How Trump is trying to disrupt the midterms – video explainer
From redrawing electoral maps to installing a sense of uncertainty around the electoral process ahead of the midterms elections on 3 November, Republicans have deployed several tactics to try and skew the vote in their favor. As the president's…
A hidden ocean change near Antarctica could have global consequences
Antarctic waters are getting saltier as sea-ice loss reshapes ocean circulation.
US teen whose father arranged her marriage to Islamic State fighter convicted for weapons training
‘You try to leave, it is death,’ Halima Salman testified. Her mother and defense attorneys wept after the verdictA New York woman whose father took her to Syria as a teenager and arranged her marriage to an Islamic State fighter was convicted on Tuesday…
RFK Jr assailed over ‘wildly racist tirade’ about Arabs at Michigan campaign stop
US health secretary falsely claims at Mike Rogers rally that Arabs have never won major prizes in science or literature Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, faced backlash on Wednesday for a “wildly racist tirade” during a campaign stop in…
Mark Carney is celebrated abroad – while consolidating power at home | Shiri Pasternak
The Canadian prime minister’s reckoning with Trumpism in Davos clashes with his attacks on environmental, Indigenous and labour rightsThe Canadian prime minister is a hero around the world for his Davos speech that reckoned with a reconfiguration of…
‘You have to believe’: Qwan’tez Stiggers, the New York Jets player who went from delivery driver to the NFL
When Stiggers’ father died, he left college to help his mum and 12 siblings. He worked as a delivery driver and thought his football dream had ended. But he made it in the endQwan’tez Stiggers had only been in college for a few days when his world fell…
Dream say WNBA finals concerns went unheeded as teams prepare for 12.30pm Thursday start
Crucial Game 6 will take place on Thursday afternoonGame moved to larger State Farm Arena in AtlantaHawks’ NBA game on same day could not be movedThe Atlanta Dream say their concerns about finding a suitable home venue for the WNBA finals went unheeded…
Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity? We can make it neither | Adam McKay and Philip Eubanks
Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to stand against themA summer of extreme heat, entire villages obliterated in Nepal, a super El Niño breaking records, Exxon publicly saying we may reach 3C…
Dementia cases in US projected to rise dramatically by 2050, study finds
Increase will add strain on healthcare system already struggling amid cuts by Trump administration, experts sayThe number of people with dementia in the United States is projected to increase dramatically over the next 25 years, which will place…
Both blocs claim upper hand in crucial Israeli election | First Thing
Benjamin Netanyahu vows to form new coalition while opposition bloc leader says result shows prime minister should step down. Plus, a scathing review of Elon Musk’s AI-generated version of The OdysseyGood morning. Israel could be in for weeks of…