire on Wednesday, having climbed well above the section open to the public. The pair were identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, Russian 'rooftoppers' known for carrying out similar stunts in cities including Los Angeles and Tianjin in China. Dressed in black and with their faces covered, they unfurled a large black banner bearing the words: 'When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.'It remains unclear how they reached the uppermost section of the building, which rises 1,454ft (443 metres) above midtown Manhattan. The New York police department said charges were pending and the investigation remained ongoing. CBS News later reported that the pair were facing charges including burglary, criminal trespass and reckless endangerment Continue reading...

More than 100 million people could be affected in week leading to 4 July, with increased risks of droughts and wildfiresMeteorologists are anticipating a tumultuous summer that could rank as one of the US's hottest ever.New data released on Tuesday showed the first six months of the year were the hottest ever measured for parts of eight western states. Continue reading...

As GLP-1s drive the current protein craze, a supplement once only taken by powerlifters is now so popular US producers are struggling to keep upFor generations, the Meives family made cheese. Tony Meives's grandfather, a Swiss immigrant, and his father both ran small cheese factories in Wisconsin, in the heart of America's dairyland. I worked in the cheese factory my whole life," Meives says. I have four world-class cheesemakers in my family." But when it came time to inherit the family business, Meives found there was more money in the industrial runoff that his grandfather would have once thrown away. Today, the 39-year-old bodybuilder and gym owner runs a company that sells whey protein powder, the watery byproduct of cheesemaking that was once considered waste. Twenty years ago, the only people who took whey were bodybuilders," he says. Over the past five years, the market has really opened up to each and every type of person you can probably think of."When Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, declared late last month, that the war on protein is over", he sounded a bit like one of those Japanese soldiers of second world war lore, who spent years bunkering in the jungles of south-east Asia, oblivious to the fact that hostilities had long ceased. Perhaps there was a time when advice leaned more towards a diet based around fruit, vegetables and carbohydrates - but by May 2026, the war on protein was surely over. Protein had won. Continue reading...

Democracies rarely last, but ours has. That alone is worth celebratingOne reason to celebrate America's national big birthday - our 250th on the Fourth of July - is to honor the unusual longevity of our democratic experiment. Democracies rarely last, but ours has. Even if we know its flawed history - the land grab and slaughter of the indigenous population; slavery; enduring racial, gender and economic inequalities - it's hard to fault the admirable, high-minded idealism of the Bill of Rights and the US constitution.I'm all for celebrating democracy. The bicentennial was fun. I lived outside a small rural town where there was a parade, a fife and drum corps, tricornered hats, flags and fireworks. Then president Gerald Ford had sponsored civil rights legislation. Roe v Wade was three years old. There were brilliant and honorable judges serving on the US supreme court. The Vietnam war had ended. Obviously there were problems: our growing military presence in Central America, the bankrupting and colonization of American inner cities, growing disparities. Even so, there was a hope in the air, a sense that things might be looking up. Continue reading...

House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemesDonald Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US's 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology, according to a congressional investigation released on Thursday.The interim report, From Vanity to Insanity: How the White House Cheated the American People Out of Their 250th Birthday", outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within the National Park Foundation (NPF). Continue reading...

Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member. Click on the player pictures for more information Continue reading...

Former public defender Sara Bennett spent 13 years photographing women convicted of homicide. She traces their lives in prison - and what happens as they re-enter the outside world Continue reading...

The versatile striker was dangerous in his time on the field on Wednesday, but that time was prematurely ended with a surprising ejectionThe day after the US supreme court upheld birthright citizenship, Folarin Balogun - a player who wouldn't have even been on the pitch if not for the longstanding, constitutional law - pushed the United States through to the World Cup last 16. Just two days short of his 25th birthday, Balogun scored the opening goal in the US's 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, his third of the tournament.Then, about 20 minutes later, Balogun was sent off, given a straight red card for what appeared to be inadvertent contact with Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Tarik Muharemovi. It was a shocking turn of events for the Monaco forward, who was among the US's best performers on Wednesday, as he has been for the entirety of the tournament. Continue reading...

Player guide | Golden Boot | BracketHello from San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, where as you might expect an extremely pro-USA crowd is filing in. There are certainly more than enough Bosnia and Herzegovina fans here to make some noise should they give them a reason. It's a beautiful day, sunny and cool in that special Bay Area way (unless you're in the famously hot upper decks here).Pre-pregame email ... Continue reading...

The US had their hands on their heads. Weston McKennie's face betrayed a look of total disbelief. Mauricio Pochettino waved his hands towards the sky, incredulous.Folarin Balogun had been sent off after a seemingly innocent collision with Bosnia and Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemovi that saw the US striker land a foot on his opponent's ankle. Just like that, the US's high-flying World Cup journey had the feel of impending doom. The temperature had soared on a previously cool, sunny evening at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. And it wouldn't fall until Malik Tillman had his say. Continue reading...

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Statement comes a day after report that three messages received in case were determined to be fakeThe FBI is investigating extortion demands related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance that may potentially be legitimate", the agency said on Wednesday.The update comes a day after Reuters reported that kidnapping notes received in Guthrie's case were fake. Continue reading...

Bizarre 250th spectacle in North Dakota sees Trump take ride on red, white and blue train - and speak with hologram of 26th presidentThe sound of YMCA by the Village People booming through the badlands of North Dakota could only mean one thing: Donald Trump's 250th anniversary travelling circus had reached a remote corner of America more familiar with bison, wild horses and bighorn sheep.The US president visited Medora on Wednesday to dedicate a $450m library and museum honouring Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president, in the region where he roamed as a cowboy and big-game hunter in the 1880s. Continue reading...

Mauricio Pochettino's side overcame a stubborn Bosnia and Herzegovina to book a place in the last 16. We look at the best action from San Francisco Bay Area Stadium Continue reading...

Pair also unfurled a large black banner displaying a message of peace on top of New York City landmarkTwo people were arrested following an apparent marriage proposal atop the Empire State Building's spire on Wednesday, after they climbed to the very pinnacle of the New York City landmark - well above the level open to the public.The two people were identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, two Russian rooftoppers" who have conducted similar stunts in other cities including Tianjin, China, and Los Angeles. They were both wearing black clothing and appeared to be masked as they unfurled a large, black banner at the top of the skyscraper with the words: When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace." Continue reading...

Prosecutors said members of the a gang targeted about 51 underage girls and women along LA's Figueroa corridorTen people accused of facilitating a sex-trafficking operation that targeted about 51 underage girls and women have been arrested as California authorities conducted their latest operation to curb trafficking along the Figueroa corridor in Los Angeles, according to a Wednesday news release.Prosecutors said on Wednesday that members and associates of the south Los Angeles-based gang the Hoovers acted as pimps, recruiting minors and women, some of whom were runaways or foster kids, with the false promise" of a better life or with violence into sex work between February 2021 and June 2026. Continue reading...

Parents and grandparents charged as police say case in Hamden not human trafficking but intra-family situation'Sixteen children were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio after being confined to just one room in deplorable conditions" for much of the past four years, authorities said on Wednesday.The children, who officials said are from the same family and were living in squalor with human waste all around, ranged in age from one and a half to 18 and included boys and girls. Some of them were unable to speak and one - an 18-year-old who was developmentally disabled - could not even spell her name. Continue reading...

Ruling marks second time that Trump's plan to restrict mail ballots across the US has suffered a setback in courtA federal judge blocked a proposed restriction on mail-in voting across the US, challenging a crackdown on elections ordered by Donald Trump.Judge Emmet Sullivan of the US district court for the District of Columbia ruled that a US Postal Service (USPS) plan to deny ballots to voters in states that do not turn over their voter rolls to the federal government should not proceed. Continue reading...

This term, the US supreme court handed down decisions on issues ranging from voting rights to immigration and birthright citizenship, reshaping life for millions of people. Kai Wright speaks with Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for the Nation, about how the court got all its power in the first place, and why Mystal thinks court reforms to reign in that power aren't just constitutional - they're necessary. Continue reading...

Surging membership and pro-Palestinian activism reshape debate on how campaigning movement governs in officeInside a Brooklyn industrial garage turned underground event venue, local leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America urged hundreds of mostly young people last month to avoid complacency. Sure, New York City had a socialist representative in the US Congress, and just elected a socialist mayor. But they had so much more to do.If we only elect Zohran, we only elect AOC, our project will have been a failure," Gustavo Gordillo, co-chair of the city's DSA chapter, told the assembled crowd. Our ambitions are so much higher than just a position in government. We want to transform the world." Continue reading...

Todd Blanche to target tourists and migrants despite such births accounting for less than 1% of US babies born yearlyA day after the supreme court upheld the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, acting attorney general Todd Blanche has said federal prosecutors and law enforcement officers will focus on combating so-called birth tourism" - the process of tourists, temporary visitors and undocumented immigrants traveling to the US and giving birth.There's other things that DHS can do, and the federal government can do in the visa process, and the application process, to try to minimize or limit the opportunity of folks coming here not to visit, and not to do what they're saying they're doing on the tourist visa, but just to have a baby that can then be a US citizen," Blanche told reporters. Continue reading...

We'd like to find out how Americans feel about Donald Trump's $2.2bn earnings since returning to the White HouseDonald Trump has earned more than $1bn from his crypto businesses since returning to the White House, according to recent financial disclosures.According to a 927-page document released on Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, in all the US president made more than $2.2bn last year, benefiting from a vast global network of businesses and investments. Continue reading...

Judge hands down 50-year sentence to defendant Ines Soto, whose wife Elizabeth was sentenced to same prison termSeven more people were sentenced to prison Wednesday over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer and has left many protesters facing decades behind bars.All but one of the defendants sentenced in Fort Worth courtrooms pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting outside the Prairieland detention center near Dallas last July 4. They each were sentenced to between nearly two and 15 years in prison. Continue reading...

Supreme court rulings, and revelations of the president's enrichment since his return to office, show that he has turned back the clockDonald Trump is not known for his reverence for the US constitution. But in his second term, he is doubling down on his claim from the first: that the text grants him the right to do whatever I want as president".This is, to put it mildly, an extremely unusual interpretation of article 2. But it is the thread that draws together the headlines dominating recent days: a spate of supreme court rulings, mostly to his benefit, and the revelation that he has raked in $2bn since returning to office, half of it from cryptocurrencies.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...

Trump and Republican states are reviving this archaic death penalty method, and lawyers say for one man killed by gunfire, the process went very wrong. Guardian US reporter Sam Levin breaks down how we got here and speaks to advocates raising alarms

Attendance at the Great American State Fair is sparse and the heat is extreme, but at least you can pay $25 for a pretzel

President Trump cashed in on more than $2bn from crypto and other businesses ventures last year.As the US races to become the selfdeclared crypto capital of the world', the president and his family have turned digital tokens, meme coins and merchandise into an unprecedented revenue stream.But just how rich can a sitting US president get? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Aisha Down Continue reading...

The US president flies to North Dakota on first trip aboard Qatar-gifted 747-8, as critics raise corruption concerns