US ports to use Covid like tests to identify illegally trafficked seafood species

Why the US is striking the Houthis in Yemen

The US is now striking Houthi targets in Yemen to defend international freedom of navigation, protect American military personnel and respond to direct aggression from a designated terrorist ...

The Hill - 1d

This Crazy Instrument Lets Us Hear How Dinosaurs Might Have Sounded

Using 3D models of ancient skulls, Dinosaur Choir gets us closer than ever to understanding the noises that dinosaurs made.

Wired - Mar. 28

Trump’s tariffs will likely mean ‘higher inflation and slower growth’, says Fed chair

While the US economy remains robust, Jerome Powell cautions there is high uncertainty over its direction. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s global tariffs assault is set to ...

The Guardian - 1d

US prosecutors seek death penalty for Mangione

US court seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing Brian Thompson.

BBC News - 3d

Pentagon watchdog to evaluate Hegseth's use of Signal

The Pentagon inspector general's office said it would evaluate Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss strikes against the Houthis.

CBS News - 1d

Perilous and chaotic, Trump’s ‘liberation day’ endangers the world’s broken economy – and him | Martin Kettle

While the president has identified the need to do things differently, his strategy risks a slump, hitting the very Americans he claims to champion. It would be “liberation day” in the US, the White ...

The Guardian - 2d

Fed chair warns of inflation risk as EU trade chief tells US ‘tariffs are damaging, unjustified’ – US politics live

Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’; Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade commissioner, says he held ‘frank’ talks with US trade officials . People in the US: how have your ...

The Guardian - 22h

Virgin Atlantic warns on signs of slowdown in US demand for transatlantic flights

Biggest US airlines have already reported a slowdown in domestic demand

Financial Times - 4d

NFL set to use new technology to measure first downs over chains

NFL set to use new technology to measure first downs over chains:

Yahoo Sports - 1d

China and US are at each other's throats - and neither is backing down

China's new 34% tax on US imports shows it is ready to tussle with Trump.

BBC News - 1d

Mission Space: Suni Williams & Butch Wilmore Back on Earth After an Epic Mission

The two NASA astronauts tell us how they handled the unexpected after a ten day test flight turned into a nine month stay in space.

NBC News - 4d

NFL to use 'Hawk-Eye' technology to measure first downs in 2025, replacing chain gang measurements

The NFL will use cameras to measure first downs in 2025.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

US sanctions network helping to get weapons for Houthis

The United States sanctioned an alleged network of financial facilitators, procurement operatives and companies Wednesday that are getting weapons, dual-use materials and stolen Ukrainian grain to ...

The Hill - 2d

Pentagon watchdog investigating Hegseth's use of Signal

The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the messaging app Signal to discuss highly sensitive military information, according to a newly ...

The Hill - 1d

US extends deadline to keep TikTok running

The president has granted the app a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires it to either sell its US assets or face a ban.

BBC News - 16h

Trump’s wall of tariffs is likely to raise prices and cause chaos for business

President promised liberation yet may have plunged the US into recession and the world into an economic scramble. Donald Trump is finally making good on his campaign promises to “build that wall” – ...

The Guardian - 2d

SignalGate Is Driving the Most US Downloads of Signal Ever

Scandal surrounding the Trump administration’s Signal group chat has led to a landmark week for the encrypted messaging app’s adoption—its “largest US growth moment by a massive margin.”

Wired - Mar. 27

US anti-abortion group expands campaign in UK

Exclusive: Alliance Defending Freedom, which is funding case of activist Livia Tossici-Bolt, is lobbying against buffer zones around clinics. A rightwing US group backing an anti-abortion ...

The Guardian - 3d

US fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival

A fencer was disqualified from a US women's foil event for refusing to compete against a transgender opponent in an incident that has gone viral online.Turner also said she expected there would be ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 and how is Trump using it?

President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.

CBS News - Mar. 28

Hegseth says US is setting up a ‘war-fighting’ base in Japan

Trump’s defence secretary uses Tokyo trip to call for a strengthening of the deterrence against China

Financial Times - 6d

Who's using the torpedo bats in MLB? A running list that's not just Yankees.

The Yankees aren't the only team using torpedo bats in 2025. Here's a running list.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

US imposes sanctions on 6 senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials

State department says individuals used Beijing national security law ‘extraterritorially’ to pursue rights activists

Financial Times - 4d

Trump tariffs drive imports into US foreign trade zones

Policy uncertainty fuels surge in use of approved facilities that temporarily exempt businesses from paying levies

Financial Times - 4d

Zambia withdraw four US-based players for China trip

Zambia withdraw four US-based players for an upcoming tournament in China because of "travel measures" introduced by Donald Trump's administration.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Tate Modern receives 'transformational' gift from US donors

A painting by the US modern artist Joan Mitchell is "one of the most important" Tate has received.

BBC News - 2d

European banks exposed to risk of US dollar shortfall, says EU watchdog

Banking regulator finds 60 out of 267 banks have insufficient US dollar funding to cover exposures in the currency

Financial Times - 2d

Denmark and Greenland show united front against US 'annexation' threats

The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the US "cannot annex other countries".

BBC News - 1d

Tariffs 'hard to come back from', says US pharma boss

Eli Lilly's boss tells the BBC he is doubtful tariffs will bring jobs to the US or raise billions in taxes.

BBC News - 1d

Rosenberg: Trump takes US-Russia relations on rollercoaster ride

Trying to follow each twist between the US president and Moscow can leave you giddy, says the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.

BBC News - 1d

Microsoft birthday celebration interrupted by employees protesting use of AI by Israeli military

Microsoft's 50th birthday celebration was interrupted by multiple protesters on Friday due the use of the company's AI by the Israeli military.

CNBC - 21h

A deal for TikTok seemingly falls hostage to the US-China trade war

A deal for TikTok seemingly falls hostage to the US-China trade war, sources told ABC News.

ABC News - 3h

I’m 16 and I like a boy, but I have no social skills and don’t know what to do | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Lots of adolescents like you missed out on key developmental stages during Covid. Taking risks is scary – but so is missing opportunities Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in ...

The Guardian - 1d

There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan

It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’. On 29 January, the second Trump administration held its first White House ...

The Guardian - 3d

Wall Street selloff caps brutal week for markets as Trump tariffs rattle investors

Slumps on S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq cap dismal day for global indices but US president doubles down on tariff plan. Wall Street suffered its worst week since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis five ...

The Guardian - 22h

Trump makes sweeping HIV research and grant cuts: ‘setting us back decades’

Trump administration’s slashes to prevention and access expansion likely to erode progress on eliminating epidemic. The federal government has cancelled dozens of grants to study how to prevent ...

The Guardian - 5d

US and UK World Cup bid success boosts hosts but does little for global game | Tom Garry

Tournaments in 2031 and 2035 are likely to be great events but will be hosted by those who need them the least. There is an abundance of reasons why staging the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups in ...

The Guardian - 1d