After a dismal defeat to Panama, Monday's game against Uruguay may be the coach's last chance to save his jobIt may seem harsh that Gregg Berhalter's job as USMNT head coach is in acute jeopardy because one of his players decided to smack an opponent in the head.Then again, in the US's last big tournament test before it co-hosts the 2026 World Cup, a coach expected to reach at least the quarter-finals is staring at a group-stage exit in the Copa America, barring what seems an improbable triumph against one of the favorites, Uruguay, in Kansas City on Monday. Continue reading...
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Moderators for CNN's debate took a hands-off approach, letting lies and half-truths remain unchallenged. Here are the facts on some of the false claimsModerators in the first presidential debate in 2024 took a completely hands-off approach to factchecking the candidates, letting lies and half-truths, most frequently from Donald Trump, remain unchallenged.The former presiden frequently ignored the questions posed by CNN moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, instead talking about whatever he wanted. In a few instances, they reiterated the question and gave Trump a chance to answer it again. Continue reading...
Jose Fajardo beat backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath in the 83rd minute to give Panama a 2-1 victory over the US at the Copa America on Thursday night, putting the Americans in danger of elimination if they don't beat Uruguay in their group-stage finale.In a chaotic game that saw the two sides combine for 22 fouls, the US played for most of the match a man down. Timothy Weah was shown a red card in the 18th minute after he struck Panama defender Roderick Miller away from the ball. Continue reading...
Pulisic whips the free kick into the middle of the penalty area, where Richards rises above the crowd. It's saved off the crossbar and post, and Ream pokes it back to McKennie, who slams it into the net.But was Ream offside? They're taking a look ... Continue reading...
If Aileen Cannon excludes even some of Trump's former lawyer's memos, it could gut some of the most incriminating evidence against himThe federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's prosecution for retaining classified documents on Thursday ruled that she would schedule a hearing to weigh excluding key evidence that forms the backbone of the obstruction-of-justice part of the case against the former president.The US district judge Aileen Cannon said she would hold an evidentiary hearing to revisit another judge's decision to allow prosecutors to access damaging memos, made by the ex-Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran, under what is known as the crime-fraud exception. Continue reading...
Bipartisan election commission finds rightwing activists failed to submit sufficient signatures in recall petitionA protracted push by rightwing activists to recall Wisconsin's Republican assembly speaker failed for a second time after the bipartisan commission overseeing elections in the state voted to toss their petition, finding they failed to submit a sufficient number of signatures.The effort to trigger a recall election for Robin Vos illustrates a growing chasm between the Wisconsin Republican party establishment, which has been led by the powerful assembly speaker for more than a decade, and the party's Maga base. Continue reading...
The oil major's net zero plans have made it a sector leader but have yet to win over investors while fossil fuels are boomingGrand corporate strategies are launched in weighty declarations by chief executives who fancy themselves as visionaries. That was how Bernard Looney, the then chief executive of BP, did it back in February 2020 when he said the company would get serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions and investing in renewables. The direction is set. We are heading to net zero. There is no turning back," Looney told his City audience.By contrast, the watering down of ambition tends to happen in increments. Thus, when Looney last year scrapped BP's aim to reduce hydrocarbon output by 40% by 2030, versus 2019's level, in favour of a 25% cut, he claimed the change was a case of leaning in" to the same strategy, just in the new circumstance of a world that was worrying more about energy security after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...
A vast sinkhole has appeared in the middle of an Illinois soccer pitch that was laid above a limestone mine, just days after amateur teams stopped using the ground for practice. The collapse happened at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, about 18 miles north of St Louis, Missouri, on Wednesday. The sinkhole was 30 metres wide and 9 metres deep. No injuries have been reported but all sports at the park have been cancelled Continue reading...
Report decries eight officers and four civilian employees for ignoring warnings resulting in fatal shootingTwo Baltimore police department employees could lose their jobs and another 10 could face lesser disciplinary actions for their responses to a July 2023 mass shooting at a neighborhood block party.Two people died and 28 others were injured when gunshots tore through a large crowd in the courtyard of south Baltimore's Brooklyn Homes public housing complex as the annual Brooklyn Day summertime celebration continued after nightfall. Most of the victims were teenagers and young adults. Continue reading...
Officials urged the continued evacuations of hundreds of homes in the area as stronger winds were forecastedA wildfire near a popular vacation destination in Oregon's high desert has been spreading rapidly since erupting on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of families out of heir homes and businesses.The fire exploded near the popular vacation destination of Bend in central Oregon, an area known for its microbreweries, hiking, river rafting and skiing on nearby Mount Bachelor. Continue reading...
Independent candidate is polling at about 8%, but could be a spoiler in November contest between Trump and BidenRobert F Kennedy Jr, the independent US presidential candidate polling at about 8%, won't be at tonight's Biden-Trump TV smackdown in Atlanta. But he's not taking the diss quietly, and has accused debate host CNN of colluding with the major party campaigns to exclude him.In an email statement on Wednesday, the Kennedy campaign claimed that 71% of Americans want to see him on the debate stage, and in an act of counter-programming he plans an alternative real" debate on Elon's Musk's Twitter/X platform at the same time. Continue reading...
The exclusion of women's voices and discussion of their rights from next week's summit allows the Taliban to oppress us with impunity. We must be heardSince it became clear that the Taliban will be the only Afghan voices at the table and women's rights will not officially be on the agenda at the UN meeting on Afghanistan in Doha, I have received thousands of messages from women inside and outside the country expressing their deep despair, shock and disappointment.There is increasing concern about the tone that the international community - especially the UN mission in Afghanistan, Unama - have adopted to normalise the human rights violations in Afghanistan in an effort to secure the Taliban's participation in the Doha talks. Continue reading...
NTSB sanctions plane maker for blatantly' breaching rules as it investigates January Alaska Airlines incidentBoeing has been sanctioned by the top US accident investigator for having blatantly violated" regulations by revealing private information to the media and speculating about what caused January's cabin panel blowout on a brand-new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is cooperating with the Department of Justice, which is deciding whether to prosecute Boeing after declaring it had breached a settlement over two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. Continue reading...
A secret election by white town council blocked Newbern mayor Patrick Braxton from serving for four years: we can put this behind us'Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of an Alabama town that has not held elections in several decades, has spent the last four years fighting to be recognized. Finally, after an extensive legal battle, he and the town officials who refused to acknowledge him as mayor have reached a settlement, according to federal court documents.Per the settlement agreement, Braxton will be officially seated as the mayor of Newbern, Alabama, and be able to fully serve in this capacity for the first time in nearly four years, pending approval by Judge Kristi K DuBose of the southern district of Alabama. Continue reading...
Notable Israelis add their voices to oppose invite extended by Mike Johnson, which Democrats plan to boycottA group of prominent Israelis - including a former prime minister and an ex-head of Mossad, the foreign intelligence service - have added their voices to the growing domestic calls in the US for Congress to withdraw its invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address it next month, calling the move a terrible mistake".The plea, in an op-ed article in the New York Times, argues that the invitation rewards Netanyahu, Israel's current prime minister, for scandalous and destructive conduct", including intelligence failures that led to last October's deadly Hamas attack and the ensuing bloody war in Gaza which shows no sign of ending. Continue reading...
Patrick Dispoto was returning to beach to warn swimmers of lightning danger when he was struck and killedA man was killed by a lightning strike after returning to a beach in New Jersey to warn other bathers of the dangers of an approaching storm.Local television station WABC reported that Patrick Dispoto, 59, and his girlfriend, Ruth Fussell, had left the beach at Seaside Park as the storm approached when Dispoto decided to go back and tell some young people still in the water of the impending danger. Continue reading...
Xi Jinping suggested sending pandas to California as envoys of friendship' between China and the USTwo giant pandas are on their way to the US, where they will end up at the San Diego zoo - the first such import of the huge bears from China in more than two decades.The loan was finalized in February after the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, suggested sending pandas to the San Diego zoo as envoys of friendship" between China and the US. Continue reading...
For the first time in more than 50 years, Republicans will rerun a candidate who lost a presidential election - and even longer since a presidential candidate faced a true rematchWhen Joe Biden and Donald Trump secured enough delegates to lead the Democratic and Republican party presidential tickets in November, they confirmed what many voters expected but fewer actually wanted: a redo of the 2020 election.Republicans skeptical about giving Trump a second shot tried in vain to elevate a viable primary opponent. Powerful donors, including the Koch-aligned Americans for Prosperity Action, poured money into former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley's campaign, but Haley was unable to claw enough support away from Trump to pose a threat to the former president. Continue reading...
High-stakes rematch is a chance for both to make a case for their second term, with polls showing them in a tight raceJoe Biden and Donald Trump will hold the first of two scheduled US presidential debates on Thursday, a high-stakes re-match between two well-defined political foes.The earlier-than-usual confrontation will give both men a chance to make their case for a second-term to what could be one of the largest television - and internet - audiences of the election cycle. Continue reading...
The veteran striker will not play at the Olympics as the USWNT coach looks to the next generation. And one of them may prompt pushback among fansEmma Hayes has named her first squad for a major tournament. With just 18 players permitted for the Olympic roster, the margins to get the call-up for Paris were slim, and with her selections, Hayes sent a clear signal.This is a USWNT roster that fully embraces an emerging generation of talent. No veteran star was too venerated to be cut. Capitalizing on a months-long transition coordinated in tandem with assistant coach Twila Kilgore, Hayes named a squad that balances leadership with youth. Getting experience for that youth has been a priority for Hayes since she was named the new coach. Collaborating with Kilgore, who served as interim head coach before Hayes stepped up, on squad selection from London, she emphasized bringing fresh faces into the squad for the Concacaf W Gold Cup and SheBelieves Cup. Continue reading...
Immigration may top many voters' concerns, but residents here say it's the economy, not security, that worries themFor the past three decades, Ernesto Tapia's neon-lit electronics shop in Nogales, Arizona, had been the prevailing regional destination for gearheads seeking tricked-out car stereos.Some of his loyal customers would drive down to the small town on the US-Mexico border from Tucson, but most made the trek from the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa. Continue reading...
Creditors suing news site ask judge to throw out bankruptcy filing after founder Jim Hoft said it was a protection' tacticThe far-right news outlet Gateway Pundit is set to defend itself on Thursday against arguments that it is abusing the bankruptcy process amid significant new questions about the company's finances.A bankruptcy judge in Florida is set to consider a request from creditors - three people suing the outlet for defamation - to dismiss the bankruptcy case the company filed on 24 April. Jim Hoft, the founder of the site has implied he filed bankruptcy as a litigation tactic to delay a defamation case against his company by Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman, two Georgia poll workers who the company allegedly spread false information about after the 2020 presidential election. The company denies publishing liberlous claims about Moss and Freeman. Continue reading...
The numbers that have been coming out of Gaza have been almost too shocking to comprehendDead or dismembered Palestinians don't seem to shock anyone any more. A couple of hundred killed over here, dozens burned to death over there, a bunch of children dead from malnutrition: every day there seems to be another massacre that barely makes a blip on public consciousness. After eight months of intense bombing, the most abject civilian suffering has been dangerously normalized.Still, as steeled as people may have become to the horrors in Gaza, you'd have to be completely broken not to be devastated by Save the Children's new report on the missing children of Gaza. While more than 15,000 children are estimated to have been killed by Israel's relentless assault on the strip, Save the Children has estimated that up to 21,000 children are missing.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist and the author of Strong Female LeadDo 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...
By sheer coincidence, this ruling concerns the sort of generous gifts' and gratuities' that justices have been known to acceptDid you know you could give your local government officials tips when they do things you like? Brett Kavanaugh thinks you can. In fact, if you're rich enough, says the US supreme court, you can now pay off state and local officials for government acts that fit your policy preferences or advance your interests. You can give them lavish gifts, send them on vacations, or simply cut them checks. You can do all of this so long as the cash, gifts or other gratuities" are provided after the service, and not before it - and so long as a plausible deniability of the meaning and intent of these gratuities" is maintained.That was the ruling authored by Kavanaugh in Snyder v United States, a 6-3 opinion issued on Wednesday, in which the supreme court dealt the latest blow to federal anti-corruption law. In the case, which was divided along ideological lines, the court held that gratuities" - that is, post-facto gifts and payments - are not technically bribes", and therefore not illegal. Bribes are only issued before the desired official act, you see, and their meaning is explicit; a more vague, less vulgarly transactional culture of gratitude" for official acts, expressed in gifts and payments of great value, is supposed to be something very different. The court has thereby continued its long effort to legalize official corruption, using the flimsiest of pretexts to rob federal anti-corruption statutes of all meaning. Continue reading...
Ahead of Biden and Trump's first debate of the 2024 election cycle, here are some memorable moments from US presidential debate historyJoe Biden and Donald Trump will debate on Thursday for the first time this election cycle, and it holds the potential for some history-making moments.Debates can inform voters on both the issues and temperaments of the candidates, potentially swaying an undecided voter toward one candidate's direction. They can also make for good TV, creating soundbites that resonate for decades to come. Continue reading...
Are you two the best we've got?' It was a harsh question but summed up last night's final leaders debate pretty wellTwo cliches hovered over Wednesday night's TV debate between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak - the first that the stakes were high, the second that Sunak had nothing to lose and Starmer had everything to lose, since he was on course for a victory so resounding that its allegiances must be fragile. It's simply not possible for nearly 50% of the country to agree on one leader, the logic goes, so Sunak's job was to camp on Starmer's contradictions, and scare away the undecideds with talk of Labour's tax burden.It makes sense on paper, but only in a world in which positive change is so unimaginable that the status quo represents safety and prosperity: all the audience questions suggested that it does not. Whatever their prescription, from closing the borders to making a better contract with young people, whether they were battling benefits sanctions or bankrupt local councils, the audience questioners were pretty unanimous on one point: everything's broken. So Starmer's job was to stick that broad-spectrum malaise on his Conservative opponent, and try to make sure none of it seeped out into a more generalised, will-sapping pessimism. Continue reading...
It's complicated. Sometimes I still want people to take my illness into account. And then there is the regret of all I've lost by returning to everyday lifeOn Thursday, I saw off my family to school and work, deliberated over what to wear, then cycled the five-ish miles to the Guardian office in the sunshine. I checked emails and chatted to colleagues about plans for the day. It was all very much like 27 June 2022, with one major difference: at lunchtime I didn't pop out to the hospital and come back with a breast cancer diagnosis.Realising it's already two years on from that day is a shock, but what's weirder is to think of the same day a year ago. I had finished my chemo and radiotherapy and had had my surgery but I was still on targeted drugs and felt absolutely exhausted - just the thought of getting on my bike made me need a sit-down. My hair was thin and several different lengths, I looked strangely grey and I was working just two days a week.Hilary Osborne is the Guardian's money and consumer editor Continue reading...
If we want the kind of fair, functioning state Britain saw post-1945, we need to take on the economic powers that wrecked itWe are about to return to normal politics. After 14 years of Tory corruption and misrule, a Labour government will put this country back on track. Justice and decency will resume, public services will be rebuilt, our global standing will be restored, we will revert to a familiar state. Or so the story goes.What is the normal" envisaged by pundits and politicians of the left and centre? It is the most anomalous politics in the history of the world. Consciously or otherwise, they hark back to a remarkable period, roughly 1945 to 1975, in which, in certain rich nations, wealth and power were distributed, almost everyone could aspire to decent housing, wages and conditions, public services were ambitious and well-funded and a robust economic safety net prevented destitution. There had never been a period like it in the prior history of the world, and there has not been one since. Even during that period, general prosperity in the rich nations was supported by extreme exploitation, coups and violence imposed on the poor nations. We lived in a bubble, limited in time and space, in which extraordinary things happened. Yet somehow we think of it as normal.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
As the two prepare to debate on Thursday night, memories are revived of the ugly exchanges when they last squared offIt could be the moment when a rematch that few seem to want finally comes to life: like two ageing prizefighters, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will enter the arena of political bloodsport on Thursday evening to resume a verbal sparring bout that will revive memories of the ugly exchanges when the two debated face to face four years ago.A CNN studio in Atlanta will host the first presidential debate of the campaign between the same two candidates who contested the last election, which Biden won. Continue reading...
I've watched the rise of Trumpism and the National Rally - and the fake narratives about nationhood they peddle to votersI was waiting for a friend in a bar when Donald Trump was convicted on all counts by a jury of his peers. Naturally, I bought the bartender a shot to celebrate - and, of course, I mentioned it on social media.That didn't make someone I know happy. It's a shame that people rejoice when a former president gets convicted. The world is laughing at us, Biden is a clown!" they wrote. Why do you care what happens here. You live in France. You have no idea what we are going through. Gas prices, food prices, crime, 100,000 people a year dying from fentanyl, inflation. If you dislike our country, renounce your citizenship."Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnistDo 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...
Ramiro Gonzales, 41, guilty of kidnap and killing of teenage girl in 2001, becomes eighth person executed in US this yearA Texas man who admitted that he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed the 18-year-old girlfriend of his drug dealer was executed on Wednesday.Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6.50pm following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the January 2001 killing of Bridget Townsend. Continue reading...
US state department official Matthew Miller says Julian Assange 'put the lives of our partners, our allies and our diplomats at risk'. The WikiLeaks founderwalked away a free man on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a single criminal count of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified defence documents, in a deal that allowed him to return home to Australia and brought a conclusion to a 14-year legal saga. Miller says the involvement of the state department was 'very limited' in this case, as it mostly pertained to law enforcementSubscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube
Evacuation alerts sent to more than 1,000 homes and businesses as latest blaze erupts amid high temperaturesGusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire in central Oregon, the latest blaze to erupt in the US west as high temperatures envelop the region.The fire broke out just outside the community of La Pine, in central Oregon, on Tuesday and rapidly grew to 2,415 acres (9.7 sq km) by Wednesday morning. Fire crews were able to get 30% containment on the blaze, officials reported on Wednesday, but winds continued to threaten progress.Wildfire breaks out in California near Paradise, site of state's deadliest blazeMultiple disasters all in one day': New Mexico's brutal week of fire and floodUS wildfire season has arrived. Here's why it could be an explosive summerBroken toilets, bed bugs and rats: US firefighters are in a housing crisis Continue reading...
Judge rules Dharmesh Patel, whose car dove off cliff in 2023, will be monitored by GPS and check in with court weeklyA California radiologist accused of trying to kill his family by driving off a cliff along the northern California coast will receive mental health treatment instead of standing trial, a judge ruled.Prosecutors charged Dharmesh A Patel, 43, with attempted murder after the Tesla he was driving plunged off a 250ft (76 meters) cliff along the Pacific Coast Highway in San Mateo county, injuring his wife and two young children. All four survived the 2 January 2023 crash in what one official called an absolute miracle". Continue reading...
Judge to decide fate of ex-prison guard trainee Zephen Xaver, who pleaded guilty to 2019 execution-style murdersA jury on Wednesday recommended a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank five years ago.Jurors voted 9-3 to recommend Zephen Xaver, 27, receive the death penalty for the 23 January 2019 murders at the SunTrust Bank in Sebring, about 85 miles (135km) south-east of Tampa. Continue reading...
Prosecutors say scheme - like something out of a mob movie' - was hatched to stop conviction in Covid fraud caseFive people have been charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country's largest Covid-related fraud cases, the US attorney's office and the FBI announced on Wednesday.Court documents made public reveal an extravagant scheme in which the accused researched the juror's personal information on social media, surveilled her, tracked her daily habits and bought a GPS device to install on her car. Authorities believe the defendants targeted the woman, known as juror 52, because she was the youngest and they believed her to be the only person of color on the panel. Continue reading...
Leftwing groups write to top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries raising dire concerns' about pro-Israel lobby groupProgressive groups reacted with disappointment and anger over Jamaal Bowman's decisive primary loss to a moderate Democrat in New York's 16th district, calling for the party to cut ties with pro-Israel lobbying groups they blame for the result.In a letter to the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, more than a dozen progressive organizations said they had dire concerns" over the party's continued association with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), the future of the Democratic Party, the future of our multiracial democracy, and the future of our planet". Continue reading...
Pro-Palestinian protesters accuse companies of trying to sell stolen land in the West Bank, and question legalityEfforts to market homes in Israel and stolen land in West Bank to Jewish Americans are continuing to spark protests across North America, with the latest angry confrontations happening outside a synagogue in one of Los Angeles's most prominent Jewish neighborhoods.The volatile protest and counter-protest outside a real estate event at the Adas Torah synagogue on Sunday prompted denunciations from Democratic politicians, including Joe Biden, who said protests targeting a house of worship were antisemitic and unacceptable. Continue reading...
Juan Orlando Hernandez said all Honduran political parties accepted drug money, but denied taking bribes himselfJuan Orlando Hernandez, the disgraced former president of Honduras, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help ship tons of cocaine into the United States.US federal judge P Kevin Castel sentenced Hernandez to 45 years in a US prison and fined him $8m. A jury convicted him in March in a Manhattan federal court after a two-week trial, which was closely followed in his home country. Continue reading...
Putting his own interests above his country's is nothing new for the Israeli prime minister, but it is increasingly blatantWhile Benjamin Netanyahu picks fights at home and abroad, he is more closely tied than ever to the worst parts of the domestic political realm. Last week, Israel's prime minister laid into its chief ally, the US, which has reproved him but done little to stop the war in Gaza, or avert the looming and surely disastrous conflict with Hezbollah. On Monday, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, labelled AntonioGuterres an accomplice to terror" and alleged his sole aim had been to help Hamas survive this war", after the secretary-general accused Israel (without directly naming it) of spreading misinformation about him.Yet Mr Netanyahu will go to any lengths to keep his far-right coalition partners in the fold. He grantedpolitical legitimacy to the Otzma Yehudit partyof Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister, and to the Religious Zionist party of the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, when he invited them into power. He clings to them increasingly desperately. Without them, he faces not only the loss of his positionbut trial on the corruption charges that have hung over his head for so long. The far right saw off USattempts to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal, laying bare the growing rift between the Israel DefenseForces and the government. Continue reading...
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