46 h. ago Iowa high school track star shot dead by fellow hunter who mistook him for a squirrel: cops

‘Carson was a fierce competitor in everything he did,’ the school’s assistant football coach said of the teen

Events

56 h. ago Emma Hayes: ‘I don’t think coaches are always thought about as human beings’

The USA women’s manager on the death of her predecessor at Chelsea, Matt Beard, and how managers need more support to navigate the modern gameEagerly with hands raised in the air, the children from Abbott Community primary school all want to quiz the United States head coach. The plan was for Emma Hayes to just take a few questions from the youngsters at the National Football Museum, but she wants to answer them all. Even her son, Harry, watching on, raises his hand. The tone is light, fun and educational as Hayes celebrates being inducted into the Hall of Fame.The former Chelsea manager, who is being honoured by the National Football Museum for her coaching achievements so far, not least her seven Women’s Super Leagues titles and Olympic gold medal, is quick to point to how glad she is that the “women’s game is in a better place in this country” compared to when she took on the Chelsea job in 2012. Alongside her smiles, though, there is a deep sadness at present. When later sitting...

Politics

58 h. ago Public school hockey coach stabbed his interior designer wife to death in front of their young son, court told

Mohamed Samak, 43, is accused of stabbing 49-year-old interior designer Joanne in front of their young son.

Events

3 d. ago Man posing as valet kidnapped elderly woman from restaurant and ditched her in a different state, officials say

The 36-year-old man demanded the 75-year-old woman to ‘perform lewd acts,’ warning that he had a gun if she did not comply, prosecutors say

Society

8 d. ago Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots

Economics

8 d. ago Driver arrested after school coach crashes with 29 children on board

The driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving while unfit through drink or drugs

Events

8 d. ago Horror as school coach crashes into ditch near UK motorway with 29 kids on board

A school coach carrying 29 children and four teachers has crashed off a road and into a ditch by a motorway, with one of the teachers suffering a leg injury in the incident

Events

8 d. ago Bristol school coach crashes into ditch with 29 children and 4 staff on board

A school coach carrying 29 children and four teachers from Bristol has crashed into a roadside ditch on the A36 near Southampton, Hampshire, with emergency services at the scene

Events

9 d. ago Judge rules feds can't require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

A federal judge has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters

Events

9 d. ago Foraging revival: How wild food enthusiasts are reconnecting with nature

Humans first began foraging for food some 12,000 years ago, long before they developed agricultural tools that overshadowed the ancient act that helped sustain early humans

Politics

1 week ago Rhode Island high school coach who did naked fat tests sentenced to year of probation

A Rhode Island judge has sentenced a former high school basketball coach to a year of probation who spent decades asking male student-athletes to get naked for body fat checks

Politics

1 week ago Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of offshore wind farm project that's nearly complete

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry

Politics

1 week ago Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas

Politics

3 w. ago Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

A federal judge has blocked Trump administration restrictions on federally-funded services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education

Events

3 w. ago ‘The Conjuring’ house in Rhode Island to be auctioned off on Halloween

Popular horror franchise was inspired by the antique farmhouse, where paranormal events allegedly occurred in the 1970s

Politics

3 w. ago Infamous Rhode Island home from The Conjuring to be auctioned off on Halloween

Popular horror franchise was inspired by the antique farmhouse, where paranormal events allegedly occurred in the 1970s

Politics

3 w. ago Between Moon Tides: hacking nature to save the saltmarsh sparrow documentary

Sea levels are rising in New England at some of the fastest rates in the world. On a quiet ribbon of saltmarsh in Rhode Island, septuagenarian Deirdre isn’t prepared to accept the loss of her beloved saltmarsh sparrow - the species is facing extinction before 2050 due to elevated high tides inundating nests and drowning fledgling birds. Leading a team of citizen scientists, Deirdre unravels the secret to finding delicate nests amid thick marsh grass, while they design and deploy a low-cost ‘ark’ to try to raise the sparrow nests to safety. Continue reading...

Culture

3 w. ago ‘A little bit of joy’: can tiny rafts save endangered sparrows from rising seas?

In Rhode Island, a small team of researchers and volunteers is fighting, against the odds, to save saltmarsh sparrows from extinction as their chicks drown in ever higher tides• Photographs by Jason JaacksKnee-deep in water, the young man lifts his arms. His wrists are grabbed, next his ankles, then he feels himself flying through the air, nearly horizontal, before plunging into New England’s pungent tidal waters.Grinning and still dripping, he receives a homemade certificate documenting his induction into the Needle in a Haystack Society. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Backpage executives to be sentenced after testifying against site founder about the site's sex ads

Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage

Politics

3 w. ago Judge skewers $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training

A federal judge on Monday skewered a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots, raising the specter that the case could still end up going to trial

Culture