Karyna Shuliak, 37, is a complicated and unusual figure in the disgraced financier’s world who has been trying to blend into obscurity since his death.

The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away

U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.

As a surprising Fox News report says the FBI Director is in trouble—even as Trump’s threats to unleash law enforcement on enemies are escalating—a former FBI agent explains why this moment is so dange...

Legal analysis of the Israeli airstrike against Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar.

More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.

The virus took the world by storm. It was declared a "public health emergency of continental concern." What's the current status? With the U.S. aid cuts, one doctor says, "We're flying blind."

President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.

Firm warns changing sentiment towards US brands could prompt shoppers to choose European products Levi’s has warned that “rising anti-Americanism as a consequence of the Trump tariffs and governmental policies” could drive British shoppers away from its denim. The company, which distributes Levi’s and Dockers clothing brands, issued the warning in its UK accounts, where it reported sales had risen 8.8% to £96.8m and pre-tax profits were up 23% to £9.6m. It said the Levi’s brand had “retained its attractiveness despite a tense consumer climate and declining customer frequency in the retail sector”. Continue reading...

Localised rises in temperature caused by land clearance cause 28,330 heat-related deaths a year, researchers find Deforestation has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found. Land clearance is raising the temperature in the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo and south-east Asia because it reduces shade, diminishes rainfall and increases the risk of fire, the authors of the paper found. Continue reading...

It’s bad for the planet and could make many jobs – including mine – obsolete. But my loathing runs deeper than that, says writer Imogen West-Knights

At its best, the internet can be a space where people share stories and ideas. But the line between inspiration and theft can easily become blurred, says writer Esme Hewitt

US special envoy Steve Witkoff says ‘we think we’re going to settle this one way or another’ as Marco Rubio also prepares to meet Gideon Saar Al Jazeera reports that the prime minister of Belgium has begun a meeting with his deputies on the topic of recognising the state of Palestine. Bart De Wever said in a statement yesterday that it does not make sense to recognise the Palestinian state unless certain conditions are satisfied. Continue reading...

Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says any attempt to interfere in kingdom’s internal affairs is unacceptable Opening the press conference, Merz says he wanted to revive the tradition of cabinet discussions on security to show the issue is treated seriously and to “send a signal” to EU and Nato allies. Merz says before the meeting, they met with Nato’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Alexus Grynkewich, to discuss the military situation. Continue reading...

The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.

Mar-a-Lago face is suddenly everywhere – and there is a version for both men and women, writes Arwa Mahdawi

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA Review Council and Congress warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished.

The president’s assault on US museums, education and memory is a critical dimension of his fascist aims

A study in Poland found that doctors appeared less likely to detect abnormalities during colonoscopies on their own after they'd grown used to help from an AI tool.

The US president’s eldest daughter has kept a low profile in his second term, so far. But a UFC match on the White House lawn could change everything, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Health departments struggle to adequately survey for ticks to warn doctors about new species and the diseases they carry.

Former Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is back, officially announcing on Monday his long-anticipated campaign to reclaim a seat in Congress. Ohio Republicans are ready to fight.

More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanding he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.

A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.

The United States Department of Agriculture ranked Monday Creek as the third most severely acid drainage polluted stream in Ohio in 1985 and Rural Action has been doing watershed restoration work…

Changes to readers for young children have sparked criticism from academics, authors and teachers, who have called it ‘an assault’ on Māori identity

Idaho-based author Pat Ford writes that the Nez Perce Tribe presented its extinction findings for Snake River salmon and steelhead in 2021.

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward.

Texas Democrat Nicole Collier said she won’t sign “permission slip” to leave the chamber, which would require accepting round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers.

A Cumbrian wind is the central character in this hugely ambitious, millennia-spanning novel, which was 20 years in the making

A range of crime data has been going around to make the argument that Washington, D.C., is — or isn't — safe. We talk to crime experts to make sense of it all.

The rumble, the explosions and the deaths: they are so frequent that they seem normal. It’s a fight to protect our homes, our cities and the psyche, says author Oleksandr Mykhed

A federal judge has rejected several New Jersey parents’ claims that the state’s practice of retaining blood samples from its mandatory newborn disease screening program violates their constitutional ...

Indiana House Democrats joined their Texas counterparts in Chicago to push back against explicitly partisan, mid-cycle redistricting.

Governor says local police overwhelmed with rising crime and drug overdose deaths, authorizes state resources, including National Guard.

Top Arizona Republic reporters take Gannett buyouts as company struggles with declining revenue

A pair of Ohio Democratic state Senators are once again trying to raise Ohio’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.  Their proposal would raise the minimum wage by a dollar per hour each year until reaching…

God shows up in unexpected ways when people use faith to fight injustice.

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is planning to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Husted next year for one of Ohio's two seats in the Senate. The race would surely take on a national profile as Democrats try to…

Trump’s move to deploy guard members over claims that crime is plaguing D.C. is part of his administration’s growing immigration crackdown.