Aya Nakamura is a proud Black woman. Is that why she’s not 'French enough’ for the Paris…
22m By Rokhaya DialloShe is the world’s most listened-to French-speaking artist – but in France, hostility towards her goes beyond the far rightSince the start of her career, Aya Nakamura has faced setbacks, discrimination and harassment every step of the way. Nakamura is a…Israel delegation to visit US over Biden concerns on Rafah offensive – video
Mon 9:50pm By Guardian StaffUS national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to reporters after US President Joe Biden warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a call that an Israeli military operation in Rafah would deepen anarchy in Gaza. They agreed that teams from each…California: two men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Mojave desert
Mon 9:42pm By Associated PressJohn Feikema and Christopher Arnet, who prosecutors say used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros, face prison sentencesTwo men who used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros in southern California’s Mojave desert more than two years ago…Peter Navarro: US supreme court denies Trump ally’s bid to avoid prison
Mon 8:49pm By ReutersJustices find ‘no basis to disagree’ with lower court’s ruling after Navarro, former Trump trade adviser, convicted of contemptThe US supreme court on Monday denied a request by Donald Trump’s former aide Peter Navarro to avoid prison while he appeals…Second man charged with stealing Dorothy’s Wizard of Oz ruby slippers
Mon 8:48pm By Abené Clayton and agenciesJerry Hal Saliterman, 76, of Minnesota allegedly threatened to release a sex tape of a woman if she told anyone about the caperNearly five months after an ailing man with a history of theft admitted to stealing the shining shoes worn by Judy Garland in The…US foundation cancels RBG awards for Musk and Murdoch after backlash
Mon 7:04pm By Martin Pengelly in WashingtonDwight D Opperman Foundation had planned to give award named for late supreme court justice to Tesla chief and News Corp mogul A foundation which stirred controversy by planning to give awards named for the late US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to…Teenage twin sisters stabbed, one fatally, at New York deli
Mon 6:42pm By Adria R WalkerSanyia Spain, 19, said that attacker made advances towards her and her sister Samyia and violently retaliated when they declinedEarly Sunday morning in New York’s Park Slope neighborhood, 19-year-old twins Samyia and Sanyia Spain were stabbed by an unknown…Nearly 130,000 children exposed to lead-tainted drinking water in Chicago
Mon 6:18pm By Erin McCormickStudy says the 19% of kids using unfiltered tap water have about twice as much lead in their blood as they would otherwiseAbout 129,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead pipes,…No quick Ryder Cup fix for Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton after LIV switch
Mon 5:00pm By Ewan MurrayPair due to receive fines and suspensions from DP World TourBans could stop them playing for Europe at Bethpage in 2025Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will still receive fines and suspensions from the DP World Tour because of their switch to LIV, in the latest…The Guardian view on Russia’s election: in Stalin’s footsteps | Editorial
Mon 2:40pm By EditorialVladimir Putin’s landslide victory in a fake contest marks the latest phase in a transition from authoritarianism to outright autocracyOne of the curiosities of the Soviet Union was the serious weight its leaders attached to holding elections. In a…Famine is ‘imminent’ here in north Gaza – and I’m watching it begin to unfold | Mahmoud Shalabi
Mon 12:59pm By Mahmoud ShalabiAn entirely human-made tragedy is under way as the world looks on. Israel must open the crossings for aid and aid workers nowHere in the north of Gaza, there is virtually no food available. People are resorting to eating animal feed or bird seed to stay alive.…Criminal fraud trial of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch to begin
Mon 12:33pm By Callum Jones in San FranciscoCo-founder of Autonomy charged with 16 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy in 2011 sale of company to HPA British technology tycoon once lauded as “Britain’s Bill Gates” was the “driving force” behind a “massive” years-long…If I give away a kidney, will it make me a better person? | Zoe Williams
Mon 12:17pm By Zoe WilliamsCould one extravagant pro-social act lead to me finally doing all the other ones I promised to do?It’s great giving blood when you’re O negative. I do absolutely nothing to produce this stuff, I don’t even drink water very often, and yet I have these…Trump lawyers say he can’t post bond covering $454m civil fraud judgment
Mon 12:08pm By Martin Pengelly in Washington and agenciesNew York appeals court judge had ruled ex-president must post bond covering full amount to pause enforcement of judgmentLawyers for Donald Trump said on Monday he could not post a bond covering the full amount of the $454m civil fraud judgment against him…Father of Laken Riley decries politicization of daughter’s murder
Mon 11:41am By Adam Gabbatt and agenciesSuspect in killing of nursing student, 22, is undocumented migrant but father says ‘I think it’s being used politically’The father of Laken Riley, whom authorities suspect was murdered by an undocumented migrant in February, has objected to how he says…Majority in US reject Trump’s immunity claim, including half of Republicans
Mon 11:32am By Martin Pengelly in WashingtonPolls also finds that nearly half of respondents, 46% did not trust the supreme court to issue ‘a fair and nonpartisan ruling’Seventy per cent of American voters, and 48% of Republicans, reject Donald Trump’s claim to be immune from criminal prosecution…Joe Biden has just dealt a big defeat to big tech | Joseph Stiglitz
Mon 11:01am By Joseph StiglitzUS president’s new executive order is an important step towards protecting sensitive personal dataLast year, Joe Biden’s administration infuriated lobbyists representing big tech firms and others that profit from our personal data by denouncing a proposal…Will there ever be another great men’s college basketball team?
Mon 10:29am By Thomas HauserThe best NCAA men’s champions often had years to play together before their stars headed to the NBA. Now most standouts are anxious to get to the prosThe first NCAA men’s basketball tournament was organized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches…Ten Hag’s job is not safe, but Liverpool win will resonate for decades | Jonathan Wilson
Mon 10:16am By Jonathan WilsonThe 4-3 win over Liverpool may not save Erik ten Hag’s job. But it has cemented lasting goodwillSign up to Jonathan’s weekly newsletter hereAnd in the next round, Mark Robins. Football has found itself assailed in recent years by states, oligarchs and…US Volkswagen workers file for union election to join United Auto Workers
Mon 10:04am By Michael SainatoTennessee plant is currently the only Volkswagen plant globally without union representation, according to the UAW Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, filed a petition to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Monday after a supermajority of workers…Mike Johnson tries to stop Republicans battling each other in primaries: ‘Cool it’
Mon 9:54am By Martin Pengelly in WashingtonHouse speaker tells CNN he’s ‘vehemently opposed to member-on-member action in primaries’ The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, asked fractious fellow Republicans to “cool it” and stop fighting each other in displays of “member-on-member action”…United Airlines CEO vows to review recent safety incidents and learn ‘the right lessons’
Mon 9:47am By ReutersIn recent weeks, Unites Airlines planes have had a panel missing, rolled on to the grass at an airport and lost a tire after takeoffUnited Airlines is reviewing recent safety incidents in which it has been involved and using the insights to update safety…Houston’s Fotofest biennial 2024: Critical Geography – in pictures
Mon 9:00am By Sarah GilbertFounded almost 40 years ago, the Fotofest biennial has an ambitious programme of exhibitions, portfolio reviews and artist talks. This year’s central show, curated by Steven Evans, reveals the effects of social, cultural, ecological and political forces on…A year ago Russia jailed Evan Gershkovich for doing journalism. He’s still there | Margaret Sullivan
Mon 6:01am By Margaret SullivanThe 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter’s imprisonment is a gross injustice and an affront to press freedomSign up for Margaret Sullivan’s newsletterThe photograph, framed and in a place of honor, is precious to me. Taken in 2016 outside a Manhattan…March Madness: South Carolina and UConn are top women’s and men’s seeds
Sun 9:11pm By Associated PressGamecocks are women’s No 1 for fourth year in rowHuskies looking to repeat as men’s championsUndefeated South Carolina are the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA tournament, while the reigning male champions, Connecticut, have secured the No 1 overall…Talk of a soft landing for the global economy are premature – many dark scenarios are lurking |…
Sun 8:22am By Larry ElliottBig obstacles to rising living standards remain, from populism to protectionism, military conflict to the climate crisis, and China to Wall StreetCentral bankers are feeling smug. The fears of 12 to 18 months ago that the global economy was likely to crash as…From riches to ankle bracelet: UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s stunning fall
Sat 2:00am By Callum Jones in New York‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ could spend up to 25 years in jail if convicted of fraud in the 2011 sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-PackardMike Lynch, the technology tycoon, once dubbed Britain’s Bill Gates, has spent the past 10 months in San Francisco, with a…Biden: Chuck Schumer's concern about Israel shared by many Americans – video
Fri 3:19pmThe US president, Joe Biden, said the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer's concerns about Israel were shared by many Americans. Biden said: 'I'm not going to elaborate on his speech, he made a good speech and I think he expressed a serious concern shared…
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