Prosecutors oppose Luigi Mangione’s push for dismissal of state charges
World news | The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis in New York·2d ago
Manhattan prosecutors filed paperwork on Friday opposing Luigi Mangione’s arguments for dismissing his state-level case in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson.
Pretty Little Liars’ Keegan Allen attacked by masked assailants in LA
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas·2d ago
The Pretty Little Liars actor Keegan Allen was battered and robbed by attackers wielding a knife and gun in West Hollywood, he said on Thursday in a social media video showing him bloodied and...
New York City’s Marble Hill residents furious after ICE shooting: ‘Why do this?’
World news | The Guardianby Auzzy Byrdsell in New York·2d ago
Residents of Manhattan’s Marble Hill neighborhood were furious at federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday but also scared after an officer shot their neighbor who had his child...
AI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say
World news | The Guardianby Reuters·2d ago
Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-powered surveillance cameras and license-plate readers...
Parties prepare for byelection in Farage seat amid speculation over £5m gift inquiry
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·2d ago
Nigel Farage’s rivals are gearing up for a byelection in Clacton in the months ahead, amid speculation that the standards inquiry into his £5m gift is nearing a conclusion.
Two Latvians arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire released on bail
World news | The Guardianby Priya Bharadia and Dan Sabbagh·2d ago
Two Latvian men have been released on bail after being arrested at an RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by the US military and Nato.
Florida execution called off after DeSantis withdraws death warrant for first time
World news | The Guardianby Adam Gabbatt and agencies·2d ago
Ron DeSantis cancelled a planned execution in the state on Friday, days before a 74-year-old man was due to be killed by lethal injection.
Ed Davey faces growing revolt against leadership as senior Lib Dem MP quits
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent·2d ago
Ed Davey is facing a growing revolt against his leadership of the Liberal Democrats, after the resignation of a senior frontbench figure on Friday.
‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
World news | The Guardianby David Smith in Washington·2d ago
The US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad and livestream it to the public, with critics comparing the Trump administration to...
Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Topping Political correspondent·2d ago
When Zack Polanski addressed his campaigners flush with victory after the Gorton and Denton byelection in February, he declared: “Labour’s electoral stranglehold is over.” The election of Hannah...
‘The real deal’: Sagal Abdi-Wali’s journey from child refugee to Labour MP in former PM’s seat
World news | The Guardianby Esther Addley·2d ago
For Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras, being elected to replace Keir Starmer in the north London constituency is “deeply personal”, she said in her acceptance speech.
UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over use of unverified data to back up pay plan
World news | The Guardianby Kevin Rawlinson·2d ago
The head of the UK coastguard agency is facing calls to resign after she was found to have used unverified data to back up her controversial plan to strip rescue officers of their pay.
Trump establishes committee to investigate Fed governor Lisa Cook
World news | The Guardianby Gaya Gupta·2d ago
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is establishing a committee to investigate Lisa Cook, the US Federal Reserve governor, over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud, renewing his...
Christian Bittar has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Partridge·2d ago
Former City trader Christian Bittar has become the eighth person to have his conviction for rigging interest rates quashed, just days after five other former bankers also successfully cleared their...
China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal
World news | The Guardianby Lisa O’Carroll·2d ago
The EU said it has reached a landmark deal with China to “halve” its sales of hybrid cars in the bloc amid fears surging sales could kill off parts of the European car industry.
Democratic Senate candidate responds to anti-trans attacks pushed by Republicans
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·2d ago
Dr Annie Andrews, a Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina, has responded to persistent efforts by Republicans to make trans athletes in women’s sports a wedge issue in the race.
Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists
World news | The Guardianby Nicola Davis Science correspondent·2d ago
Livestreaming an execution could cause post-traumatic stress disorder in the viewing public, mental health experts have said, after the US confirmed plans to broadcast the death by firing squad of...
Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’
World news | The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·2d ago
Robert Jenrick has launched an extended attack on Kemi Badenoch, calling her part of a metropolitan elite and saying a coalition deal with the Tories would be like being “handcuffed to a zombie”.
‘This is not an anti-tech town’: backlash to datacenter in city once home to IBM
World news | The Guardianby Marina Dunbar·2d ago
For decades, East Fishkill helped build New York’s tech industry. The hamlet, located 70 miles north of New York City, was home to a 460-acre campus where IBM researched and manufactured...
Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year
World news | The Guardianby Alexandra Villarreal in New York·3d ago
Elderly Americans can expect to lose an average of $2,152 in annual social security benefits each, a projected 8.6% reduction in their retirement payments, by 2034 and every year after as a direct...
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