68 m. ago Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight amid turmoil in nation's legal system

Justice Sonia Sotomayor says lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation's legal system

Society

5 h. ago Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – US politics live

Pirro to serve as interim attorney for Washington DC after it became clear Ed Martin would not pass Senate confirmation The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Keir Starmer unleashes new sanctions onslaught on Russia to starve Putin's war machine

Keir Starmer is expected to confirm plans to sanction up to 100 oil tankers responsible for carrying more than $24 billion worth of cargo since the start of 2024

Politics

6 h. ago Forest and park service worker cuts leave wildland firefighting crews short

Forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon say Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge

Events

6 h. ago Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify

Events

8 h. ago A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different note to Congress on budget plan

FBI Director Kash Patel is pledging to make the bureau’s mission “work on whatever budget we’re given."

Events

10 h. ago Britain hasn’t agreed a trade deal with the US – it’s ended a hostage negotiation | Gaby Hinsliff

There will be relief for carmakers but not much else to celebrate: Trump’s whims still hang over the UK – and the world – economyHang out the bunting and let the church bells ring. A VE Day trade deal with Donald Trump is done, and in the car plants of the West Midlands as much as in the backrooms of No 10, there will be understandable relief that, for now at least, America’s phoney war on them is over.It’s true that the easing of arbitrary tariffs on cars, steel and aluminium that didn’t even exist until eight weeks ago falls far short of being an actual trade deal, not least because the president could rip it up again tomorrow if he felt like it. But the terms agreed between London and Washington could save thousands of jobs, which isn’t to be sniffed at, even if they’re jobs that need never have been at risk in the first place had Trump not suddenly chosen to threaten them. More surprisingly, Rachel Reeves seems to have managed to hang on to her digital services tax on (mostly US...

Economics

11 h. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries

Politics

11 h. ago Trump pulls U.S. attorney nominee after pushback from GOP Senators

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Ed Martin to serve as the U.S. attorney for Washington.

Politics

12 h. ago ‘An optimal state of consciousness’: is flow the secret to happiness?

It can happen when doing ‘just about anything’ – experts share how to get ‘in the zone’, and what can pull you outWhat is the secret to happiness? In a 2004 Ted Talk, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi boldly claimed to have the answer: flow.Flow is the experience of being completely absorbed in a particular task. Sometimes we call it being “in the zone”. Csikszentmihalyi described it in his Ted Talk as an “effortless, spontaneous feeling” and an “ecstatic state”.An intense focus that “leads to a sense of ecstasy”Knowing exactly what you want from one moment to the nextGetting immediate feedback on what you are doingKnowing your goal is achievable, even if it is difficultLosing track of timeForgetting yourself – you are so focused on your task that any self-consciousness disappearsFeeling part of something bigger than yourself Continue reading...

Politics

12 h. ago United Airlines passenger suffered concussion when piece of plane’s ceiling fell on her head: lawsuit

Exclusive: Antranique Wash, 36, “still struggles with vision impairment and pain, even a year-and-a-half later,” her attorney told The Independent

Society

13 h. ago Child star who sang 'washing machines live longer with Calgon' has new voice actor job

Seb Sargent, 21, went viral mimicking train voices on TikTok - but he started young, singing the Calgon jingle at just two-years-old that foreshadowed his future career

Society

14 h. ago US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold

The United States will cut $50 million in aid a year to the southern African country of Zambia because of the “systematic” theft of medicines and medical products the money paid for

Science

14 h. ago Amazon says it’s a ‘myth’ that robots kill jobs. Here’s the reality | Benjamin Y Fong

The company is sending more packages every year – but with fewer fulfillment center workersStefano La Rovere, director of global robotics, mechatronics and sustainable packaging at Amazon, has the unfortunate task of trying to convince the public that Amazon is not in fact automating away human labor with its robotics deployments.“It is a myth that technology and robots take out jobs,” La Rovere told CNBC last year. He said robots assisted workers “by reducing walking distance between assignments, by taking away repetitive motions, or by helping them to lift heavy weights. In turn, our employees can learn new skills.”Benjamin Y Fong is associate director of the Center for Work & Democracy at Arizona State University and keeps a newsletter on labor & logistics at ontheseams.substack.com. Continue reading...

Events

14 h. ago The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff audiobook review – a fugitive’s fight for survival

Actor January LaVoy narrates the visceral story of a girl on the run in a winter wilderness, in early 17th-century VirginiaAt the start of The Vaster Wilds, we meet a servant girl, “bony and childish small”, on the run from a disease-ridden English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. The reason for her flight is not immediately disclosed, though her fingernails are tellingly bloody. Armed with a knife, a thick cloak stolen from her mistress and leather boots taken from a dead child, she heads out into the winter wilderness. There, in the face of ice storms, potentially hostile Powhatan villages and a soldier charged with task of capturing her “living or dead”, she must be fearless and resourceful to stay alive.Lauren Groff’s vivid and visceral story of survival – think Man vs Wild meets The Revenant – is set in the early 17th century when smallpox and starvation pose the greatest threat to life. Our protagonist, formerly the child of a prostitute living in a London poorhouse, was giv...

Events

15 h. ago Disabled man killed himself by driving his motorised wheelchair over harbour wall and into the sea in front of stunned passers

Murdo Macleod Mackenzie was seen feeding birds at Poole Quay in Dorset before steering the machine and plunging over the edge.

Events

15 h. ago These clothes should never go in a washing machine, expert warns

Cleaning experts at Which? have shared five things you should never clean in your washing machine

Events

16 h. ago Sephora shoppers 'love' Sol de Janeiro travel set as products 'smell amazing'

The Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Jet Set includes a shower gel, Bum Bum Cream and Cheirosa 62 Mist, all of which can pass through airport security.

Politics

17 h. ago Irish woman detained by US immigration released after 17 days in custody

Cliona Ward, who has lived legally in US for decades, was returning from trip to Ireland when held over criminal record from 20 years agoAn Irish woman who was detained by US immigration authorities because of a criminal record dating back almost 20 years has been released after 17 days in custody.Cliona Ward, 54, who has lived legally in the US for decades, emerged on Wednesday from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Tacoma, Washington state. Continue reading...

Politics

21 h. ago Woman, 22, behind controversial 'caveman skin' trend defends herself after giving up face washing

A TikTok video saw a woman share her 'caveman skin' routine of not washing her face with water or using products. Dermatologists have slammed the method as lacking scientific evidence.

Politics