Alexander Katiraie

Health/Science - Show - Books/Arts - Travel - Sport - Blog

logo
Logo

Alexander Katiraie

US military drone strike on drug 'submersible' in Caribbean leaves survivors, official confirms

Image

U.S. military drone strike destroyed a drug-smuggling submersible in the Caribbean Thursday, leaving 2 to 3 survivors in the water, a U.S. official tells Fox News.

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:32 am

Hamas captors once held ordinary jobs — ‘teachers and doctors,’ says ex-Israeli hostage

Image

Israeli hostage Tal Shoham describes increased faith and gratitude after enduring torture and starvation during 500 days held by Hamas in Gaza tunnels.

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:02 pm

Teen street musician jailed for leading anti-Putin song performance in St. Petersburg: report

Image

Diana Loginova faces charges for organizing an unauthorized public gathering and discrediting the Russian military after performing an anti-Putin song.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:48 pm

Former security guard at US Embassy overseas is convicted of spying for Russia and Iran

Image

A former U.S. Embassy security guard in Norway was reportedly sentenced to three years and seven months after allegedly spying for Russia and Iran.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:27 pm

IDF holds memorial ceremony at base attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7 honoring fallen troops

Image

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) remembered the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Nahal Oz with a ceremony at the base this week.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:55 pm

Trump, Putin plan Hungary meeting on Ukraine war, Zelenskyy to visit White House Friday

Image

President Donald Trump schedules call with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Ukraine seeks long-range Tomahawk missiles following recent Russian strikes on energy sites.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:54 pm

Remains of last female Hamas hostage and IDF soldier handed over to Israel

Image

Israel received two more deceased hostages' bodies, including that of Inbar Hayman, who was considered to be the last female hostage in Gaza.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:44 am

Trump signals new trust in Erdogan, raising concerns over Turkey’s ambitions in Gaza and beyond

Image

Turkey seeks expanded influence in Gaza through construction contracts and peacekeeping roles as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rebuilds trust with Washington after the ceasefire.

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 am

State Department aware of reports after American tourists attacked, 1 killed in popular seaside destination

Image

State Department aware of reports from coastal town near Lisbon, Portugal, as Cascais police investigate after two Americans attacked, leaving one dead.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:28 am

How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria and Justice

Image

As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:52 pm

China Fans Patriotic Sentiment as Trade War With U.S. Heats Up

Image

Chinese state media is rallying the public and posting old propaganda footage, but officials are also careful to leave room for talks with President Trump.

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:12 am

France’s Government Narrowly Survives No-Confidence Vote

Image

The result gives Sébastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, a reprieve after weeks of political turmoil. But he still has to get a budget passed by the end of the year.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:27 pm

Fire in Party Office Raises Tensions as Cameroon Awaits Election Results

Image

The blaze and arrests of protesters highlight the strife in the country, whose longtime president faced rare electoral opposition.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:38 pm

Israel Marks Two Years Since Oct. 7 as a Fragile Cease-Fire in Gaza Holds

Image

Ceremonies took place on Thursday to commemorate two years since the surprise attack of Oct. 7, 2023, on southern Israel.

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:57 pm

Yemen’s Houthis Confirm Killing of Top Military Official

Image

It was unclear when Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Ghomari was killed, or by whom, but Israel appeared to claim the killing.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:28 pm

A History of the C.I.A.’s Involvement in Latin America, From Bay of Pigs to Chile Coups

Image

For much of the 20th century, the C.I.A. devised plots to overthrow governments, kill high-profile leaders or arm dissident groups.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:07 pm

India Tiptoes Around Trump’s Latest Claims on Russian Oil Purchases

Image

The government subtly rebuffed the president’s comments that it would stop buying Russian oil, as it tries to avoid a public fight and end a trade dispute with Washington.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:06 pm

Vatican Panel Says Church Is Still Too Slow in Addressing Sexual Abuse

Image

The commission’s report highlights the difficulties Pope Leo faces in trying to end clerical abuses and ensure abusers are held to account.

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:05 pm

Where Does the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Stand?

Image

Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of the remains of hostages and prisoners — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:16 pm

How Raila Odinga Symbolized the Good and Bad of Kenyan Politics

Image

He was one of the most pivotal public figures in Kenya. He died this week after fighting against tribalism for decades.

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:35 am

Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

Image

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:54 am

U.S. Military Killed Venezuelan Fisherman in Suspected Drug Boat Attack, Family Says

For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:35 am

Trump Warns Hamas of Strikes if Violence in Gaza Continues

Image

The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:22 pm

What’s Next for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan

Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire deal in Gaza, but the hard part starts now. David Sanger of The New York Times describes the major obstacles to further agreement about Gaza’s immediate future.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:19 pm

How to Live a Long and Healthy Life as an Introvert

Image

Our personal health reporter explains why it’s the quality, not quantity, of socializing that matters.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:18 pm

2 Dead After Kenyan Police Fire Bullets at Raila Odinga Memorial

Image

The deadly tumult was the latest example of officers using force to quell demonstrations in the country.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:52 pm

Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize Brings Hope and Scrutiny to Venezuela’s Opposition

Image

Ms. Machado’s efforts to reclaim a stolen election by any available means, including military intervention, has long galvanized her supporters. Her opponents say these hard-line policies have a political cost.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:01 pm

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92

Image

A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:29 pm

Trump Plans to Meet With Putin to Talk About a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

Image

A day ahead of his meeting with Ukraine’s leader at the White House to discuss an arms package, President Trump suggested that Russia might be open to a diplomatic solution to the war it started.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:21 pm

Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death

The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:20 pm

Russia Is Arming Drones With North Korean Cluster Weapons, Report Says

Though Pyongyang has largely pulled its soldiers off the front lines in Ukraine, it is expanding the types of ammunition it supplies to Russia.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:44 pm

World Meteorological Report Marks Biggest Annual Jump in CO2 Levels

Image

Surging emissions from wildfires may have been behind the increase, which was the largest since modern measurements began more than half a century ago.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:34 pm

Armed With Anemones: How Some Young Fish Survive in the Sea

Photos taken by blackwater divers offered a new glimpse into the early life stages of marine fishes and their interactions with other animals.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:03 am

Inside the Reporting on Assad’s Top Officials Who Fled Syria

Image

New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad’s key enforcers after the fall of the regime.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:00 am

Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

Image

President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:55 pm

China’s Own Immigration Backlash

Image

The response to a new visa for skilled foreign workers has caught even the Chinese government by surprise.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:32 am

Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover

Image

The militants said they would need special equipment to retrieve more bodies in Gaza. The announcement could put the truce with Israel at risk.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:34 am

Judge Throws Out Children’s Lawsuit Against Trump’s Energy Policies

Image

The group had challenged the president’s executive orders as unconstitutional. A judge “reluctantly” said the suit was too broad in scope.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:21 pm

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

Image

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:08 pm

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

Image

The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:45 am

With Tariff Threat and Trade Controls, China and U.S. Renew Game of Chicken

Image

Xi Jinping’s need to project strength before a crucial meeting of Communist Party leaders may help explain why Beijing announced new rare earth controls.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:21 am

L.A. County Declares State of Emergency Over Immigration Raids

Image

The move would allow county officials to provide financial aid to those affected by Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:40 am

Afghanistan and Pakistan Announce Cease-Fire After a Week of Deadly Clashes

Image

The cease-fire went into effect on Wednesday, hours after explosions hit Kabul and 12 Afghans died in fighting along the countries’ border.

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:41 am

Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages

Image

With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:32 am

A Photographer Captures Jewish Life Before and After the Holocaust

Image

Edward Serotta created an archive of 1,230 in-depth interviews with Holocaust survivors about how they lived, both before and after. “Every one of them comes with a story,” he said.

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:51 am

Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Hostages' 'deep and lasting effects' revealed

Image

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:26 pm

Video shows gunman ‘lying in wait’ to ambush businessman outside estate as police hunt shooter: prosecutor

Image

Macomb County authorities search for a suspect in the attempted murder of businessman Eddie Jawad, who survived an ambush outside his home Tuesday morning.

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:34 pm

Officials release cause of death for newlywed couple found in car just days before anniversary

Image

Illinois officials have released a cause of death for a newlywed couple that was found dead in their car on Oct. 6, but an investigation is still ongoing.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:56 pm

Massachusetts woman charged with threatening to kill federal agents while interfering with immigration arrest

Image

Bethany Abigail Terrill was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill federal agents who were making an immigration arrest outside a Massachusetts court.

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:18 pm

Blue state governor vows 'zero tolerance' approach to street takeovers after violent attack on law enforcement

Image

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the results of a crackdown on illegal street takeovers by the state police, saying seven new arrests have been made.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:54 pm

ICE arrests illegal alien sworn in as suburban Chicago police officer: 'Pritzker's Illinois'

Image

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests Illinois officer Radule Bojovic, who was living illegally in the U.S. for a decade after overstaying visa.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:49 pm

Colorado driver walks away from dangerous 300-foot highway crash with minor injuries: 'A miracle'

Image

Rescuers helped a driver who miraculously walked away from a 300-foot fall off Colorado's treacherous Million Dollar Highway with minor injuries.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:29 pm

DOJ brings first Antifa-related terrorism charges in Texas ICE attack

Image

Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts become first Antifa members charged with terrorism-related offenses for July 4 attack on ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:01 pm

Blue city repeat offender accused of metal pipe rampage just days after release

Image

A 23-year-old New York City man faces new assault charges after allegedly striking three victims with a metal pipe in separate Bronx attacks on Wednesday.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:25 pm

Chinese USC grad student accused of drugging, raping multiple women

Image

Chinese national Sizhe 'Steven' Weng could face life in prison for alleged drug-facilitated sexual assaults spanning three years in Los Angeles.

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:36 pm

Police chase ends with truck explosion and fire in dramatic scene captured on camera

Image

A traffic stop outside Kansas City escalated into a slow-speed pursuit that concluded with a truck fire and explosion in Clay County, Missouri.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:07 pm

Judge sides with Democrat historian to temporarily block Trump presidential library deal in Florida

Image

A Florida judge has temporarily blocked the transfer of a site earmarked for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library in Miami, Florida.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:23 pm

Florida thieves ambush couple at gunpoint after tracking them with AirTag, police say

Image

Luis Charles and Odardy Maldonado-Rodriguez allegedly used an Apple AirTag to track a Florida couple to their Odessa home before holding them at gunpoint.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:16 pm

OceanGate Titan submersible damaged on multiple dives before catastrophic implosion, NTSB report finds

Image

A scathing new report on the cause of the Titan sub disaster found that the vessel was damaged on earlier dives and built with flawed engineering.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:02 pm

Christian student exposes pricey college textbook calling her a 'white supremacist'

Image

A University of North Georgia student was required to purchase a textbook for a course that labeled Christianity as "white supremacist group."

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm

Palisades Fire suspect hit with new charges in grand jury indictment

Image

Palisades Fire suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht faces two new charges and a maximum 45-year sentence after being indicted by a federal grand jury this week.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:15 am

Mayoral candidate vows to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and more top headlines

Image

Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:11 am

New details revealed in murder of retired college professor, suspect accused of stabbing woman seven times

Image

Officials in Alabama revealed more details about the murder of a former Auburn University professor during preliminary hearing on Wednesday.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:00 am

Teacher's 23-stab-wound death ruled suicide again despite expert claims of homicide

Image

Ellen Greenberg's 2011 death ruling as suicide by 23 stab wounds faces continued scrutiny after new medical examiner reaffirms finding abandoned by original doctor.

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 am

Passenger allegedly assaults Alaska Airlines crew members, forces emergency landing at Boise Airport

Image

Alaska Airlines flight from Portland to Dallas makes emergency landing in Boise after passenger allegedly attacks crew members during erratic behavior.

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:34 am

Mississippi executes man after 30 years on death row for student murder: 'Justice must be served'

Image

Charles Crawford was executed Wednesday in Mississippi after spending over 30 years on death row for the 1993 rape and murder of college student Kristy Ray.

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:10 am

Blue city judge cites 'fear or obstruction' in blocking ICE courthouse arrests during court proceedings

Image

Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans prohibited ICE courthouse arrests as part of the Trump administration's federal immigration crackdown in Chicago.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:48 am

Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force

Image

The San Francisco-based firm has told ICE that it could use A.I. to help the agency nearly triple its staff. The company’s C.E.O., once a progressive tech titan, has embraced President Trump.

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:56 am

In Virginia A.G. Debate, Spotlight Is on Democratic Candidate’s Violent Texts

Image

Jay Jones apologized for his threatening messages and tried to tie his opponent, Jason Miyares, to President Trump’s policies.

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:46 am

Small Plane Crashes in Michigan, Killing 3

Image

The cause of the plane crash was not immediately known, officials said.

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:28 am

Police Warn Against Pranking People With A.I. Images of Homeless Intruder

Image

Law enforcement departments in several states said that an online trend in which people are tricked into believing a homeless man is in their homes could have dangerous consequences.

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:19 am

How the Bolton Indictment Compares to Trump’s Classified Documents Case

Image

Some charges against the onetime national security adviser resemble the dropped case against President Trump, but there are also differences.

Published: October 17, 2025, 12:52 am

Wisconsin Man Used TikTok to Call for the Killing of ICE Agents, U.S. Says

Image

Andrew Stanton, 38, was charged with threatening federal law enforcement officers, whom he said should be shot. He pleaded not guilty and remains in custody.

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:08 am

Parties Brace for a Political Future Without the Voting Rights Act

Image

After the Supreme Court appeared poised to weaken a key provision of the landmark civil rights law, both parties began to reckon with an uncertain future.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:54 pm

Trump Warns Hamas of Strikes if Violence in Gaza Continues

Image

The president later clarified that the United States would not be involved in such an action.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:22 pm

John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information

Image

Mr. Bolton, a Trump aide turned critic, is part of a string of presidential foes to become prosecutorial targets. But his case gained momentum in the Biden administration.

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:55 am

Terrorism Charges Against Antifa ‘Cell’ Show Administration’s Focus on the Left

Image

President Trump has spoken at times of antifa as though it were a clear-cut extremist organization, but the movement is a decentralized collection of loosely affiliated groups.

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:22 pm

Appeals Court Maintains Block on Trump’s Troop Deployment to Illinois

Image

“Political opposition is not rebellion,” wrote a Seventh Circuit panel, rejecting an attempt by the Trump administration to remove an order by a trial court judge.

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:55 am

Military Commander Overseeing Escalating Attacks Off Venezuela Coast Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

Image

Adm. Alvin Holsey is leaving less than a year into his tenure, and as the Pentagon escalates attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:26 pm

Trump’s Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal

Image

Democrats want guarantees that President Trump will not continue to claw back spending, ignoring any agreement they strike. But he has promised to keep defying Congress.

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:18 pm

Penn and U.S.C. Become Latest Universities to Reject White House Deal

Image

The schools said no to the Trump administration’s offer of federal funding preferences in exchange for complying with certain requirements, such as protecting conservative voices.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:06 pm

JB Pritzker Won $1.4 Million Playing Blackjack in Las Vegas

Image

The Illinois governor reported the winnings on his 2024 tax returns, which his campaign released this week. “I was incredibly lucky,” he said.

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:06 pm

Trump Plans to Meet With Putin to Talk About a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

Image

A day ahead of his meeting with Ukraine’s leader at the White House to discuss an arms package, President Trump suggested that Russia might be open to a diplomatic solution to the war it started.

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:21 pm

Hacked Airport P.A. Systems Broadcast Anti-Trump and Pro-Hamas Messages

Image

The hacks at four North American airports raised fresh concerns over the security of noncritical but highly visible airport infrastructure. The airports said the disruption was minimal.

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:03 pm

Senator Mitch McConnell Stumbles and Falls at the Capitol

Image

The former Senate Republican leader has had a series of health episodes, including falls, in recent years. He plans to retire in 2027.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:55 pm

U.S. B-52s and Helicopters Fly Near Venezuela in Show of Threats

Image

The Trump administration is sharply increasing U.S. military pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro.

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:23 pm

Venture Capitalist Ron Conway Resigns From Board Over Benioff National Guard Comments

Image

Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce’s philanthropic arm after the company’s chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco.

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:00 pm

She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.

Lawyers argue that the agency’s new policies have led to the detention and removal of victims of domestic violence and trafficking, despite their legal protections.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:00 pm

Harvard’s Wealth Is Growing, Despite Trump’s Attacks on Its Funds

Image

In its latest financial report, Harvard said its endowment grew even bigger in the last fiscal year. But it still faces financial problems because of federal cuts.

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:00 pm

Hailing an Era of ‘Trump Babies,’ White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals

Image

The president announced a deal with a pharmaceutical company aimed at reducing costs among a suite of plans.

Published: October 17, 2025, 12:17 am

Russia Is Arming Drones With North Korean Cluster Weapons, Report Says

Though Pyongyang has largely pulled its soldiers off the front lines in Ukraine, it is expanding the types of ammunition it supplies to Russia.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:44 pm

Trump Was Not the Only President Who Tried to Force Migrants to Leave

For decades, the United States tried to push undocumented people to self-deport, but success has often depended on coercion.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:15 pm

Judge Says Immigration Agents Must Wear Body Cameras in Chicago

Image

The federal judge said she was “profoundly concerned” that federal agents might have violated earlier limits that she had set as the Trump administration has carried out an immigration crackdown.

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:32 pm

New Oklahoma Superintendent Rescinds Bible Mandate

The superintendent said he had “no plans” to enforce his predecessor’s mandate to put Bibles in public school classrooms, which was being fought in court.

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:36 pm

Ossoff Walks Political Tightrope in Georgia as Shutdown Drags On

Image

For Jon Ossoff, the most endangered Senate Democrat, the shutdown fight could rally support among some voters, but risks alienating others in a state President Trump won in 2024.

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:12 pm

What to Know About the California Special Election

Image

Some 23 million voters have received mail ballots for the Nov. 4 election. The only statewide measure this fall is a redistricting plan spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm

Chicagoans Resist I.C.E. Agents

Image

Immigration agents are using aggressive tactics. Residents of the sanctuary city are trying to resist them.

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:27 pm

Can You Trademark Peanut Butter and Jelly? Smucker’s Says Yes.

Image

In a lawsuit, Smucker’s accused Trader Joe’s of selling a copycat version of Uncrustables, its popular, thaw-and-eat peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches.

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:20 pm

Faulty Engineering Among Causes of Titan Submersible Implosion, NTSB Concludes

Image

Federal investigators blamed experimental designs, undetected damage and construction flaws for the death of all five people aboard the submersible headed to the Titanic wreckage.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:00 am

Ten Inmates Escaped From a New Orleans Jail. Derrick Groves Stood Out.

In May, 10 inmates escaped from a jail in New Orleans, highlighting the facility’s chronic problems. Derrick Groves was at large for months.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:49 pm

A Military Celebration Sparks Another Newsom-Trump Feud

Image

Gov. Gavin Newsom had feared that the ceremony would send missiles over Interstate 5, but the Marines later said that its “live-fire” would be contained.

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:31 pm

Gaza latest: Trump threatens to ‘go in and kill Hamas’ if violence continues amid delays over dead hostages

Image

Families of Israeli hostages demand termination of ceasefire deal if Hamas fails to return the 19 bodies remaining in Gaza

Published: October 17, 2025, 4:11 am

Diane Keaton’s former co-star and partner Al Pacino was ‘shaken’ by her death: ‘She left a mark that cannot fade’

Image

‘On screen, she was magnetic — lightning and charm, hurricanes and tenderness,’ Pacino said of the late actress

Published: October 17, 2025, 4:11 am

Virginia’s AG debate spotlights Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts likening rival to Hitler: ‘I am ashamed’

Image

Republicans have called on Jay Jones to drop out of the Virginia attorney general’s race after the leak of text messages where he made violent and offensive comments about a former GOP colleague

Published: October 17, 2025, 4:04 am

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump to host Zelensky in Washington after announcing new Putin meeting

Image

Ukrainian and US presidents will hold talks in Oval Office after Trump said he would meet Putin in Hungary

Published: October 17, 2025, 4:01 am

US cops mistook Indian migrant’s ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and threw him into an ICE jail. It changed his life forever

Image

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

Published: October 17, 2025, 3:06 am

NOAA just released its holiday weather forecast – here’s how it looks in your neighborhood

Image

Those dreaming of a white Christmas may be in for a shock

Published: October 17, 2025, 3:04 am

Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani pledges to work with Trump if elected even though president has vowed to defund NYC if he wins

Image

The candidates were asked what they would say in their first official call with Trump ‘to set the tone for your relationship’ if they were elected

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:57 am

Three-quarters of Americans say everyday prices are increasing - despite Trump saying inflation is over

Image

Three-quarters of Americans are paying at least $100 more for their monthly household costs, a new poll reveals

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:54 am

US strikes another suspected drug boat boat in Caribbean, this time leaving survivors: reports

Image

At least 27 people have been killed in U.S. strikes against alleged trafficking boats so far

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:48 am

Immigration officials have arrested nearly 20 children who are US citizens - including two with cancer - in first nine months of Trump’s term, report says

Image

The Trump administration has called reports it’s arresting U.S. citizens ‘fake news’

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:07 am

John Bolton compares Trump administration to Stalin’s secret police after becoming latest political enemy to be indicted

Image

National defense hawk vows to expose president’s ‘abuse of power’ after criminal charges over classified documents

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:08 pm

Trump vs Bolton: How it all led to an indictment after FBI raid of former national security adviser’s home

Image

Bolton held the high-profile position of national security adviser from 2018 to 2019. He later became an outspoken critic of President Trump, particularly regarding his approach on Russia

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:01 pm

Trump touts slavery icon as Vance whitewashes racist texts. These guys aren’t saying quiet part out loud — they’re shouting

Image

No one asked the president about Robert E. Lee, it just rolled off his tongue, and his No. 2 used whataboutism to take a pass on denouncing blatantly racist statements. It’s not a good look for the Republican Party, writes John Bowden

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:57 pm

Ex-Trump adviser turned critic John Bolton indicted in classified documents case

Image

18-count indictment accuses former national security adviser of illegally transmitting classified material

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:52 pm

World on track to add nearly two months of superhot days each year, study finds

Image

The research also highlights the significant positive impact of global efforts to reduce heat-trapping gas emissions

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:45 pm

New Hampshire teen sues school officials for vehicle search linked to gun ownership

Image

State law prohibits students from bringing firearms onto school property

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:43 pm

Billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4M playing blackjack at a Vegas casino last year: ‘I was incredibly lucky’

Image

Pritzker and his wife reported taxable income of more than $10 million on their 2024 tax returns – triple their earnings from the previous year

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:43 pm

Colorado hospital paused surgeries for a week after inspectors found hundreds of instruments covered in ‘dried blood and tissue’

Image

The hospital had to take drastic steps after the incident

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:42 pm

Karoline Leavitt calls Democratic base ‘Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals’

Image

White House Press Secretary also insisted that Democrats were ‘antisemites’

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:41 pm

Two monkeypox cases in California under investigation

Image

Investigators there say they have not found a close contact who traveled abroad, nor have they confirmed additional cases

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:36 pm

‘Can’t get more pro-life than this’: Trump brushes off IVF concerns of some conservatives as he rolls out drug price drop

Image

In vitro fertilization has emerged as a wedge issue within the Trump coalition, as some praise the treatment for supporting the president’s goal of increasing new births, while others criticize IVF on pro-life grounds

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:31 pm

Venezuela floated a plan for Maduro to slowly give up power, but was rejected by US, AP source says

Image

Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:27 pm

Head of US command overseeing Trump ‘drug boat’ strikes steps down after expressing concern with the attacks: report

Image

‘Serving as your commander and deputy for the past 34 months has been a tremendous honor,’ Admiral Alvin Holsey said

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:13 pm

Jeanine Pirro fails again: DC jury finds protester not guilty of assaulting FBI agent in case she can’t stop losing on

Image

Washington’s top prosecutor loses another case stemming from the Trump administration’s federal takeover

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:57 pm

Trump ‘OK’ with DC statue honoring Civil War leader who fought for slavery: ‘Lot of people in this room’ agree

Image

Trump’s administration has pushed for restoring multiple memorials to the pro-slavery leader

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:28 pm

He ‘freed Palestine, literally’: Karoline Leavitt rips protesters who hacked into airport systems to mock Trump

Image

Leavitt asks why pro-Palestine demonstrators aren’t praising Trump as ceasefire teeters on the edge

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:07 pm

Emmanuel Haro’s father weeps in court as he admits murdering infant son he pretended had been kidnapped

Image

Jake Haro and his wife Rebecca were accused of pretending their infant son had been kidnapped in the street – he has now admitted murder, while she faces trial

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:49 pm

9-year-old girl in California has been missing for a year and cops are begging for help finding out what happened

Image

Police consider Melodee Buzzard an ‘at-risk’ child

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:45 pm

Scientists find rare plant species, unseen in almost 70 years, in middle of California park

Image

The native species was once abundant – until invasive plants and construction drove it to near-extinction

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:29 pm

Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces the arrest of a suburban Chicago cop and claims he is in the US illegally

Image

Radule Bojovic overstayed a tourist visa a decade ago, Department of Homeland Security says

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:29 pm

Play stupid games...trio accused of breaking into New York boardwalk and stealing 200 stuffed animals

Image

Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins called the incident 'infuriating and heartbreaking'

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:25 pm

Billionaire Illinois Gov. Pritzker wins blackjack pot of $1.4M in Las Vegas

Image

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker had some extra income in 2024 — from a lucky blackjack hand in a Las Vegas casino

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:18 pm

Trump: I’ll meet Putin in Budapest for second Ukraine war summit

Image

‘Great progress was made’ in two-hour conversation, says the US president

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:12 pm

Brewers fan loses job and is banned from stadium for life after being named by internet as spectator saying ‘Call ICE’ on Dodgers fan

Image

Both fans were eventually banned from the ballpark for future events, the Milwaukee Brewers revealed

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:55 pm

Mitch McConnell, 83, falls while walking through Capitol, sparking new concerns about his health

Image

Kentucky Republican seen falling in the halls of Congress in latest public health incident

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:54 pm

Former WWE boss Vince McMahon gets slap on the wrist after crash that totaled his Bentley

Image

McMahon’s attorney gave brief remarks after the court hearing

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:50 pm

Fears for Gaza ceasefire grow after Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Trump’s peace

Image

Hamas has claimed Israel has killed 24 Palestinians since the ceasefire began, while Israeli hostage families call on the truce to be terminated if the remaining bodies in Gaza are not returned

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:40 pm

Over 6,000 truck drivers have been pulled from the road for failing Trump’s demand they be proficient in English

Image

The DOT is withholding $40 million from California, claiming the state is not complying with the English-language proficiency order for commercial truck drivers

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:34 pm

An axe-wielding naked man was caught on video trying to break into a Florida home. He’d just been released from jail

Image

Joshua Neal Garrison, 23, faces multiple charges after terrorizing a Florida neighborhood on October 7

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:30 pm

Canadians set aside contempt for tariffs and Trump rhetoric for the love of the Toronto Blue Jays

Image

Many Canadians have been boycotting the U.S. since the Trump administration started threating Canada’s economy and sovereignty with tariffs and heated political rhetoric

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:20 pm

Discount supermarket Aldi offering recession-buster Thanksgiving dinner deal: $40 for 10 people

Image

Aldi has cut its 2025 Thanksgiving meal price by $7 from last year amid rising grocery prices in the US

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:10 pm

Teacher accused of sexting and demanding pictures of ‘13-year-old girl’ invented by undercover vigilante group

Image

The school said it suspended the teacher immediately after learning about his arrest

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:02 pm

CBS News head of standards quits just a week after Bari Weiss is named editor-in-chief

Image

During an editorial call Thursday morning, Claudia Milne announced she was leaving as the head of standards at CBS News. She did not give a reason for her departure.

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:48 pm

Beloved ‘Hamilton’ wardrobe stylist fired from show after beating stage 3 cancer, lawsuit says

Image

Exclusive: Kimberly Mark, a theatrical dresser brought to ‘Hamilton’ a decade ago by actor Leslie Odom Jr., says she was unlawfully terminated by producers of the Tony-, Grammy-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning production

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:25 pm

‘So what’s the gossip with Meghan?’ How Trump asked Queen Camilla about Royal relations during UK visit

Image

Trump has long been fascinated with the royals and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:36 pm

Pentagon press corps surrender badges and walk out at same time over Hegseth policy: ‘Proud we stuck together’

Image

Only one news network signed on to the new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:35 pm

Trump claims Modi has agreed to stop importing Russian oil to India

Image

Trump prepares to rope in China and Japan to agree to half energy imports from Russia

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:28 pm

Embattled French prime minister survives two no-confidence motions in one day

Image

Sebastien Lecornu now faces weeks of negotiations to pass a budget in the deeply fragmented National Assembly

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:15 pm

Trump photo with Republicans in racist text scandal emerges after Vance calls furor over pro-Nazi messages ‘pearl clutching’

Image

The group’s vile messages received bipartisan condemnation even as the vice president dismissed them as something ‘kids do’

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:09 pm

Stephen Miller explodes on Hannity when asked about JB Pritzker: ‘You can’t love your country and then fight President Trump’

Image

Miller is credited with shaping Trump’s harsh anti-immigration agenda

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:07 pm

Refugee groups slam alleged Trump plan to give preference to white English speakers: ‘Unconscionable betrayal’

Image

White House could reshape admissions process that would overwhelmingly favor white people

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:36 pm

Teen arrested after shooting himself in elaborate kidnapping hoax he blamed on four Hispanic men: police

Image

Florida police discovered that the teen’s laptop contained ChatGPT searches on ‘collecting his blood without causing pain’ and ‘Mexican cartels’

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:09 pm

Pro-Palestine marches to continue amid fragile ceasefire as organisers hit out at ‘draconian assault’ on right to protest

Image

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said police will be granted tougher powers to deal with “cumulative impact” of demonstrations - organisers say “cumulative impact” is exactly why people protest

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:04 pm

The Latest: Federal immigration officers in Chicago area required to wear body cameras, judge says

Image

Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said Thursday after seeing tear gas and other aggressive steps used against protesters

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:04 pm

Passenger, 61, accused of attacking flight crew that tried to calm her down prompting an emergency landing in Idaho

Image

The passenger has now been banned from flying with Alaska Airlines, the company said

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:58 pm

Beauty queen Kada Scott vanished after leaving her shift at a senior home. Police have suspect in custody but no body

Image

Kada Scott, 23, was last seen at a Philadelphia nursing home on October 4. She had told family and friends she’d been receiving harassing phone calls

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:31 pm

EU unveils anti-drone system to defend Europe from Russian attacks

Image

The EU wants to launch its drone system in late 2027

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:27 pm

NBC News slashes teams dedicated to LGBTQ+, Black and Latino community reporting

Image

Out of the nine staffers that are being impacted, up to five of them may be reassigned to general newsroom roles.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:25 pm

Homeowner planted a garden of sunflowers on his property in memory of a loved one. The city sued him for it

Image

Chris Bank says the city of St Peters changed its local law specifically to target his sunflower garden

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:17 pm

Parents of Virginia high schoolers who harassed transgender classmate raise $125,000 to sue school

Image

‘Harassment, discrimination and bullying of any kind is not tolerated’, school says, acknowledging the legal action

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:13 pm

Dystopian ICE recruitment ads tell users to ‘fulfill your mission’ on Spotify, HBO Max and other streaming services

Image

DHS says the ad blitz has led to more than 175,000 applications and 18,000 tentative job offers

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:11 pm

Newsom slams Trump admin and JD Vance’s plan for ‘Marine Corps spectacle’ during No Kings protests

Image

California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls out ‘absurd show of force’

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:04 pm

IKEA is struggling to stick to famously low prices due to Trump tariffs

Image

Popular affordable furniture brand hints it could be forced to raise the price of its products in response to the ongoing econominc uncertainty in the U.S.

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:00 pm

Candy handed out at Santa Fe homecoming parade was tainted with needles, police say

Image

Several parents who were standing at different points of the parade route reportedly found the tainted candy

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:56 pm

During troubled times in news industry, 168-year-old Atlantic thrives with newspaper-magazine hybrid

Image

Jeffrey Goldberg has bold goals: “We want The Atlantic to be the greatest writer's collective on the planet,” the magazine's editor-in-chief said

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:53 pm

The longest US government shutdowns in history and how they ended

Image

The current shutdown is now tied for the third-longest with no end in sight

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:52 pm

Inside Macron’s political crisis as French government descends into farce: ‘An extraordinary tragicomedy’

Image

The resignation of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu , and his subsequent reappointment, is the latest chapter in France’s ongoing political turmoil. Analysts tell James C. Reynolds that the rot may be too deep for President Emmanuel Macron to fix

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:40 pm

USC doctoral student accused of being serial rapist and spent years spiking women’s drinks then assaulting them

Image

Sizhe Weng faces a potential life sentence as well as being added to the sex offender register if convicted.

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:37 pm

Poisoned water and shattered grid: Gaza left in environmental freefall after war, report says

Image

Approximately 80 per cent of all croplands in Gaza had been either damaged or destroyed, report says

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:35 pm

Judge orders Chicago deportation agents to wear body cameras after seeing ‘startling’ images of arrests

Image

ICE and Border Patrol must now wear body cameras during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:22 pm

Is Trump plotting an Arc de Triomphe-style building in DC?

Image

A White House official claimed Trump ‘came up’ with the design for the arch which will sit opposite the Lincoln Memorial

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:16 pm

Aspiring pop star Lara Trump offers herself up to perform at the right-wing alt Super Bowl halftime show

Image

Turning Point USA announced it will host an alternative Super Bowl halftime show after Bad Bunny was selected to headline the NFL event

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:11 pm

Voices: There’s one very good reason Trump should never win a Nobel prize

Image

The Nobel committee has made some controversial choices in the past, but the president’s demolition of US climate and aid policies should rule him out whatever else he might achieve, writes Roger Harrabin

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:58 pm

Fox News host Will Cain warns that Mamdani is a ‘threat to Western civilization’ — right after network’s big interview

Image

‘That brings us back to who's inside the gates of the Alamo. It is a man like Zohran Mamdani,’ the Fox News host breathlessly declared on Wednesday.

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:57 pm

Trump’s aid cuts reverse decades of HIV progress in tiny African nation

Image

With the single stroke of Trump’s pen, much of a system credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives was dismantled

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:50 pm

Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues

Image

About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:46 pm

Trump team preparing to install ‘allies’ at the IRS to target ‘major Democratic donors’ including George Soros: report

Image

The administration is seeking to ‘weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations,’ according to a report

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:16 pm

Still getting robocalls? So is everyone else as spam hits 6-year high despite law to crack down on companies, study shows

Image

The amount of money lost to scams that started with a phone call has jumped in 2025

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:11 pm

The TiVo is over! Beloved recording device taken off market as devoted users mourn its passing

Image

Current TiVo users will still be able to use their devices despite the company ceasing further DVR sales

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:06 pm

Tech moguls, with checkbooks primed, cozy up to Trump at fundraiser for $250M White House ballroom

Image

Guests representing Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon all in attendance for lavish dinner as government shutdown rumbles on

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:01 pm

Trump spills the tea on what he and Melania did on their first night in the White House

Image

‘It’s just a special place, what can I say. So we have to take care of it,’ Trump said of the White House

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:36 pm

Greece to allow 13-hour work days despite protests

Image

The proposal has sparked two general strikes this month, with employees viewing it as an attack on their rights

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:30 pm

Hundreds gather for rare anti-Putin demonstration in St Petersburg singing protest songs: ‘The old man clings to his throne’

Image

Young people sang ‘Swan Lake Collective’ a song by a Russian rapper that was banned by a court

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:28 pm

‘We’re fighting the same battle’: Why Gen Z are protesting across the globe

Image

Young activists have spearheaded protests from Nepal to Morocco and Madagascar

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:03 pm

Zelensky turns to Trump as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine’s energy sites

Image

Russia has launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at energy sites

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:03 pm

Trump jokes people are afraid to fish after Venezuelan boat strikes

Image

Donald Trump has joked that people are “aren't deciding to even go fishing,” after U.S. strikes on Venezuelan vessels.

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:53 pm

Irish court strikes down police decision to not investigate Airbnbs in Israeli settlements

Image

The case was brought by Irish-Palestinian non-governmental organisation Sadaka

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:49 pm

Former US Embassy guard who spied for Russia and Iran jailed

Image

The mam was found guilty of five espionage-related charges and acquitted of gross corruption

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:39 pm

Trump’s border czar Tom Homan denies taking $50,000 from undercover FBI agents: ‘I’m not enriching myself’

Image

Homan previously claimed that he did ‘nothing illegal’ but this is the first time he has publicly denied taking $50,000 from the FBI

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:32 pm

Tomahawk missiles are Trump’s ace card for Ukraine – Zelensky says it’s time to play it

Image

The US president has shown he loves to back a winner – especially one that uses US weapons – which means Zelensky must convince him that he’s the one to back with Tomahawk missiles, writes Sam Kiley in Dnipro

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:27 pm

Kamala Harris drops an f-bomb to describe RFK Jr’s actions as HHS secretary during latest book tour stop

Image

Harris accuses Trump administration of ‘ending war on cancer’ and denying science

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:26 pm

Ghislaine Maxwell being treated like a ‘guest in a hotel’ at new prison, expert says

Image

‘Very unusual situation’ said to be ‘upsetting’ prisoners in facility normally reserved for perpetrators of white collar crimes

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:25 pm

In the wake of Young Republicans texting scandal, ‘white supremacist’ Nick Fuentes claims: ‘There’s groypers in every department’

Image

Fuentes’s comments came after it was revealed that members of the Young Republicans were praising Hitler and threatening to torture opponents

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:18 pm

Museum unexpectedly overrun by Taylor Swift fans after painting inspires music video

Image

The Swifties’ goal is an Art Nouveau painting by Friedrich Heyser featuring Ophelia

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:14 pm

American tourist stabbed to death in Portugal after man ‘tries to grab his friend’s hat’ in the street

Image

Two men were attacked in the street in the coastal town of Cascais, 20 miles from Lisbon

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:54 am

Tear gas deployed as police and young protesters clash in Peru’s capital

Image

Flares and tear gas were fired in a clash between police and young protesters in Peru's capital Lima on Wednesday (15 October).

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:53 am

Scott Bessent says Chinese top trade envoy came to Washington uninvited

Image

US treasury secretary says Li Chenggang was ‘unhinged’ and ‘disrespectful’ during visit to DC in August

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:44 am

Disney World visitor found dead in park hours after she was reported missing from her Illinois home

Image

Cops raced to the Contemporary Resort hotel but have stressed that the victim was ‘not struck by the monorail’

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:51 am

The eight best showerhead filters in the US for every budget and bathroom

Image

Shower filters claim to help with the chlorine and chemicals in the tap water we rinse with – here are the ones we recommend

Most of us jump in the shower without giving it much thought. Lather, rinse, repeat. But what’s in that water you’re being sprayed with, and what effect is it having on your skin and hair? Tap water contains a laundry list of chemicals and minerals, some of which may be detrimental. Chlorine is the most common concern, which can dry out your skin and hair and possibly even aggravate asthma.

Fortunately, it can be removed with filters, which claim to solve all of these problems and sometimes more. One calls itself an “essential beauty wellness tool”; another is “step zero of your self-care routine”. When I began researching, the claims of beautification were so varied and extreme that I half expected to begin as a middle-aged man with thinning hair and end up as Jacob Elordi. No such luck.

Best overall:
Canopy Handheld Filtered Showerhead

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:15 pm

‘We want to use this as a launchpad’: can A24 also conquer the world of theater?

Image

Cultish indie studio behind hits such as Moonlight, Uncut Gems and Materialists has taken over a New York theatre for $10m

On a recent Saturday night in downtown Manhattan, a sold-out crowd at the Cherry Lane Theatre delighted in one of the most bizarre sights in recent New York stage memory: comedian Natalie Palamides, dressed as if in split screen – her left side bedecked in Y2K girl signifiers (butterfly clips, low-rise jeans), her right in bro clothes (cargo pants, flannel) – barreling across the stage and tangling with … herself. In her one-woman show Weer, the Los Angeles-based clown plays two halves of a toxic relationship over three late-90s years, flipping between perspectives with the velocity of a spinning top.

The show is difficult to describe and perhaps more difficult to market, as well as gloriously unhinged and riotously funny – a bold gambit for a performer, as well as for the new Cherry Lane, the West Village staple recently renovated and reopened by A24. The film distribution company turned production studio turned cultural lodestar purchased the historic theater, billed as the “birthplace of Off-Broadway”, for $10m in 2023, as part of its expansion beyond the cultish, acclaimed arthouse films – Moonlight, Hereditary, Everything Everywhere All at Once, to name a few – that built their hip reputation for the cool and cutting edge. (Or, as some would argue, a certain loose but identifiable aesthetic – neon-drenched palette, buzzy cast, faces that have seen an iPhone – and provocative bent.) Following an interior overhaul – including new lighting and sound systems, redone upholstery, a screen and curtains for “cinema mode” and a restaurant (Wild Cherry) from hot Manhattan restaurant group Frenchette – Cherry Lane is reopened for business and aiming to attract high-minded, zeitgeist-oriented New Yorkers, whether or not they own an A24 hat.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:41 pm

We are told the ‘war’ against Gaza is finally ‘over’. Is it? | Arwa Mahdawi

Image

I am not celebrating the end of the ‘war’ because this was not a war – and it’s not over, either

Thank you, Donald Trump. Thank you, Benjamin Netanyahu. Thank you, Jared Kushner. Let’s all pause, shall we, and have a moment of appreciation for these three wise men who have finally brought peace to the Middle East. Blessed are the peacemakers!

And, of course, thank you to the Israeli military which, as a US taxpayer, I have done my part to help fund. To echo Kushner: “Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, [Israel] chose to be exceptional.”

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 am

Night owls versus early birds: who is superior according to science?

Image

And is it actually possible for your body clock to change? Am I really turning into an early bird or have I just been forced into a child-dictated schedule?

We all know that early birds get the worm. But who wants a worm? Not me. For most of my life I have identified as a night owl, clambering out of bed as late as possible and not so much seizing but reluctantly easing into the day.

US work culture is not really optimal for night owls. Rather, it favours CEOs who get up at 4am and run a marathon while the rest of us hit the snooze button. Still, I always consoled myself with the idea that night owls are actually more intelligent and creative than their early bird counterparts. Franz Kafka and Thomas Wolfe wrote at bedtime; Bob Dylan recorded at night. Even scientific studies indicated it was true.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:00 pm

Bill Belichick built an empire on control. But UNC is letting chaos reign | Andrew Lawrence

Image

The NFL’s great tactician was meant to elevate North Carolina football. Instead, his rigid ways, fraying staff and tone-deafness have made the Tar Heels a cautionary tale

It used to be that there was no stronger brand in football than a “Bill Belichick-coached” outfit. For most of his nearly 50 years in the pros, the phrase connoted teams that prepared for every scenario, executed directions to perfection and met all the moments in between to secure victory time and again. But since the NFL turned its back on Belichick, who stepped down to the college ranks and took the head job at North Carolina seemingly for appearances, the Belichick-coached team slogan has become less of a mark of excellence than a bright warning label for a program run amok.

The concerns at this juncture, still short of midway through Belichick’s freshman season, are overwhelming. The misleading record, the stark images of home fans deserting a blowout loss to Clemson before half-time, the dramatic talent deficit – those were predictable outcomes for a septuagenarian taskmaster trying his hand at coaching college kids. But Belichick isn’t simply out of his element. He looks for all the world to be asleep at the wheel, too.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:16 pm

‘Explicit and outrageous’: South Park is back with its most gratuitous episode since naked Trump

Image

A legitimately epic story is unfolding, involving the antichrist, savage depictions of a billionaire … and loads of scenes about The Donald’s penis

Even outside its notoriously tight weekly production schedule, South Park has always run on an unpredictable calendar, sometimes taking years between seasons. This time around, it’s jumping from one season to the next after only five episodes (which, granted, have come in bi-monthly instalments, not counting the abrupt season finale that was pushed back a week due to a blown deadline).

Tonight’s episode, titled Twisted Christian, kicks off season 28. At South Park Elementary, PC Principal – the PC standing for Power Christian ever since his politically motivated conversion at the start of last season – attempts to put a stop to his students’ obsession with the “6-7” TikTok meme, not because it is insufferable or disruptive, but because he considers it “some satanic numerology shit”. Rather than seeking help from the school’s new guidance counsellor, Jesus Christ, he turns to the world’s top expert on the antichrist: billionaire Peter Thiel. (The show’s caricature of Thiel – sunken skeletal visage with bulging bug eyes – is up there with Kristi Noem’s from earlier this year in terms of viciousness.)

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:08 pm

Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information

Image

Eighteen-count indictment handed down by federal grand jury in Maryland as US president calls former ally a ‘bad guy’

The justice department filed federal charges against John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump who turned into one of his biggest critics, accusing him of transmitting and retaining highly classified information under the Espionage Act.

The 18-count indictment was handed up by a grand jury in federal district court in Maryland on Thursday. Bolton has been charged with sending diary entries to two unnamed individuals about his day-to-day activities when he was national security adviser, many of which contained highly classified information.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:44 pm

Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa spar in New York mayoral debate

Image

The Democratic nominee and the former governor of New York clashed repeatedly, while Sliwa criticized them both

New York City’s three mayoral candidates faced off on Thursday night in the first of two televised debates, less than three weeks before voters head to the polls.

On stage were Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former governor Andrew Cuomo – now running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani in June – and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped out of the race several weeks ago, did not participate.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:30 am

Trump files amended $15bn defamation complaint against New York Times

Image

Refiled complaint, after judge tossed initial suit last month, also targets individual reporters and book publisher

After a federal judge tossed Donald Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, book publisher Penguin Random House and two Times reporters last month, the US president filed a 40-page amended complaint on Thursday.

US district court judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to refile and amend the action he threw out on 19 September.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:54 am

Trump says he plans to meet Putin in Budapest as Zelenskyy prepares to make missiles case at White House

Image

US president has repeatedly hinted at supplying Kyiv with Tomahawks but some in Moscow say Kremlin sees it as negotiating gambit

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will head to the White House on Friday for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, hours after the US president said he had agreed to another summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest after a “very productive” call.

The possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine is expected to top the agenda during the Ukrainian president’s visit. Trump has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that he may deliver Tomahawks, which would give Kyiv its longest-range weapon yet that would be capable of striking Moscow with accurate, destructive munitions.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:26 pm

Israel and Hamas trade accusations as tensions rise over hostages’ remains

Image

Militant group says it needs specialist equipment to recover bodies as Netanyahu says fight ‘is not over yet’

Israel and Hamas have traded accusations of ceasefire violations amid tensions over the flow of aid into Gaza and warnings that the humanitarian crisis in the devastated territory risks deteriorating further.

The ceasefire deal signed last week between Israel and Hamas raised hopes of a surge of humanitarian aid finally reaching the territory after two years of war, but most restrictions have remained in place, throttling the supply of desperately needed assistance.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:30 pm

Survivors reported after latest US attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

Image

It is unknown whether US military rendered aid to survivors after attack on suspected ‘narcoterrorist’ vessel

The US military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer additional details about the incident, which has not been previously reported. But it raises new questions, including whether the US military rendered aid to the survivors and whether they are now in US military custody.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:12 am

Indiana University orders school paper to cease print edition and fires director of student media

Image

Editors at the Indiana Daily Student say administration’s move to control news content amounts to censorship

Indiana University has ordered its student-run newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), to cease printing new editions and fired the school’s director of student media, who also served as the paper’s adviser, according to multiple reports. Students at the school are criticizing these moves as censorship.

The university’s directive to halt print editions came just hours after Jim Rodenbush, the school’s director of student media, was terminated, according to a letter from IDS editors.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:05 pm

Waving his flag all over the place: Trump adds ‘Arc de Trump’ to presidential renovations

Image

In addition to a new ballroom, flagpoles, gilding the Oval Office and paving over the Rose Garden, the US president proposes an arch

More than two centuries have passed since France celebrated the emperor Napoleon’s birthday by laying the foundation stone of the Arc de Triomphe. Now Donald Trump has imperial ambitions of his own.

On Wednesday, the US president unveiled plans for a grand arch in Washington that has already been dubbed the “Arc de Trump”.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:42 pm

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela

Image

Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years

Amid escalating tensions with Venezuela and US military strikes on suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean, the US admiral who commands military forces in Latin America will step down at the end of this year, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced on social media.

Adm Alvin Holsey’s abrupt departure comes less than a year after he took over as head of the US military’s southern command, which oversees operations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The posting typically lasts three years.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:17 pm

Nearly two dozen states sue to stop Trump ending $7bn solar grant program

Image

States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communities

Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.

In a statement on Thursday, California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 pm

Trump moves to push employers on IVF coverage and lower fertility drug costs

Image

President says plans will lead to ‘many more beautiful American children’ but unclear if companies will sign up

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is urging US employers to create new fertility benefit options to cover in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other infertility treatments.

In an announcement from the Oval Office, Donald Trump also said his administration had cut a deal with the drug manufacturer EMD Serono to lower the cost of one of its fertility drugs and list the drug on the government website TrumpRx.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:08 pm

Who are the rightwing influencers filling Trump’s head with visions of antifa?

Image

Meet the content creators whose videos from Portland and Chicago shape the president’s distorted view of reality

Last week’s White House roundtable on antifa was an odd affair, mainly because the supposed experts who briefed Donald Trump on antifascism were rightwing influencers who make a living filming themselves confronting leftwing protesters.

Videos of protests in Portland and Chicago produced by these conservative content creators have long shaped the president’s distorted view of reality.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:59 pm

Mexico president dismisses US claim of cartel bounties on immigration officials

Image

Sheinbaum says she has ‘no information’ about Trump administration claim as experts also deeply skeptical

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said her government has “no information” regarding claims by the Trump administration that Mexican cartels are offering bounties for US immigration officials.

“We are requesting information but there is none,” Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference on Wednesday. “We learned of this, just like you, via [the Department of Homeland Security’s] publication.”

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:28 am

Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’

Image

At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden

Queer and trans immigrants at a detention facility in south Louisiana have alleged that they faced sexual harassment and abuse, medical neglect and coerced labor by staff at the facility, and that they were repeatedly ignored or faced retaliation for speaking out.

In multiple legal complaints, immigrants detained at the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center (SLIPC) in Basile, Louisiana, said they were recruited into an unsanctioned work program that forced them to perform hard manual labor for as little as $1 per day. Detainees also alleged that queer people were targeted by an assistant warden who stalked, harassed and sexually assaulted them.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:56 pm

Americans’ pessimism about the economy cuts across political lines

Image

Inflation and a worsening job market are top of mind for many Americans, even among the president’s Maga base

Donald Trump is not making America feel great again.

Nine months into the second Trump administration, Americans are feeling pretty crummy. More than half – 53% – believe the economy is worsening, according to the latest survey conducted by Harris for the Guardian. That’s just slightly better than the 58% who thought it was going downhill in late April, when financial markets were still reeling from the president’s “liberation day” tariffs. About 60% think the cost of living has gotten worse since the start of the year; 47% say the job market is worse.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:00 am

A surge of visitors to Yosemite overwhelms a skeleton crew: ‘This is exactly what we warned about’

Image

As the US government shutdown enters its third week, concerns mount over how the nation’s public lands will fare

Cars and RVs surged into Yosemite national park throughout the weekend, as visitors from around the world came to enjoy the crisp autumn weather, undeterred by a lack of park services and the absence of rangers.

National parks have largely been kept open through the lapse in US federal funding that has left workers furloughed and resources for the parks system more scarce than usual. But as the US government shutdown enters its third week and legislators warn that their impasse could linger even longer than the one in Donald Trump’s first term – which currently holds the record at 35 days – concerns are mounting over how the nation’s treasured public lands will fare.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm

Without Ace Frehley, Kiss could not have achieved their extraordinary greatness | Michael Hann

Image

The guitarist was the most proficient musician in the original lineup and his bludgeoning ‘monster plod’ was central to their sound

Ace Frehley was the last of the quartet to join Kiss, and when he left, the band were beginning their slow descent through the 80s. By the time Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley wrestled the brand back to the big stages, Frehley – who has died aged 74 – was little more than a face-painted pattern to the generations of new fans who came to gawp at the fireworks.

But one shouldn’t underestimate his contribution to Kiss: almost all of Kiss’s setlist to the end was made up of songs he had played on. And though he was not a prolific writer, one of his compositions – Cold Gin – remained in their setlist until Stanley and Simmons quit in 2023, more than 40 years after Frehley left the band (the less said about the 1998 reunion album, Psycho Circus, the better).

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:27 am

Blue Moon review – Ethan Hawke is terrific in Richard Linklater’s bitter Broadway breakup drama

Image

London film festival
Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers

Breaking up with the more prominent partner in a showbiz double act is a hazardous business. Larry David did it. So did Andrew Ridgeley. Now this witty and heartbreakingly sad chamber piece from screenwriter Robert Kaplow and director Richard Linklater tells the all but unbearable story of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart just after his split from Richard Rodgers. He is played with campy brilliance, an unspeakable combover and fake smallness by Ethan Hawke, who is often digitally reduced in size – but is also occasionally filmed standing in an off-camera hole to look up poignantly at taller characters, facing Hart’s vertical challenge as José Ferrer once played the diminutive Toulouse-Lautrec.

Hawke gets big, world-weary laughs with Hart’s riffs on the hidden gayness of the movie Casablanca and the cheesily upbeat musical he’s just been to see, with all the lasso-twirling cowboys; he acidly calls it Okla-homo. The sexual identity of Hart is complex: this film effectively triangulates his gayness with the straight persona invented for him in the 1948 musical Words and Music (with Mickey Rooney playing Hart); it cleverly extrapolates a kind of bisexuality from Hart’s letters to his protege: young Yale student and would-be stage designer Elizabeth Weiland, played here with heedless girlishness by Margaret Qualley.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:15 pm

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Image

West Ham’s lack of forward planning, Rodri’s fitness concerns and a crunch clash at Anfield

Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure at Nottingham Forest having failed to secure a win in his seven games in charge. Reports suggest Sean Dyche is waiting to take over, but history shows Evangelos Marinakis sways like the wind, and victory against Chelsea could be enough to save Postecoglou’s job for now. Goals have been a mounting concern for a team that have been beaten in four of their last five league matches and failed to score in any of those defeats. Failure to find their shooting boots will ensure Forest go three consecutive top-flight games without a goal for the first time since 1999. It will be a tough task against a buoyant Chelsea team, who entered the international break having beaten Liverpool. Moisés Caicedo was instrumental in the win against the defending champions, scoring the opener, and the 23-year-old leads the league in tackles (28) and interceptions (18). Elliot Anderson, whose total of 55 turnovers is also a league-high tally, will have his work cut out for him in what may be his toughest midfield battle of the season. Yara El-Shaboury

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea, Saturday 12.30pm (all times BST)

Brighton v Newcastle, Saturday 3pm

Burnley v Leeds, Saturday 3pm

Crystal Palace v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:00 pm

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Trump’s inner circle knows how dangerous the incessant misinformation from Fox News can be’

Image

Late-night hosts discuss Fox News’s influence on Donald Trump as he defends sending the national guard to US cities

Late-night hosts recapped the many vile leaked messages from a Young Republicans group chat and Donald Trump’s ongoing Fox News-fueled delusions.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 3:15 pm

My sister-in-law won’t let anyone hold her new baby. It feels extreme. Is it? | Leading questions

Image

There could be so many different reasons behind this choice, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Maybe what you really mean is you feel hurt to be left out

My brother and sister-in-law have a new baby a few months old. My sister-in-law won’t let anyone hold the baby, although the grandparents on both sides of the family were allowed one-off holds. At family events, as soon as the baby makes the slightest cry, her mum whips her away to a room as far from everyone else as possible. Usually they leave shortly after that.

No one says anything to her, to avoid confrontation and the “new mum” factor, but
only allowing the baby contact with her parents seems like it will build problems later on. It is already difficult in the moment for everyone else, my brother included. The natural inclination is to engage with a very small baby. It’s such a short time they are like that. Already everyone else has been left out – there’s a sense of ownership and that we are all out of bounds. Even in photos, she holds the baby twisted away from everyone else. It feels extreme. Is it? How can I be supportive without feeding that extremeness (if it is)?

Eleanor says: There could be so many different reasons she’s made this choice. It could be about illness. A lot of parents limit visitors or cuddles in the first few months; it just takes one relative forgetting they have a cold or a cold sore. It could be about overstimulation. Maybe she doesn’t want to deal with the possible aftermath of the baby getting overwhelmed by multiple faces, noises, smells. It could be anxiety; maybe all day-long parenting, books and her postpartum imagination remind her of everything that could go wrong. There could be medical things we don’t know, emotional things we don’t know. It could just be her preference. This decision could be completely neurotic, or completely rational.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:00 pm

The US supreme court appears ready to nullify the Voting Rights Act | Moira Donegan

Image

Court has repeatedly expanded states’ leeway to make voting laws that would have previously been deemed discriminatory

The last remaining piece of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – section 2, which empowers the federal government to protect voters from racial gerrymandering meant to dilute Black political power – appears headed for an untimely end. At oral arguments in Louisiana v Callais on Wednesday, the US supreme court appeared ready to strike down section 2, effectively completing the gradual nullification of the Voting Rights Act that it has pursued for over a decade.

The case stems from new congressional districting maps that were drawn in Louisiana after the 2020 census, which found both that the state was eligible for six seats in the House of Representatives and that its population was about one-third Black. The state initially drew maps that featured only one majority-Black congressional district, rejecting seven more racially fair maps; voters sued, and federal courts ordered Louisiana to comply with the Voting Rights Act by drawing new maps in which Black voters would be a majority in a second district, thereby reflecting their share of the population and giving Black Louisianans an equal opportunity to elect representatives of their choice.

Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:00 am

While the eyes of the world are on Gaza, Israeli settlers in the West Bank still behave with impunity | Ofer Cassif

Image

As the harvest season begins, attacks on Palestinian farmers and their land are spiralling. The words of peace following the Gaza ceasefire ring hollow

Last Monday, when the US president, Donald Trump, addressed the Knesset alongside the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, my compatriot lawmaker Ayman Odeh and I raised a banner calling them to “Recognise Palestine”. We were brutally expelled by force from the parliament’s plenum, revealing the fragile state of the supposed “only democracy in the Middle East”. How can Trump and Netanyahu speak of peace in the Middle East without recognition of the people deprived for decades of their basic liberties and rights under vicious occupation?

Nowhere is the deceit more clear than in the occupied West Bank. There, the words of peace are but a weak and distant voice, but the horrifying sounds of settler violence and terror still echo loudly. More than 30 occurrences of settler violence against Palestinians have been documented since the announcement of Trump’s 20-point plan at the end of September, including physical assaults, theft of agricultural produce and torching of vehicles and property.

Dr Ofer Cassif is a member of the Knesset, representing the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (Hadash) since 2019

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:04 pm

My mum died this year. And the glut of apples from her tree has brought with it a new kind of grief | Zoe Williams

Image

Every year, I refused the crates of fruit she tried to palm off on me each autumn. Now I wish I’d taken them

My mother was the most horrible cook, unbelievably bad at it. Her umbrella crime was the lack of self-knowledge – far from being bad, she thought she was brilliant – but underneath that, a set of discrete misapprehensions, any one of which would have been enough to make you not want to eat at her house. She’d never take a recipe literally; each ingredient could be swapped with something else of a similar colour, or a similar size, or not similar at all. She loved to throw in a rogue element. As I write this, I’m flicking through her magazine cuttings, and she’s made a note above an aubergine and potato casserole that says: “Good, but needs something else. Lime?”

She thought everything, sweet and savoury, could be lifted by a dried apricot. She was extremely experimental but eschewed basic principles, such as parboiling, or meat being roasted for a specific amount of time, relative to its weight, rather than “for ever”. She loved cardamom.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:00 am

The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family. In this form, it can’t survive | Simon Jenkins

Image

‘The Firm’ as a modernising strategy was already falling apart, but with the shocking allegations so fully in the public domain, it has now collapsed

The royal family was always a disaster waiting to happen. Its creation as a marketable entity in the 1960s by the late Queen Elizabeth II was meant to “modernise” the monarchy for the 20th century. It worked, but only up to a point. Her son Prince Andrew has long been its biggest liability, this week in trouble yet again due to his alleged behaviour within that ghoulish circle, the friends of Jeffrey Epstein.

King Charles now has a decision to make as to how far he can allow his brother’s past behaviour to tarnish the family’s image. That image is the essence of royalty. Monarchy has no other authentication. The constitutional position of head of state in a democracy is subject to the will of parliament, but also to the “will” of the people. It was the latter will that forced the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 over marrying a divorcee. A royal personage cannot stand for re-election. He or she is acceptable to the generality of public opinion or they are nothing.

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:23 pm

Dan and Phil’s relationship revelation is a reminder of how toxic fandoms can be | Eilish Gilligan

Image

In the British YouTubers’ latest video, the pair confirm their romantic relationship – after suffering frenzied speculation for the last 16 years

This week, longtime British YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester uploaded a new video confirming they have been in a secret romantic relationship for the past 16 years.

If you weren’t a deeply online child during the 2010s, you probably have no idea who Dan and Phil are, or why this matters. But to those who formed a robust parasocial bond with the duo – who have more than 13 million collective subscribers on YouTube – this was a revelatory moment. It was also a sobering reminder of the emotional damage that toxic fandoms can wreak on their subjects.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 2:26 am

The Guardian view on the US and Venezuela: Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Maduro | Editorial

Image

Hawks want regime change. Democrats and others are right to warn against illegal and unauthorised use of force

The drumbeat is growing louder. Covert operations are supposed to remain just that, but on Wednesday Donald Trump confirmed that he had approved secret CIA actions in Venezuela and suggested that he was considering strikes on its territory. These comments follow the administration’s extrajudicial killings at sea: attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that have left at least 27 dead – a frightening new precedent denounced by UN experts as illegal. The US has already built up forces in the region, with about 6,500 troops now stationed there. “No to war in the Caribbean … No to regime change … No to coups d’état orchestrated by the CIA,” railed Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, after Mr Trump’s remarks.

The US president’s repeated claim that each boat strike saves 25,000 American lives is even more preposterous than it first sounds. The fentanyl that killed 48,000 people in the US last year did not come from Venezuela; most of it is from Mexico. But Mr Maduro’s regime looks increasingly isolated. The US has designated Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a terrorist organisation that has “invaded” the US, claiming that Mr Maduro is personally responsible. It has used that posturing to justify deportations and to boast – against the evidence – that Mr Trump has cut violent crime in cities.

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:49 pm

Joe Flacco leads Bengals past Steelers with late drive and McPherson field goal

Image

  • Flacco throws for 342 yards and three touchdowns

  • McPherson’s kick with seconds lifts Bengals 33-31

  • Chase hauls in 16 passes for 161 yards and a TD

Aaron Rodgers v Joe Flacco didn’t disappoint in the fourth-ever matchup of 40-plus-year-old NFL quarterbacks.

Evan McPherson’s fourth field goal, from 36 yards with seven seconds remaining, lifted the Cincinnati Bengals past the Pittsburgh Steelers 33-31 on Thursday night.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 3:57 am

Dodgers on brink of World Series return after topping Brewers for 3-0 NLCS lead

Image

  • Edman’s sixth-inning single puts LA ahead for good

  • Dodgers lead series 3-0; Game 4 in LA on Friday

Tyler Glasnow had eight strikeouts, Tommy Edman hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers took a commanding lead in the National League Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

Mookie Betts had an RBI double in the first inning and Roki Sasaki delivered his third save of the postseason as the Dodgers never trailed on their way to a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Game 4 at Los Angeles on Friday.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 1:29 am

Max Scherzer rolls back years as Blue Jays even ALCS with win over Mariners

Image

  • Scherzer allows two runs in 500th career start

  • Giménez homers again, drives in four for Toronto

  • Blue Jays even ALCS after second straight rout

Max Scherzer turned back the clock with a vintage pitching performance and Andrés Giménez homered and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2 on Thursday to even the American League Championship Series at two games apiece.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr hit his fifth homer this postseason and the 41-year-old Scherzer allowed two runs in five and two-thirds innings for the Blue Jays, who have outscored the Mariners 21-6 in Seattle after losing the first two games at home.

Continue reading...

Published: October 17, 2025, 4:06 am

NFL hot seat index: which coaches are running out of time?

Image

The Titans’ firing of Brian Callahan has kicked off the annual bloodletting. With several clubs’ playoff hopes already in peril, there are toasty seats across the league

The Tennessee Titans’ firing Brian Callahan this week signaled the unofficial start of the coaching carousel.

Six weeks into the season, a league built for parity is finding there is little to go around. Nearly half (14) of the league’s teams this season are two games over .500. Three others have winning records and another three (the Chiefs, Panthers and Commanders) are 3-3 with an upward trajectory.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:41 pm

Majority of South American federations oppose 64-team World Cup proposal

Image

  • Seven Conmebol members do not support expansion

  • Impact on World Cup qualifying cited as main factor

The proposed expansion of the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams is facing opposition from within Conmebol, the South American confederation that would benefit from staging the extra matches.

The Guardian has learned that seven out of the 10 Conmebol members have expressed concerns about the expansion plan, which is being driven by the federations of Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:26 pm

Carter Hart to join Vegas Golden Knights after being acquitted of sexual assault

Image

  • Goaltender joins Vegas after high-profile acquittal

  • NHL reinstatement process bars play until December

  • Bettman says teams must decide on own standards

Goaltender Carter Hart has agreed to sign with the Vegas Golden Knights, becoming the first of the five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players to land an NHL contract since they were acquitted of sexual assault in a high-profile case.

Vegas announced an agreement with undisclosed terms for Hart on Thursday, the second day after the window opened for the players to sign.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:30 pm

Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92

Image

Kanchha Sherpa was part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, has died at the age of 92, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

Kanchha died early on Thursday at his home in Kapan, Kathmandu district, said Phur Gelje Sherpa, the association’s president.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:12 pm

Pitch Points: could Italy really miss another World Cup? And why has Wirtz started slowly at Liverpool?

Image

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions on a regular basis. In today’s column, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of them

By the time next summer’s World Cup kicks off, it’ll have been 12 years since Italy last played at the tournament they have won more times (four) than any other nation besides Brazil (five) and Germany (also four). The way things are going, the Azzurri’s 12-year wait for World Cup qualification could become a 16-year one at the very least.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:00 am

Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages

Image

Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the state

Authorities in Alaska are staging a major evacuation operation, relocating hundreds of people in one of the “most significant” airlifts in the state’s history, after a storm decimated two villages along the south-west coast over the weekend.

More than 1,500 people were displaced after the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, battering the area with fierce winds, rain and record-breaking storm surge that caused some homes to float off their foundations.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:54 pm

Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s cofounder, dies aged 74

Image

The musician died following injuries suffered during a fall in his recording studio last month

Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Kiss, has died aged 74.

The musician, who inspired a generation of guitarists and performed on Kiss’ first nine albums, died on Thursday in a New Jersey hospital after suffering injuries during a recent fall, his family said in a statement.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:50 pm

Trinidad citizens believed killed in US airstrike off Venezuela coast identified

Image

Rishi Samaroo and Chad ‘Charpo’ Joseph believed to have been on boat Trump alleged was carrying drugs to US

Family members and neighbours have identified two men from Trinidad and Tobago who are believed to be among six people killed in a US airstrike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs from Venezuela.

Without providing evidence, Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the strike in international waters had killed six “narcoterrorists” and claimed that “intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics” and it was “associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks”.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:46 pm

Illinois governor JB Pritzker won $1.4m gambling last year, tax filings reveal

Image

Pritzker, a billionaire, says he plans to donate winnings from playing blackjack on Las Vegas trip

The Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, made more than $1.4m while gambling in Las Vegas last year, according to federal tax filings released by his campaign team.

Pritzker, already a billionaire with a family net worth of $41.6bn, who is widely seen as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, won the money after playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino while on vacation with his wife and friends, according to his campaign spokesperson.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:30 pm

Spotify partnering with multinational music companies to develop ‘responsible’ AI products

Image

Market-leading music streamer collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups to create new AI features

Spotify has announced it is teaming up with the world’s biggest music companies to develop “responsible” artificial intelligence products that respect artists’ copyright.

The market-leading music streamer is collaborating with the Sony, Universal and Warner music groups – whose combined rosters feature artists including Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift – to create new AI features.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:49 pm

Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation

Image

Critics say referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution is president’s latest pro-extractivist move

Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing a wave of state intimidation ahead of a national referendum next month on whether to rewrite the world’s only constitution that recognises the rights of nature.

The pressure is being applied by the rightwing president, Daniel Noboa, who has begun his second term with a Trumpian agenda of consolidating power and sweeping away legal and social barriers to extractivist businesses, such as mining.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:00 pm

Woman alleged to have tortured and killed 12-year-old to stand trial in France

Image

Killing of Lola Daviet three years ago led to outcry after far right was accused of exploiting her death for political gain

A woman who allegedly abused and tortured a 12-year-old girl before leaving her to suffocate will go on trial for murder on Friday in a case that has shocked France and caused political waves.

Lola Daviet’s body was found stuffed into a plastic trunk that had been dumped on the street near her home.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:09 pm

Four dead as Kenyan security forces fire on crowds mourning Raila Odinga

Image

Thousands gather in Nairobi to pay respects to veteran opposition leader, prompting chaotic scenes at stadium

Four people have been killed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after security forces fired shots and teargas to disperse huge crowds at a stadium where the body of the opposition leader Raila Odinga was lying in state.

Odinga, a major figure in Kenyan politics for decades who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president five times, died on Wednesday aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:24 pm

Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds

Image

Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found.

The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by European carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:00 am

Brazil to ask countries at Cop30 to vastly increase biofuel use, leak suggests

Image

Exclusive: Document sets draft pledge for leaders gathering at climate summit to increase use of controversial fuels

Brazil will ask countries to quadruple the global use of “sustainable fuels”, including controversial biofuels, despite concerns from environmental experts, the Guardian has learned.

A leaked document seen by the Guardian sets out a draft pledge for world leaders gathering for the Cop30 climate conference next month in Brazil to increase the use of “sustainable fuels” – chiefly biofuels and biogas, but also hydrogen – in the next decade by four times compared with 2024 levels.

By 2030, biofuel crops would require land the size of France, which would make it equivalent to the sixth-largest country in terms of arable land use globally

A fifth of vegetable oil is used for cars rather than food.

That 3,000 litres of water are needed to drive 100km on biofuels.

That solar panels could create as much energy as biofuels while using just 3% as much land.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:04 pm

Different croaks: new frog and gecko species discovered on remote island in Australia’s north

Image

Researchers on expedition to Dauan Island heard two distinct frog calls in the rain and ‘sure enough, they were species new to science’

Three new animal species – two frogs and a gecko – have been discovered on a remote island in Australia’s north.

The animals were found on Dauan Island, a 3 sq km island in the far northern Torres Strait that is dominated by boulder fields.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:01 pm

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised

Image

Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are reshaping them.

Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are reshaping them.

As storm-chasing seabirds, Desertas petrels seek out hurricanes that draw deep-sea creatures to the surface. Only about 200 pairs remain, although the population is stable.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 8:00 am

Trump plans to switch anti-terror funds from Democratic to Republican states

Image

Overhaul of $1bn post-9/11 program would shift funds to states that voted for Trump in 2024 election

The Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states toward those led by Republicans, government records show, as it overhauls a $1bn program created after the 9/11 attacks.

Twelve Democratic-led states are suing to block the cuts, alleging that the Trump administration is trying to punish them for not cooperating with federal immigration agents.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:30 pm

Ex-Catholic priest exploited family deaths to abuse disabled boy, police allege

Image

Mark Ford, extradited from Indiana to New Orleans jail, faces life in prison if convicted of sexual abuse charges

A man working as a Roman Catholic priest in New Orleans positioned himself as a mentor to a young disabled boy grieving two family deaths – and then exploited the proximity to abuse him for years, police allege.

Those details are contained in criminal court records generated by the arrest of Mark Francis Ford in Indiana in September as well as his subsequent transfer to New Orleans’s jail, a process which was completed late on Tuesday.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 am

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Image

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages – including one in which rape was called “epic”, and another in which someone wrote “I love Hitler” – as youthful indiscretions.

Vance, speaking on a new episode of the Charlie Kirk Show, the podcast run by colleagues of the late conservative activist, suggested that the participants in the leaked chats were much younger than they in fact are. Some of the participants are barely younger than the 41-year-old vice-president.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:04 am

Church of Norway says sorry to LGBTQ+ people for ‘shame, great harm and pain’

Image

Presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveit says discrimination and harassment should ‘never have happened’

Against a backdrop of red stage curtains at one of Oslo’s most prominent LGBTQ+ spaces, the Church of Norway apologised for the discrimination and harm it had inflicted.

“The church in Norway has caused LGBTQ+ people shame, great harm and pain,” the presiding bishop, Olav Fykse Tveit, said on Thursday. “This should never have happened and that is why I apologise today.”

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:42 pm

‘It’s been a shock’: Taylor Swift fans flock to see German museum’s Ophelia

Image

Depiction of Shakespeare character by Friedrich Heyser believed to have inspired pop superstar’s new music video

A 200-year-old museum in Germany has found itself in the eye of a storm of delighted Taylor Swift fans when it emerged that one of the probable inspirations for the music video of her new song The Fate of Ophelia was hanging on its wall.

In the opening scene of the clip for the first song on Swift’s blockbuster new album The Life of a Showgirl, one of the world’s biggest pop stars assumes the role of the tragic Shakespearean character. The video, released earlier this month, was watched more than 27m times on YouTube in the first three days.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:23 pm

‘Inherently cruel’: Canadian parents say citizenship bill erodes rights of children adopted abroad

Image

Rule would require adopted children born abroad to prove ‘substantial connection’ to Canada to pass on citizenship

Canadian parents of children adopted abroad say a proposed citizenship bill represents a “shocking and unconscionable” erosion of their children’s rights by the governing Liberals.

The federal government is in the midst of overhauling the Citizenship Act so Canadians born abroad can pass citizenship to further generations born abroad. The bill would also restore or grant citizenship descendants who were excluded under older citizenship laws.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 am

Catalonia’s Socialist president: tackling inequality can blunt separatist and far-right voices

Image

In an interview, Salvador Illa tells of ‘pragmatic approach’ as he seeks to persuade voters about benefits of coexistence with Madrid

Catalonia’s Socialist president has said his party’s focus on tackling inequality can win over voters who are tempted by pro-independence and far-right voices as he seeks to persuade Catalans of the benefits of coexistence with the central government in Madrid after years of turmoil.

Salvador Illa, a close ally of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been in the post since August 2024 and leads the first Catalan parliament in 44 years without a pro-independence majority.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:36 pm

Elliott Gould remembers Diane Keaton – ‘We snuck into a bush and she said: “This is called making out”’

Image

Gould and Keaton made three movies together. He recalls a co-star who was professional, original, and remarkably down to earth

I was shocked when I heard about Diane’s passing. I loved her. There was nobody like her. Bright, talented, generous, and very smart and witty. She had more than just a sense of humour; she was hysterical. Whatever it was, she just had it.

The first time I saw her was in a deodorant commercial where she bit somebody’s ear. Everything about her was original. I’d be interested in anything she was involved in because she was so keen and so smart and so witty. And anybody who got to work with her was in for a treat – as I later found.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:00 am

Pop-rock wizard Todd Rundgren: ‘When I met John Lennon, he was a bundle of rags with nothing to say’

Image

As he tours the UK, the musician answers your questions on making Bat Out of Hell with Meat Loaf, squabbles with XTC and the Band, and wiring his studio while high

I Saw the Light is extraordinarily brilliant. How did you write it? Eamonmcc
I was still learning about songwriting and by the time I got to Something/Anything? [1972, featuring I Saw the Light] I was slipping into formula – verse, chorus, bridge and so on, always about the girl or boy who broke your heart. I moved my hands about the keyboard and 20 minutes later that song was done. It’s partly why I went completely off the grid for my next album, A Wizard, a True Star [1973] – because I realised I couldn’t keep cranking out songs in 20 minutes about that one relationship in high school. The prettiest girl in school had suddenly taken a shine to me – I think because I had long hair, which was also the reason her dad made her break up with me, which messed me up pretty bad.

Wikipedia says A Wizard, a True Star was “heavily informed by Rundgren’s hallucinogenic experiences”. Were you actually taking LSD? mjhmjh
I didn’t smoke or drink anything until my first album [Runt, in 1970]. In my first band they’d smoke pot and the rehearsal would turn into a 30-minute giggling session. Then, when I was 21 I was living in [rhythm section] the Sales brothers’ house and their mom said “I can’t believe you’ve never had a drink” and got me drunk. Then my best friend who was studying to be a psychiatrist suggested I try psychoactives. I trusted him implicitly, so I did. I was taking drugs occasionally throughout the building of the studio. Not when we were doing the music – I had to run the sessions – but I remember lying on my back as high as a kite trying to do the wiring. Through psychoactives I discovered there was more going on in my head than that high school relationship.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:35 pm

Back of the net! Steve Coogan film roles – ranked

Image

As Manchester’s finest turns 60, with new film Saipan coming soon, we rank the British comedy hero’s best big-screen performances, from Tropic Thunder and Mindhorn to Philomena and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. A-Ha!

Steve Coogan entered the unofficial British comedy hall of fame at the tender age of 30, when he joined four of the Pythons and the likes of Stephen Fry and Victoria Wood in this largely forgotten version of the classic children’s tale. Bedecked in a long scarf and wearing rimless specs, he puts in a respectably twitchy turn as Mole alongside Eric Idle’s Rat and Terry Jones’s Toad.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:46 pm

Black Phone 2 review – hit horror sequel lumbers toward Elm Street

Image

Ethan Hawke’s child-killing murderer returns from the dead to become a joke-free, low-rent Freddy Krueger in a follow-up that leaves us cold

Arriving as the re-activated Stephen King machine was still churning out adaptations, quality be damned, The Black Phone felt like a lazy fanboy tribute. With its 1970s small-town setting, high school cast, psychic kids and gnarly neighbourhood villain, it was close to pastiche and, like the very worst of King’s stories, it was also inelegantly overstuffed.

Funnily enough the call came from inside the family home, as it was based on a short story from King’s son Joe Hill, over-extended into a film that was a surprise $161m hit. It was the story of the Grabber, a sadistic killer of young boys who would revel in elongating the ritual of their deaths. While sexual abuse was never mentioned, there was something inescapably queer-coded about the character and the historical touchpoints/moral panics he was clearly supposed to refer to, reinforced by Ethan Hawke playing him with a certain swishy, effeminate flare (even before his appearance, the word fag had also been liberally used). But the film was too opaque to ever really admit that and even without that uneasiness, it was too busily plotted and too high on its exhaustingly grubby nastiness to work as anything more than an undiscerning sleepover nightmare fuel.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:01 am

Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury prize for his album People Watching

Image

Geordie singer-songwriter’s album reached No 1 on the UK album chart and led to a series of stadium-sized concerts this summer

Sam Fender is the winner of the 2025 Mercury prize, for his chart-topping album People Watching.

Announcing the award, Sian Eleri, BBC radio DJ and one of the judges on the judging panel, said the album was characterised by “cohesion, character and ambition. It felt like a classic album, one that will take pride of place in record collections for years to come.”

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:14 pm

‘Chuck was breaking beer bottles over his own head’: thrash metal legends Testament on 40 years of mayhem

Image

After their lead singer shed his glam rock spandex, the band became rivals to thrash’s Big Four. Still releasing potent high-octane riffage, they retread their path through cancer scares and jazz detours

In the Bay Area of mid-1980s California, a heavy metal scene was forming that was angrier, louder and much, much faster than anything that came before: thrash. Progenitors Metallica are the most well-known of its alumni, but this corner of the West Coast spawned dozens of other brilliant bands seemingly unbounded by tempo, or sometimes even melody.

With their blistering, high-octane riffing and superb technical chops, one of the most formidable and resilient is Testament. Despite having enough lineup changes to rival the Fall, cancer scares and the 1990s grunge takeover that edged out cut-off denim for plaid shirts, Testament are still selling out tours, gnashing at the heels of the commercially dominating Big Four metal bands – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – and releasing new records with just as much vigour. The most recent, Para Bellum, came out last week.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 9:00 am

Hekate by Nikita Gill review – the ancient Greek goddess works magic in this retelling

Image

Hekate is a traumatised youngster looking for love and a sense of belonging in this novel imagined in verse

Hekate, the Greek goddess of magic and the underworld, is the prototypal witch known to many from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, where she chastises the weird sisters for their meddling. Along with witchcraft and necromancy, Hekate is also associated with boundaries and crossroads, acting as protector and guide to lost travellers. In art, she is commonly depicted holding torches to show the way, and accompanied by a black dog or serpent.

In Hekate the Witch, the poet Nikita Gill reimagines the life of this enigmatic goddess in verse. Born during a war between the old Titan rulers and new Gods of Olympia, Hekate is birthed alone by her Titan mother, Asteria, who tells her she is destined for greatness. The pair live alone in a dilapidated palace but are forced to flee when Zeus and Poseidon come to enslave them. Seeking refuge in the Underworld, Asteria is denied entry but Hekate, still a Godling, is admitted and taken into the care of Styx and Hades. There, she briefly meets her father, Perses, chained to a mountain after the Titan defeat, who predicts a future for his daughter in which “the dead will bow to you as you move in their wake”.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:00 pm

Lyra’s last story – exclusive extract from Philip Pullman’s final instalment in The Book of Dust trilogy

Image

Thirty years ago, Northern Lights introduced the world to Lyra Belacqua. Now, Pullman completes her story in The Rose Field – plus listen to an audiobook extract read by Michael Sheen

She washed herself as well as she could in the little basin with its lukewarm water, and looked in the mirror dispassionately. The bruises on her face were fading, but she was tanned by the sun, and her cheeks and the bridge of her nose not far off from being actually burnt, so she must find some cream or ointment to deal with that. A broad-brimmed hat would help too.

She spread a very little of the rose salve on her nose and lips, her cheekbones and forehead. Then she sat down and thought about Ionides.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 10:00 am

The Captive by Kit Burgoyne review – a literary novelist tries his hand at pulp horror

Image

A kidnapping goes the way of the occult in a gory, wildly entertaining romp from Ned Beauman, writing under a pseudonym

As we meet Luke, a nervous footsoldier in a revolutionary cell, he is on the point of carrying out his first proper operation. He and his colleagues – veteran activist Cam, and fire-in-her-belly true believer Rosa – are about to kidnap Adeline Woolsaw, 23-year-old scion of an obscenely wealthy clan who run an outsourcing company called the Woolsaw Group.

The company’s parasitic, money-grabbing, cost-shaving, data-siphoning activities stand for everything that is sinister and wrong with the conjunction of capitalism and state power. But the problem its opponents have is that the Woolsaw Group’s activities are so far-reaching, and its public profile so blandly corporate, that the public can’t be persuaded to pay any attention to its wickedness: “it’s ‘the largest public service outsourcing company in the UK’, which is so boring your brain just switches off. Which is good for the Woolsaw Group.” The hope of our wee terror cell, essentially, is that kidnapping the Woolsaws’ daughter will wake people up by putting a human face on it.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:00 am

ROG Xbox Ally X review – like nothing handheld gaming has seen before, for better or worse

Image

Xbox’s portable console combines the openness of PC gaming and Microsoft’s desire for you to play its titles anywhere – but it doesn’t come cheap or without hitches

The ROG Xbox Ally X, the handheld console collaboration from Asus and Microsoft, is an impressive, yet expensive, piece of gaming tech. The pricier of the two portable gaming devices dropping on 16 October, the all-black ROG Xbox Ally X will cost you a cool £799 (€899/$999/A$1599) to sample its splendour. (The less powerful ROG Xbox Ally, which comes in white, will run you £499/€599/$599/A$999.) Thankfully, the pricier option has said splendour in spades.

I’ve put the ROG Xbox Ally X through its paces for the last few weeks, playing indie darlings and massive role-playing games throughout my apartment. Though the price tag is certainly a shocker (the Steam Deck OLED, a direct competitor, costs £479/€569/$549/A$899 for its cheaper model), the power packed into this comparatively smaller frame (291 x 122 x 51mm) is like nothing the portable gaming market has seen before.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:21 pm

Diane Keaton died of pneumonia, family reveals

Image

Actor’s family thanks the public for ‘the extraordinary messages of love and support’ for ‘beloved Diane’, who died on 11 October aged 79

Diane Keaton died of pneumonia, the Oscar-winning actor’s family have revealed, as they expressed their thanks for the “extraordinary” response to her death last week.

“The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and support they have received these past few days on behalf of their beloved Diane, who passed away from pneumonia on October 11,” the family said in a statement to People.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:34 am

Britney Spears calls claims in Kevin Federline’s memoir ‘extremely hurtful’

Image

Singer disputes account in ex-husband’s memoir You Thought You Knew, in which he says she behaved erratically around their sons

Britney Spears has responded to her ex-husband Kevin Federline’s claims in his upcoming memoir about their marriage, calling his depiction of her “extremely hurtful and exhausting”.

In You Thought You Knew, Federline details his two-year marriage with Spears and their divorce in 2007, which was followed by a protracted battle over custody of their two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:05 am

Frank Lazarus obituary

Image

My friend Frank Lazarus, who has died aged 86, was a versatile actor, pianist and, most of all, writer of musicals, with a play that enjoyed a long run on Broadway.

In 1979 he teamed up with the comedy writer Dick Vosburgh in a Marx Brothers-inspired double-header, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. Frank composed the music and Vosburgh wrote the book and lyrics. It journeyed from the small New End theatre in Hampstead, London, to the May Fair theatre in the West End, followed by 17 months on Broadway (at the John Golden theatre in New York) and a tour of the US and Canada.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 4:11 pm

You be the judge: should my housemates bring the bins in?

Image

Mohammed alleges that his flatmate Ben isn’t doing his bit when it comes to the garbage. You decide who is talking rubbish
Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

If the bins are left out for ages, our neighbours don’t like it and random people chuck rubbish in

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 7:00 am

‘We keep wine in caves and cathedrals’: an eating and drinking tour of Burgos, Spain

Image

A Norman Foster-designed ‘wine cathedral’, Hobbit-style cellars and a Petra-lookalike church are drawing attention to this tasty corner of the Ribera del Duero in northern Spain

‘We can talk about culture, churches, monasteries, whatever, but the main thing here is eating and drinking.” My guide, Loreto Esteban Guijarro, is keen to ensure I have my priorities straight. I’m with Loreto to discover the food and wine culture of Spain’s Burgos province, a high-altitude area ringed by distant mountains. In summer the days are hot, and at night temperatures plummet. To thrive in these extremes, the food, the wine, and even perhaps the people, are robust and straight-talking.

I’m staying deep in wine country at the rural Posada de Pradoray, built as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Lerma in 1601. The thick stone walls, dark polished wood and heavy doors leading to simple rooms with vineyard views suggest little has changed in this landscape for centuries. Burgos is part of the Ribera del Duero wine region which stretches for 71 miles following the Duero River through the provinces of Burgos, Segovia, Soria and Valladolid.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 6:00 am

Instant coffee just beat drip – we were stunned too

Image

Sometimes simple wins: why instant coffee might deserve a second look

Each week in the Filter US newsletter we cut through the noise to bring you smart, practical recommendations on how to live better – from what is worth buying to the tools, habits and ideas that actually last.

As the Filter US’s new editorial coordinator, I was thrilled that my first assignment allowed me to write about something I can’t live without: coffee. And I’ll confess, I consider myself quite the coffee snob. Every morning, I sit at my tiny New York City kitchen table, trying (and often failing) to solve a crossword puzzle, while enjoying my first cup of the day.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 2:00 pm

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for baked leek and egg gratin | A kitchen in Rome

Image

Soft leeks topped with halved boiled eggs and smothered in a blanket of cheesy bechamel: what’s not to like?

While sorting out some books the other day, as well as gathering a pile to give away or sell, I spent a large part of two hours looking for books I know I once had, and trying to remember if I had loaned or lost them. And then, in the case of one particular book, ordering another copy. Ten out, one in: not terrible.

The book I (re)ordered was Beaneaters and Bread Soup, by Lori de Mori and the photographer Jason Lowe. Gathered over decades of living just outside Florence, the book is a collection of wonderful, practical Tuscan recipes, and also tells a story of Tuscan food through portraits of photogenic local artisans: a chestnut grower, a bee keeper, a man who makes knives … I would mention more if I could find the book, which I suspect was borrowed and never returned – you know who you are! (Unless I have got this wrong and it is behind the bookcase.)

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 5:00 am

Californians wary yet supportive of proposal to redraw voting maps: ‘This is a tactical measure’

Image

Proposition 50 is part of the Democratic governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter Texas’s gerrymandered maps

California is set to vote on a new congressional map in November, part of a plan by the governor, Gavin Newsom, and state Democrats to deliver up to five new Democrat-held seats in the US Congress.

The plan is a direct effort to counter a Republican-led push in Texas, which will give the GOP a five-seat advantage in the upcoming midterms.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 1:00 pm

75% of Americans report soaring prices as Trump claims inflation ‘over’

Image

Exclusive poll: Inflation remains a concern despite president’s pledge to reduce prices on ‘day one’

Nine months after Donald Trump took office, promising to reduce prices on “day one”, a clear majority of Americans say their monthly costs have risen by between $100 and $749, according to an exclusive new poll conducted for the Guardian.

The president has continued to insist that there is “virtually no inflation”. “Prices are ‘WAY DOWN’ in the USA,” Trump wrote on social media in late August.

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 11:00 am

The longest breath holder and a Virginia creeper: photos of the day – Thursday

Image

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Continue reading...

Published: October 16, 2025, 12:00 pm

Health/Science - Show - Books/Arts - Travel - Sport - Blog - Privacy - Main Sitemap - Cotact - Blog Sitemap