Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1932 - does Adam Hamilton have the courage, brain and heart to cause an extraordinary upset?Just two years after Donald Trump won Kansas by 16 points in his fight to regain the White House, Republicans in the state are scrambling to retain their dominance. The battle for one of its two seats in the US Senate is too close to call, setting the stage for a potentially extraordinary upset.Some recent polls even put Democrat Adam Hamilton on course for a historic victory. Kansans have not sent a representative of the party to the US Senate since 1932. Continue reading...

The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in CaliforniaThe justice department's list of suspected non-citizens in California includes a high percentage" of people born in the United States, Los Angeles election officials said on Tuesday.The statement, made in court papers, raises further questions about the reliability of a list of 20,000 people the justice department provided to election officials in Los Angeles last week. The department sent the county and California secretary of state the list last week and gave them a 48-hour deadline to segregate ballots cast from anyone on the list unless they could verify their citizenship. California election officials refused and the Department of Justice sued them on Thursday. Continue reading...

Voters' emphatic rejection of separation strengthens Mark Carney's energy strategy in the face of a US trade war and threatsCanadians are proving to be a voice of sanity. In roundly rejecting the idea of separating from Canada, voters in the oil- and gas-rich province of Alberta sensibly backed the nation-building strategy of the prime minister, Mark Carney. He has put Alberta at the centre of his plan to make Canada an energy superpower that is much less dependent on the United States".Donald Trump's trade war and threats last week to make Canada the 51st US state were a fillip for Mr Carney in Alberta, a landlocked western province where Liberal prime ministers have historically been unpopular. The stakes were high: a successful separatist campaign would have handed Mr Trump leverage over Canada's resource belt. The result instead lets Mr Carney cast Alberta's mineral wealth as a national asset, rather than allow separatists to define it as a regional grievance.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...

GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president's agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause

Much of Donald Trump's unpopularity in polls stems from dissatisfaction over the economy and war on Iran

Videos show shark launching several feet from water as a group of friends pose for photos along Marina state beachA great white shark put on a spectacular display for California beachgoers over the weekend, leaping from the water off Marina state beach and photobombing visitors.Videos circulating online show a great white shark launching several feet out of the water in the background as a group of friends pose for photos along the beach. Continue reading...

Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old birdA Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges on Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel.Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird. Continue reading...

Coyote euthanized after reportedly roaming Atwater Village comfortably for months and attacking one-year-old boyOne Los Angeles neighborhood has been at war over a wild coyote, and over the weekend it all came to a head.For months, the animal had been roaming the trendy Atwater Village, showing up in broad daylight, sleeping in back yards and approaching residents. At least one person had reportedly fed the coyote and others affectionately nicknamed it Wiley. But some residents feared the creature had become dangerously too cozy. Continue reading...

The administration seems intent on stripping the congresswoman of her US citizenship and deporting her. It's a terrible abuse of powerWhat do you think it is about Ilhan Omar, exactly, that seems to get under Donald Trump's tangerine-tinted skin? The president has claimed he has a problem with the progressive Democratic congresswoman because she is unpatriotic" to the US and disrespectful ... to Israel". However, the extent of his animus towards Omar, the first Somali American in Congress, suggests there's more to it. Trump has insisted he is the least racist person there is anywhere in the world", so I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that she's brown and Muslim. Truly, it's a mystery.Whatever the reason, Trump's not a fan. The president has plenty of enemies, but few have been attacked as ferociously and consistently over the years as Omar. He's called her garbage", among other nasty names, suggested (without evidence) that she married her brother, and said she should be thrown the hell out of our country". His supporters have echoed his calls to deport Omar, who fled war-torn Somalia as a child and became a naturalised US citizen at 17. Continue reading...

The Eagles quarterback's recent health issues highlight how football's toughness culture puts its players at riskJalen Hurts is likely to miss the rest of the NFL season after an ultrasound revealed blood clots in his lungs. Thankfully, he's now restricted from playing for the immediate future, meaning he won't be risking serious complications - or even his life - as he did when he played in the Philadelphia Eagles' Week 5 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.The quarterback complained to the Eagles' medical staff of calf pain on 8 October, according to ESPN. The Eagles say Hurts flew to London with the rest of the team and, out of an abundance of caution", was given an ultrasound. The test found a superficial clot in his calf. Doing an ultrasound before the flight would've been the most prudent thing. The same for making him inactive after the clot was found. But instead, he played in the game on 11 October, as the medical staff and doctors in London agreed that activity and mobility were important". Hurts also practiced all last week before a follow-up ultrasound also found clots in his lungs. Continue reading...

The veteran is adjusting to living in Melbourne and playing in the NBL after 12 years spent on the North American basketball rollercoasterBasketballer Joe Ingles appears as the archetype of the Australian larrikin. There is one box, however, he no longer ticks. The 39-year-old gave up alcohol in 2022 after suffering a serious knee injury, and he has now gone more than 1,500 days without drinking.Stopping - that part of it - during rehab was very easy," he says from Melbourne, after moving back to the NBL following 12 seasons in the NBA. At that point, it was just one aspect of aiding his recovery. Like staying healthy and avoiding junk food. Continue reading...

Deeply troubling' messages came to light during investigation into misuse of Flock camera systemFive officers resigned recently from a North Carolina police agency - and a sixth remained suspended - after they allegedly exchanged racist texts.The chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department (CMPD) said the messages came to light during an investigation into misuse of its Flock camera system. Continue reading...

Timmy Teepell's firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up organic' opposition to El-Sayed

Security cameras capture the moment a black bear walks into the Mammoth Lakes branch of the Mono county free library in California before opening time, reportedly raiding the staff's snack supply and helping itself to a jar of honey. The surprise visit coincided with the 100th anniversary of the publication of AA Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh

Nearly half of enlisted families struggled to afford enough food last year. Congress has known for decades how to solve the problem This article was produced with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, and supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting ProjectThe Armed Services YMCA in Harker Heights, Texas, is a state-of-the-art facility, with a swimming pool, gym and coffee shop. There's also a food pantry tucked away in a small room at the far end of a hallway on the second floor, where active-duty soldiers stationed nearby at Fort Hood can receive free groceries. More than a dozen pantries surround the army base, where about 40,000 soldiers are stationed.The pantry's parking lot is where I found Miguel Perez on a July morning, lugging a heavy reusable grocery bag to his pickup under the already blazing central Texas sun. Continue reading...

Community repair clinics around the country are teaching people how to fix their belongings and push back against throwaway cultureOn a recent Monday night, a volunteer-run workspace in Brooklyn, New York, bustled with dozens of fixers. Some tinkered with sewing machines while others soldered circuit boards at a workbench. Caleb Young, co-founder of the Brooklyn Spark space, fit a DIY suction device on to the handle of a Dyson vacuum cleaner.It's in our culture to throw things away, but sometimes the fix is easier than you'd think," Young said. Continue reading...

The DoJ has charged 28 green card holders in California, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote. Plus, is the world really ready for AI actors?Good morning. The US Department of Justice has charged 28 green card holders in California, accusing them of fraudulently registering to vote and casting illegal ballots. The arrests - 11 people are in custody - mark the latest escalation in federal efforts against alleged noncitizen voting.The crackdown comes days after the DOJ sued California to block the state from tabulating certain ballots in November's midterms. California's secretary of state, Shirley Weber, called the demands outrageous", pointing out that federal officials have spent months making vague and unsubstantiated allegations". Democrats and voting rights groups say the administration is laying the groundwork to sow doubt over November's election results.How are Congress members being targeted before the midterms? More than three dozen members of US Congress have had their offices targeted with envelopes containing white powder, less than three weeks before the election, as federal agents try to identify who is behind the campaign.What has Donald Trump said about the French protests? At a rally in Kansas Trump described France as a once-great nation that had been conquered, looted, and burned to the ground by migrants, jihadists, and communists". Earlier in the day, Trump repeated his baseless claim that migrants had taken over" France, and also claimed that Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon". Muslims make up 10-15% of the population of the capital. Continue reading...

Here's what we need to do to stand up for international lawMany applauded when Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel peace prize. The South African human rights lawyer had chaired the UN commission of inquiry that found Israel to have committed genocide in Gaza and served for five years as a judge on the international criminal court (ICC).Donald Trump responded a few hours later by imposing sanctions on the ICC. He chose a moment for celebrating the rule of law to try to undermine it.Kenneth Roth is a Guardian US columnist, a senior fellow at Yale University and a former executive director of Human Rights Watch. He is the author of Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments Continue reading...

Our writers give their verdicts on the new season, which tips off Tuesday. Who will claim the title? And which youngster will make the superstar leap?Seeing all the fruits borne of an incredible summer of player movement. It feels like three years ago that Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded to the Heat, because since then, Jaylen Brown and LeBron James went to the 76ers, and a ton of other deck chairs were reshuffled. This is the most intriguing NBA opening week in eons. Claire de Lune Continue reading...

Ukrainian president accuses Washington of denial of reality' in continuing row with Trump over apparent support for MoscowUkraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow.Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian air force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at about 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike. Continue reading...

The president came out in support of Senator Roger Marshall, who is facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Democrat Adam HamiltonThe fact that Donald Trump was here at all said more about a looming electoral disaster facing his Republican party next month than anything contained in his dark and discursive 98-minute stump speech.On Monday, amid raucous chants of USA! USA!", the president held his first campaign rally in Kansas for eight years. No Democrat has won a US Senate seat in this ruby-red state since 1932, the year Herbert Hoover was president, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the Nazis became the biggest party in the German Reichstag. Continue reading...

President at Kansas rally tries to turn protests into cautionary tale for US as Republicans face midterm losses

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Elk, bear, frogs and other animals have used the overpass, which connects 39,000 acres of habitat, since its completionColorado officials have tracked herds of elk, bears, pronghorn and even northern leopard frogs ambling across its new wildlife overpass. According to a newly released report, the overpass, which acts as a bridge over a busy stretch of interstate, has helped cut wildlife-vehicle collisions by 91% since its completion 10 months ago.The overpass is the centerpiece of a larger system built by the state to assist wildlife crossing the highway, which also includes miles of 8-ft tall fencing and five large wildlife underpasses. Continue reading...

DHS says migrants retain protections' after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday

Millions of customers' genetic and personal information exposed in 2023, including more than 855,000 CaliforniansCalifornia's attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe's bankruptcy, resolving California's legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers' genetic and other personal information.California had unsuccessfully tried to block the $305m sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a non-profit controlled by the 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. The state had argued that the bankruptcy sale violated California's Genetic Information Privacy Act, and it had said consumers did not give express consent to the sale. Continue reading...

New details emerge about Kaylub Giamanco, who went on to elementary school campus and shot Bend suspect deadNew details are emerging about the parent who fatally shot the 16-year-old shooter who killed three children and a teacher in Oregon last week.In a 2018 Facebook post, Kaylub Giamanco, the 36-year-old carpenter who shot and killed the shooter, said he had gone through military shooting drills" with veterans who fought in Iraq. Continue reading...

Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, KohenOn Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother's lap was justified". The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi.On 14 June, officers in Senatobia, a small city near Memphis, were responding to a shoplifting call alleging Vellesiya Wiley, the baby's mother, and Latoya Ferrell, a friend, had stolen a pack of diapers. Neither woman has been charged with a crime. Officials have not released any evidence of shoplifting. Continue reading...

Catherine Breed began unprecedented journey at northern end of state, swimming 10 miles a day to reach other end in less than four monthsA 33-year-old ultra-endurance athlete has completed an unprecedented swim down the entire coast of California, finishing the 900-mile journey in less than four months.Catherine Breed will celebrate the end of her swim at San Diego's Coronado beach on Monday afternoon, 111 days since she began her journey on 1 July at the northern border of California. Continue reading...

How will the Commanders and 49ers fare today? Here is what to know, including kick-off time, TV channels and live stream optionsThe Commanders' first task on Monday night against the 49ers will be to keep track of the clock. A week after frittering away a simple game-winning field goal opportunity in overtime against the Giants, Washington's reward is a trip out west on Monday Night Football to face one of the best teams in the NFL. The 1-3-1 Commanders entered the week with the second-worst point differential in the NFC at minus-34, and it'll take a herculean road effort for them to avoid falling out of the mix in the mediocre East.The Niners, meanwhile, are on Easy Street. Their 5-0 start has afforded them a shocking degree of cushion in an NFC West that was expected to be the best division in football but so far looks like San Francisco and everyone else. The defending champion Seahawks and MVP Matthew Stafford's Rams each dropped three games in the season's first six weeks. Those included a pair of losses to Kyle Shanahan's team, meaning the Niners have not just a huge advantage in the loss column but (for now) a head-to-head tiebreaker as well. San Fran could hardly have enjoyed a dreamier start. Continue reading...

Florida governor has consistently opposed any legislation to curb planet-heating emissions, calling it a radical climate agenda'A life-sized statue of Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, was unveiled and promptly began melting in front of an audience in Tallahassee in a symbolic protest at his rejection of action on the climate crisis.The silvery statue, revealed to an audience of onlookers last week, melted away to show a skull under DeSantis's face. The structure was cast from solid gallium, a metal that melts at 85.6F (29.8C), which is below summertime high temperatures frequently reached in Tallahassee, Florida's capital. Continue reading...

Ricardo Gonzalez, a US citizen, was detained and injured by ICE officers while being arrested in Long Beach, California, on 17 October, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security has not commented publicly on why Gonzalez was detained. The Long Beach police department said in a statement that officers arrived to find 'a large group disturbance' involving the federal agents. The police later removed the handcuffs on Gonzalez and transported him to the hospital for treatment

Police said Shawn Oliver was arrested on suspicion of operating under influence of alcohol after a car crashThe Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts announced the suspension of his campaign on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk-driving crash.Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because the election is too important to be overshadowed by personal matters".Guardian staff contributed Continue reading...

Russia wants America and China to decide Ukraine's future without Kyiv. Europe must challenge this dangerous return to diplomacy of the strong for the strongDoes Vladimir Putin know exactly how to play DonaldTrump? The history of chummy phone calls, high-profile meetings and attempts to bring Russia in from the cold certainly suggests that Moscow's thuggish ruler has a hold on this American president. If MrTrump agrees to negotiate Ukraine's future with MrPutin and China's Xi Jinping without Ukraine at thetable, he will have handed the Russian leader a victory before talks begin. The message will be that strongmen are ruling the world and determining the fate of weaker nations.Ukraine has the right to determine its future. That right cannot be waved away by a self-serving Russian proposal, however much it indulges Mr Trump's belief that world affairs should be settled by powerful men. The scales are falling from European eyes. Trumpian America is raising doubts about whether it will help deter aggression or even honour its Nato commitments. If Washington now rewards Moscow and pressures Ukraine to accept a raw deal, it would be a betrayal. European governments would wonder where America might be inthe future when their own security is threatened.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...

Poll finds 66% of Americans think Trump is using position for monetary gain as his approval rating hits a new lowMost Americans think Donald Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, according to a new poll, as the US president's approval rating falls to a new low ahead of November's midterm elections.A new Washington Post-ABC poll put Trump's approval rating at 33% as he continues to crisscross the country as part of his campaign blitz for embattled Republicans. Continue reading...

A boy, six, and woman, 35, were killed and 10 were injured after a woman drove on to the field at a youth soccer gameNew details have emerged about two people - including a child - killed when a woman drove a vehicle through a youth soccer game in Kansas, as officials on Monday continued to investigate the cause of the tragedy.Chris Adrian, a middle school soccer coach, said his family was heartbroken over losing his six-year-old son, Cole, who died after the incident at Wichita's Stryker Sports Complex in which 10 others were hurt, some seriously. Continue reading...

Agreement would have spared Mohammed risk of execution in exchange for guilty plea and life in prisonThe supreme court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on 11 September 2001.The agreement would have spared Mohammed the risk of execution in exchange for his guilty plea and a sentence of life in prison without parole. Continue reading...

Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim BrotherhoodA man who heckledthe Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan town hall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records.At the event on Saturday, an attender who gave his name only as Tommy" shouted from the crowd, asking whether El-Sayed would disavow the movement. El-Sayed answered: Sure, yeah, absolutely," then turned the question around, asking whether the man assumed he wouldn't. Continue reading...

Downing Street emphasises sacrifices of UK troops and reasserts unwavering' support for Ukraine amid softening US policy towards Russia

Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHOAn eighth person in Kenya has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the country's first-ever cluster of cases of the virus, as the second-largest outbreak in history kills more than 4,300 and sickens more than 9,000 people in the region.It highlights the diminished role the US has played in the worsening Ebola outbreak by building a controversial quarantine center in Kenya, pulling back health support globally, and banning travelers from certain countries. All of this has also reduced the ability to identify and respond to the outbreak and exacerbated mistrust. Continue reading...

Ricardo Gonzalez was injured and taken to hospital after confrontation in Long Beach, according to officialsFederal immigration agents broke the arm of a US citizen in what a Democratic congressman said was a brutal attack" during a confrontation with protesters in California.Video of Saturday's encounter in Long Beach shows Ricardo Gonzalez, identified as a former city employee, handcuffed and face down in a gutter, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers kneeling on his back. Continue reading...

US military says Tech Sgt Ian Patterson was killed after he fell from rafters at University of Texas at San Antonio gameThe US military has identified the air force officer who died after he fell from the rafters of the Alamodome during a rappelling demonstration before the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)'s home game against Navy on Saturday.He was Tech Sgt Ian Patterson, a tactical air control party instructor assigned to the sixth combat training squadron, detachment two, at Joint Base San Antonio. Continue reading...

Mike Huckabee condemns attack on Washington Post photojournalist that has drawn lukewarm response from Israeli authorities. Plus, Japan is attempting to boldly go where no space mission has gone before

Los Angeles were tipped as a Super Bowl contender after assembling a star studded lineup. Now they've lost three of their last four gamesThe Rams were supposed to be the closest thing the NFL had seen to a superteam in some time. Instead, they're 2-4, have lost three of their last four games and are last in the NFC West. So much has gone awry, so quickly.Sunday was rock bottom (for now). The Rams lost to the division's ugly stepchild, the Cardinals - a team they had beaten in 16 of their last 19 meetings - on a day when Arizona didn't manage to score a touchdown. They didn't need to, because Arizona kicker Chad Ryland connected on six field goal attempts, the last one a 43-yarder as time expired. The game was a tale of two kickers, in that the Cardinals had a superb one and the Rams didn't have one at all. Days after releasing Harrison Mevis following a league-worst four misses in the season's first five weeks, the Rams came into this game with Blake Grupe, whom they'd plucked off the Jets practice squad. Grupe got hurt covering a kickoff return in the first quarter, leaving the Rams literally kickerless for the duration. (Mevis, a big fella whose nickname is the Thick Kicker, or Thiccer," has about 80lbs on the 5ft 7in Grupe.) Continue reading...