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Vonn places 14th in super-G at St MoritzUS star announced comeback last monthLindsey Vonn finished 14th position in a super-G on Saturday to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40.Vonn crossed the line 1.18 seconds behind winner Cornelia Huetter.…

American confidence in the courts has hit a record low across party lines. This is worrying – if not surprisingThe US supreme court has been hijacked by the extreme right and corrupted to its core.American oligarchs bestow millions in gifts and largesse on…

More people are avoiding ‘boring’ or ‘depressing’ news for scrolling social media, but accurate reporting has never been more vitalThe other night I broke a long-cherished habit. At home in time for the BBC News at 10, I could only manage a couple of…

Instability is growing, Putin’s hybrid war in Europe is heating up and for fear of escalation we have encouraged global nuclear proliferationThere are human activities in which both sides can win. War is not one of them. Either Ukraine wins this war or…

As a foreign correspondent, home was never a fixed location. I’ve finally learned it’s about who you share it withIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeThe first time it happened I wrote…

Measure averting government shutdown did not include demand by president-elect to raise debt ceilingThe US Senate has approved a stop-gap funding measure to avert a government shutdown shortly after a midnight deadline with a bill that defied Donald Trump’s…

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Democrats had put emphasis on federal courts following Trump’s first term, when he filled three supreme court seatsJoe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor’s total by one…

The continuing resolution passed with 366 yea votes and 34 nays. This blog is now closed.Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal failsThe US government could shut down. Here’s what to knowBesides bringing the federal government to…

President-elect, yet to take office, faces internal rebellion, with the specter of ‘President Musk’ looming largeDonald Trump is still a month away from returning to the White House and already his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill is fraying,…

Group of nine plaintiffs allege administration has abandoned them and their familiesA group of Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza have sued the Biden administration, alleging it has abandoned them and their families, leaving them trapped in a war zone…

The lizard species, one of the world’s largest, is native to Australia and is rarely seen outside that countryTwo new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said on Thursday.Perentie…

Company went into bankruptcy in January 2023 under $1.7bn in debt, but remaining $800m too much to overcomeThe party is over at Party City, once the largest supplier of balloons and other fun-time supplies in the US, as the company announced Friday it was…

Richard Allen received the maximum term for the killings in Delphi of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls has been sentenced to 130 years in prison – the maximum term the trial judge…

More than a dozen schools warn international students of visa threat, with some urging them to return to campusUS colleges and universities are issuing warnings to their international students to return to campus before Donald Trump assumes office as president…

Move is in response to continuing reports of mysterious drone flights and speculations into their originsFederal aviation authorities have extended a month-long drone ban over New Jersey to parts of New York state as mysterious overflights continue to roil the…

The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startlingFive years ago, the science fiction writer Cory Doctorow published a short story whose plot might seem eerily similar to followers of the past few…

If lawmakers don’t secure a spending deal before Friday midnight, all nonessential government functions will pauseWhat is the US debt ceiling?US politics – live updatesA government shutdown looms after Republicans in Congress failed on Thursday to pass a…

An effective fight against the president-elect requires a struggle that takes the frustrations of working-class voters seriouslyAs Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, many have begun to debate how best to build a committed political opposition. Instead…

State’s energy and carbon management commission said fraudulent pollution data was reported for at least 344 wellsOil and gas companies operating in Colorado have submitted hundreds of environmental impact reports with “falsified” laboratory data since…

Commentator claims he was target of man holding a gun and crossbow who was later fatally shot by Illinois policeThe far-right American political activist Nick Fuentes said he was a possible target of a man later fatally shot by Illinois police after the man…

Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workersA company owned by two of Donald Trump’s top mega-donors has…

Walkouts will start in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, after union said it was making little progress with chain’s owners over pay and conditionsWorkers at Starbucks stores in three cities plan to go on strike on Friday after a union representing more than…

Some in church case worry whether connections mean they are getting a ‘fair shake’Links have continued surfacing between a bankruptcy case in Houston that forced a judge there to resign – while thrusting him under FBI investigation – and a contentious,…

President-elect reignites fears of a trade war as he says bloc must make up its ‘tremendous deficit’ with USThe US president-elect, Donald Trump, has warned the EU that it will face trade tariffs on its exports to the US unless its member states buy more…

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I looked at Manhattan, trying to work out how a person like me could exist in it. The snow settled on my lashes and I knew I was homeIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeThe winter night I…

Chargers wins 34-27 over Broncos on Thursday nightLA take advantage of obscure rule in comeback winTrailing 21-13 at halftime Thursday night against the Denver Broncos, some wondered if the Los Angeles Chargers had any resolve left after going through their…

He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bullyElon Musk is, more or less, a rogue state. His intentions are self-serving and nefarious, and his nation-state level…