Some local officials are unsure of how to order Covid vaccines or when they will arrive, while others are aiming to ignore federal guidelines completelyAshley Comegys, a parent of two young children in Florida, was ecstatic when the Covid vaccines were authorized for children above the age of six months in the US. “We’ve been waiting for this for so long,” she said. “We can finally start to spread our wings again.”But then she learned that Florida had missed two deadlines to preorder vaccines and would not make them available through state and local health departments, delaying the rollout by several weeks and significantly limiting access. Continue reading...
Exclusive: The Guardian can reveal for the first time the circumstances behind Brad Evans’ sudden exit as University of Toledo soccer coach, how the school managed reports about his behavior, and how he has still been allowed to hold prominent positions within the game in the USCandice Fabry finished training with the under-nine girls team she coached and drove to El Camino Real, a restaurant in Toledo, Ohio. Fabry knew the restaurant from her time as a player with the University of Toledo women’s soccer team. Players would often go there and, according to a team joke, the restaurant didn’t necessarily have the best margaritas in Toledo but it definitely had “the most-known”.It was July 2007, and Fabry was planning to meet University of Toledo women’s soccer coach Brad Evans and his wife at El Camino Real – as well as the team’s assistant coach Jennifer Whipple. Fabry had previously played for four years on the University of Toledo women’s soccer team, who compete in the Mid-American Conference.On my way to the bathroom, I saw Brad in the hallway and he grabbed me into a side room, began kissing me and was attempting to put his hands down my pants. I froze for a moment unsure of what was happening, but then quickly pushed him back with both hands and started screaming ‘no, no, no’.Candace [sic]I wanted to confirm that I have received your email. I’m not able to make any comment on it at this time….UToledo did conduct an investigation following a report by a student-athlete in January 2015 of verbal harassment by Brad Evans, who was at the time the Head Coach of the women’s soccer team. The investigation did find that Mr. Evans’ conduct toward student-athletes may have violated the University’s Standards of Conduct policy, however, the case was not referred for possible disciplinary action because by the conclusion of the investigation in March 2015, Mr. Evans had already resigned his position effective Feb. 23, 2015.Brad Evans did not respond to multiple requests for an interview or emailed questions regarding specific allegations contained in this story. He did provide a statement by to the Guardian about his departure from the University of Toledo:In 2015 I was asked to answer questions about my relationships with some past co-workers. It was clear that my interactions with those co-workers demonstrated poor judgment on my part, and were against university policy, and resigning was best for all involved.With the help of counseling, I have learned a lot about the causes of my behavior. I am extremely lucky to have the support of my wife in this process. Together, I continue to learn to become a better person.*Some names have been changed to protect the identity of individuals concerned about personal and professional repercussions from speaking publicly about their experiences.
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The last five years have seen more mass shootings than any other comparable time span dating back to 1966, with 31 massacres from 2017 through 2021, compared with 24 from 2012 through 2016On the morning of 4 July, President Joe Biden hailed the day as one to “celebrate the goodness of our nation”.Less than an hour after his 9.25am EST tweet, a gunman on a rooftop opened fire into a crowd of spectators who gathered to enjoy a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb. He killed seven people and injured dozens. Continue reading...
Just when you think you’ve plumbed the depths of delusion and bigotry, another stalwart of the GOP proves you wrong. Astounding work, Kristina Karamo, Scott Neely and Karianne LisonbeeHave you mislaid a few brain cells? Do you have increasingly bizarre delusions? Are you completely befuddled about how the female body works? Well, congratulations! You have what it takes to forge a successful career as a Republican politician. Anyone watching recent events unfold would be forgiven for thinking the main skills required for a job in Republican politics appear to be extreme bigotry combined with a knack for saying whatever outlandish thing comes into your head first.Even so, there are still times when Republican politicians can surprise you with the depths of their inanity. Let me introduce you, for example, to Scott Neely, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor of Arizona. During a televised debate last week Neely discussed an Arizona abortion ban by invoking aliens. “If we found life on Mars, wouldn’t we do everything in our power to protect that life?” Neely asked. “Why can’t we treat human life the same way we would treat alien life?”Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
The US supreme court is helping to destroy our climate. But it was a much smaller decision, closer to home, that was the final straw for meIt feels like the end game. In the US last week, the third perverse and highly partisan supreme court decision in a few days made American efforts to prevent climate breakdown almost impossible. Ruling in favour of the state of West Virginia, the court decided that the Environmental Protection Agency is not entitled to restrict carbon dioxide emissions from power stations.The day before, in the UK, the government’s climate change committee reported a “shocking” failure by Boris Johnson’s administration to meet its climate targets. So stupid and perverse are its policies on issues such as energy saving that it’s hard to see this as anything other than failure by design. On the day of the supreme court ruling, the UK government also announced that it intended to scrap the law protecting the UK’s most important wildlife sites.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Shooting injured dozens as dead include grandfather Nicolas Toledo, teacher Jacki Sundheim and financial broker Steve StrausThe first details have begun to emerge of the victims of the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, after a lone gunman fired into a crowd of people watching the Chicago suburb’s Fourth of July parade.The shooting killed seven people and injured dozens, triggering panic and shock across the US as yet another attack disrupted what is usually a day of patriotic celebration. Continue reading...
Robert Crimo, 21, faces seven counts of first-degree murder after Fourth of July massacreThe man alleged to have fatally shot seven people and wounded more than 30 others at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago managed to legally obtain five guns – including the murder weapon – after a suicide attempt and a threat to “kill everyone” in 2019, authorities revealed on Tuesday.The new details came as Robert Crimo III, 21, was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder over the deadly massacre. Announcing the charges in an evening press conference on Tuesday, the Lake County state’s attorney, Eric Rinehart, said that the community of Highland Park would “never be the same” and promised the charges were just “the first of many”. Continue reading...
Rudy Giuliani and Lindsey Graham among members of legal team to receive subpoenas over ex-president’s efforts to ‘find’ votesThe special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has subpoenaed several of the former US president’s legal advisers and political allies.Court documents show the Fulton county special grand jury has issued subpoenas to members of the Trump campaign legal team, including Rudy Giuliani, and Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican of South Carolina. Continue reading...
A judge had ruled that the ban violated the privacy protections in the state’s constitution, pausing the restrictive measureAfter a judge in Florida temporarily halted a state law banning abortions beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, a state appeal restored the ban on Tuesday.Judge John C Cooper of an appellate court in Florida’s capital of Tallahassee ruled that the ban in question – enshrined in a bill that Republican lawmakers approved in April – violates privacy protections in the state constitution. Continue reading...
Fast-moving Electra fire forces hundreds to evacuate and threatens crucial power infrastructure east of SacramentoAn explosive wildfire that erupted in California on Fourth of July more than doubled in size overnight, quickly consuming more than 3,000 acres by Tuesday morning.The fast-moving Electra fire, burning through the dried grasses and steep, rugged terrain east of Sacramento has forced hundreds of evacuations and continues to pose threats to critical power infrastructure according to officials with the California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire). Continue reading...
On a sensational day of tennis, all four matches went the distance and all four matches were won from behind, Novak Djokovic and Cameron Norrie reaching the men’s semis and Tatjana Maria and Ons Jabeur the women’sOn 30-all, Maria – who’s not settled at all – slices a forehand long, but responds with a heavier serve down the T, and it’s too good for Niemeier. She can’t press home her first advantage, botching a lob under pressure when Niemeier charges to the net, then an ace is followed by a double. But she eventually closes out, securing her first game for 1-2.A nervy service game from Niemeier that includes a double, but on 40-30 her footwork gets her forehand-side of the ball and means she can go line or cross; she picks the latter, dematerialising a winner that’ll have her feeling pretty good about life. She leads 2-0. Continue reading...
Details have emerged about the alleged attacker in the shooting that left at least six people dead and 30 wounded in a Chicago suburb at a Fourth of July parade. The Lake County deputy chief, Chris Covelli, said the person of interest, Robert E Crimo III, appeared to have 'pre-planned the attack for several weeks', adding that investigators believe he dressed in women's clothing to conceal his tattoos and to make it easier to blend with the crowd as he escaped
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YouTube has taken down page belonging to man in custody, while Instagram and Twitter have terminated his accounts, as death toll increasesSeeking clues for a possible motivation, police were combing through the social media profile and published songs of the alleged attacker in the shooting that left at least seven dead and 30 wounded in a Chicago suburb on the Fourth of July.Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained hours after the shooting Monday as a person of interest in the case, said the police chief of Highland Park, Illinois. Investigators have stopped short of calling Crimo a suspect, but on Tuesday they described finding evidence that he disguised himself in “women’s clothing” before opening fire on strangers with a high-powered rifle styled after an AR-15. Continue reading...
America’s national day became a twisted showcase of another form of US exceptionalism: its exceptionally easy access to guns and the resultant mayhemThe United States marked 246 years of independence with the traditional fireworks, flag-waving and barbecues – but this Fourth of July was also marred by an eruption of gun violence in dozens of cities across the nation.As America celebrated its declaration of freedom from colonial rule on Monday, its national day became a twisted showcase of another form of US exceptionalism: its exceptionally easy access to guns and the resultant mayhem. While fireworks lit up the night sky, the ugly impact of firearms was also widely on display. Continue reading...
Addison Bethea, 17, insisted ‘I’m still going to do what I love’ as she faces amputation following Fourth of July incidentA teenager who was in hospital to have her right leg amputated on Tuesday after a shark bit her off Florida’s coast said she had no intention of abandoning her love for the water.“Don’t be scared of the ocean,” Addison Bethea told Miami’s CBS affiliate from her bed when asked to send a message to the public. “I’m still going to do what I love – don’t just let fear overtake your life.” Continue reading...
Lawyers for Ramiro Gonzales, who is set to die by lethal injection on 13 July, requested 30-day reprieve so he can provide donationA Texas man set to be executed in less than two weeks asked to delay his execution so he can donate a kidney.Ramiro Gonzales, 39, who is set to die by lethal injection on 13 July, has submitted formal requests to postpone his execution so he can provide a kidney donation for someone urgently needing a transplant. Continue reading...
Doctors’ ‘good faith’ prescribing decisions drove volume of painkillers shipped to pharmacies, says district judge David FaberThe US’s three largest pharmaceutical distributors were not responsible for fueling an opioid epidemic in a part of West Virginia, a federal judge ruled on Monday.District judge David Faber rejected efforts by the city of Huntington and Cabell County to force McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health to pay $2.5bn to address a drug crisis prompted by a flood of addictive pills in their region. Continue reading...
Footage has emerged of crowds flee from gunfire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Chicago. A gunman opened fire from a rooftop, killing six people and wounding more than 36 as they celebrated Independence Day. The suspect is now in custody after more than 100 officers locked down the area
Witnesses speak of their terror after at least six killed and 30 injured at public event in Highland Park, Chicago. Plus, US drag queens stand their groundGood morning.A person of interest in the mass killing that targeted a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has been taken into custody, the Highland Park police chief said yesterday evening.Is Crimo the person in custody? Police are still investigating Crimo’s connection to the shooting and declined to immediately identify him as a suspect. But they said identifying him as a person of interest and sharing his name and other information publicly was a serious step.Who were the victims? Among the victims was Nicolas Toledo, a 76-year-old grandfather who was identified by his family. He was watching the parade from his wheelchair when gunshots rang out. The other victims have yet to be named.What has Planned Parenthood’s chief said about the fight for abortion rights since the supreme court ruling? Alexis McGill Johnson, the president and CEO of the US’s largest abortion provider, outlines the three goals she has to get women the access they need. Continue reading...
A midwestern transplant is the latest target of the city’s wrath for daring to criticize the beloved corner storesA piece of advice for anyone considering a move to New York: don’t mess with bodegas.The celebrated stores – which vary widely but generally function as convenience stores, delis, food markets and coffee shops – have been a city staple for decades, inspiring unwavering loyalty from locals: “If you’re not cool with your corner store guy, you’re not from New York,” as one worker told NPR. Continue reading...
Alexis McGill Johnson, the president and CEO of the US’s largest abortion provider, outlines the three goals she has to get women the access they needIn the time after the US supreme court rescinded the constitutional right to abortion in America and thereby allowed nearly a dozen states to outlaw the procedure, the president and CEO of the US’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has worked feverishly with three goals in mind.Alexis McGill Johnson wants to get women where they need to be to access abortion, whether that means helping patients cross state lines or flying doctors to states where abortion remains legal. Continue reading...
Rumors are swirling that the ex-president could make an announcement soon, as January 6 revelations continueSpeculation is swirling in the US media that Donald Trump is considering announcing a 2024 presidential run as early as this summer and in the face of ever more damaging revelations from a congressional investigation of his role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.Irrespective of Trump’s chances of winning a second term, another presidential campaign under consideration – as reported by the New York Times, CBS and other US outlets – could give the former president a multi-year shield to deflect the attention of prosecutors. Continue reading...
As the European calendar officially shifts to preseason, we take one final look at the best American and Canadian men’s players abroad over the past yearAs the European calendar officially shifts to preseason for the 2022-23 season (and well into the never-ending transfer season, at times the best season), let’s take one last look at the 2021-22 campaign for Americans and Canadians abroad.Here’s a Best XI of Americans and Canadians in Europe from the 2021-22 campaign. Continue reading...
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‘Infuriating’ exclusions made just weeks before Joe Biden’s Saudi visit and expected rapprochement with the crown priceFamily members of several US nationals who are being held in Saudi Arabia and Egypt were not invited to attend a recent call with Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, in a move that was called “infuriating and discriminatory” by one critic.The apparent decision to exclude the families from a June 22 call between Blinken and relatives of US nationals who are hostages or otherwise wrongfully detained in Russia, Venezuela, Rwanda, and other countries, was made just weeks before Joe Biden’s controversial trip to the Middle East and an expected rapprochement between the US president and Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince. Continue reading...
Two Philadelphia police officers were shot near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands of people celebrated a Fourth of July concert and fireworks show. Both officers were in stable condition. Video footage taken close to the scene showed people running from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and helicopters with searchlights flying above. Police instructed people in surrounding buildings to shelter in place.Earlier in the day in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on families waving flags and children riding bikes at a Fourth of July parade, killing six people and wounding more than 36
The party has shown little enthusiasm to help those affected by unplanned pregnancies – is anything likely to change?Republicans across the United States cast the supreme court’s decision last month that allowed states to ban abortion as a victory for “life”. Left unsaid was the quality of life that families and mothers set to be left dealing with unplanned pregnancies might have.For years, the Republican party has pushed to ban a procedure that is mostly sought out by people who are poor, while showing much less enthusiasm for efforts to permanently expand the country’s social safety net. Critics have labeled the party’s stance as caring a lot politically about unborn fetuses, but losing interest in them when they are born as American citizens. Continue reading...
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Witnesses speak of their terror after at least six killed and 30 injured at public event in Highland ParkA person of interest in the mass killing that targeted a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has been taken into custody, the Highland Park police chief said on Monday evening.More than 100 law enforcement officers had scoured the suburb and surrounding areas after at least six people were killed when a lone gunman rained down bullets on the town’s independence celebrations on Monday morning. Continue reading...
A shooter opened fire on Four of July parade-goers from a rooftop, killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb. Witnesses have described how the celebration turned into a nightmare. One father, Alexander, said, 'We ran behind the building and I put my son in a dumpster. He sat there with his dog and I went back to look for the rest of my family.' The governor of Illinois said he was 'furious' at gun violence in his country: 'There are no words for the kind of evil that shows up at a public celebration of freedom, hides on a roof and shoots innocent people with an assault rifle.' An eight-hour search took place before a person of interest was taken into custody
In letter passed to White House, athlete says she fears she may be stuck in Russian prison for everThe imprisoned basketball star Brittney Griner has made an appeal to Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives, saying she fears she may never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American detainees”.Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letter was delivered on Monday. Most of the letter’s contents remain private, though Griner’s representatives shared a few lines from the handwritten note. Continue reading...
Further comparisons with another player of Russian descent are likely after Anisimova swiftly dispatched FrenchwomanWhen Amanda Anisimova watched Harmony Tan’s first-round upset of Serena Williams in the Dog and Fox pub in Wimbledon village, she didn’t really clock her unusual style at the time. Clearly the American has done her homework since, because she brought a swift end to Tan’s surprise run here, dispatching the world No 115 6-2, 6-3 with a blithe assurance that will only add to comparisons with a certain other player of Russian descent.The rangy legs, the blonde plait swinging from behind the visor – even the way the 20-year-old, who was born to Russian parents in New Jersey, holds her racket is reminiscent of her role model Maria Sharapova, with whom she shares an agent. Her lithe movement around the court here, not to mention the power with which she hit from the back of it, hints that the idolatry may not be in vain. Continue reading...
‘Freedom is under attack in your state,’ California governor says in ad paid for by his re-election campaign that aired on Fox NewsGovernor Gavin Newsom of California has aired a commercial in Florida over the Fourth of July holiday weekend urging residents there to fight for freedom, or move to his state in order to find it.The ad – which pits blue state California against currently red state Florida – exemplified the growing divides in the US as Republican-led state legislatures have pursued rightwing policies on a slew of issues from banning abortion to attacking LGBTQ+ rights and voting issues. Continue reading...
Nadal, Garín and Kyrgios into men’s quarter-finals; Tomljanovic, Halep and Rybakina into women’sDe Minaur soon enough has two set points at 40-15, he’s dominating Garin while not being asked to play anywhere near his best tennis. And, after a couple of let-cords, Garin nets, and it’s a 6-2 first set in just about 40 minutes.Nice serve and volley from Garin as he responds well to De Minaur’s speed at deuce, only to misread on the next point to find himself back at deuce. He eventually concedes the double break to a whipped lob from the Australian who at 5-2 will serve for the first set. Continue reading...
State set execution dates on Friday for six inmates and plans for executions to take place about once a month through 2024Oklahoma is planning to execute a prisoner on death row nearly every month starting in August through 2024 in a move that is likely to cause outrage among opponents of the death penalty.The Oklahoma court of criminal appeals set the execution dates on Friday for six inmates, who have all exhausted their appeals, and plans for executions to take place about once a month. The inmates’ capital punishments were on hold because of a lawsuit over botched lethal injections, which led to a more than five-year execution moratorium. Continue reading...
Protesters took to the streets on Sunday night, demanding answers and justice after an unarmed Black man in Akron, Ohio was killed by police in a hail of gunfire as he ran away after a car chase. The march held for Jayland Walker was largely peaceful and concluded at Akron’s Justice Center, where teargas was eventually fired by police officers in riot gear
Footage posted on social media on Monday showed people running for safety as gunshots could be heard at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Chicago Continue reading...
Bodies found after reports of a foul stench coming from funeral home, where some of the remains were kept since MarchAuthorities in Indiana are investigating the discovery of 31 bodies, some in advanced stages of decomposition, and other post-cremation remains at a funeral home.The bodies were found on Friday after reports of a foul stench coming from the Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center, where some of the remains were kept since March. Continue reading...
Walker, 25, was killed 27 June and sustained more than 60 wounds as multiple officers shot at him, but footage was released SundayCivil rights groups and local politicians have reacted with outrage to the release of video of police killing a Black man in Akron, Ohio, who was shot in a hail of gunfire as he ran away after a car chase.It’s not clear how exactly many shots were fired by the eight officers involved, but Jayland Walker sustained more than 60 wounds as multiple police officers shot at him. An attorney for Walker’s family said officers kept firing even after he was on the ground. Continue reading...
Attorneys for the Brooklyn detention center where the singer is being held say he matches the criteria to be put under supervisionGovernment prosecutors have defended a decision to place the disgraced R&B singer R Kelly under suicide watch following his sentencing to 30 years in prison on sex trafficking and racketeering charges last week.In documents filed over the weekend in response to a lawsuit that claimed Kelly, 55, was “placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment even though he was not suicidal”, attorneys for the Brooklyn detention center where the singer is being held said he matched the criteria to be put under supervision. Continue reading...
Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony inspired more witnesses to come forward, says Republican congressmanRepublican congressman Adam Kinzinger has said that bombshell testimony given by Cassidy Hutchinson to the January 6 hearings last week has inspired more witnesses to come forward and the committee is getting more new evidence by the day.The panel is investigating the events surrounding the 2021 attack on the US Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters. Kinzinger is one of two Republicans serving on the panel which has publicized explosive testimony about the insurrection and an apparent plot to subvert the 2020 election, which Joe Biden won. Continue reading...
Photos showing targets were taken during a Boy Scouts field trip to the Farmington Hills police department in AprilA Michigan police department will conduct a legal review after photographs showing shooting targets with the images of Black men on them were taken at the department’s practice area.The photographs were taken during a Boy Scouts field trip to the Farmington Hills police department in April, prompting allegations of racial bias after the images showed targets of Black men holding weapons and children gathered around one of the targets. Continue reading...
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