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Texas welder called ‘highway hero’ for stopping unconscious driver

Rene Villarreal-Albe averted possible crash by pulling truck up to car and halting it as driver faced medical episode

Trump’s Iran war will reinforce North Korea’s view that nuclear weapons are the only path to security

As speculation mounts that Kim Jong-un and Trump could meet this month, analysts say Pyongyang will continue to see nuclear weapons as a matter of survival

Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time

Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people

Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz

Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have braved ‘chicken run’ since US president’s promise on Friday

Shots fired at US consulate in Canada as police investigate incident

No injuries were reported after authorities found evidence of a discharged firearm near the consulate in Toronto

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’

I wrote about the MIT professor who is leading a review of Covid-19 vaccine safety for Robert F Kennedy Jr's HHS. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis As the US space agency misses its launch window for the second month, smaller firms continue work on their parts

Here's a little piece I did with the space startup Lunar Outpost and its co-founder/CEO Justin Cyrus as it works to get rovers on the moon www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’

Who's the person RFK Jr picked to review COVID-19 vaccine safety? @skirchy.bsky.social finds scientists and public health experts say he has failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research on the topic www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Folding teams, a labor fight, and … expansion? The USL’s structure allows for it all to happen The organization that runs most of US lower-league soccer is making a big push after the 2026 World Cup – is it a bridge too far?

NEW: The USL has enjoyed a decade of dominating the lower league landscape. Since 2015, 20 of its independent clubs have folded - the latest just two weeks before the 2026 season.

Is the USL’s structure built to handle even more jeopardy with pro/rel? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’

After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed – to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end

Missouri drops murder charge against man who opened fire at Super Bowl rally

Man was among at least six people who started shooting outside Union Station in state, which has adopted stand your ground law

Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant

Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’

Trump cheers FBI subpoena of Arizona 2020 election records

Request for records related to election audit appears latest part of Trump effort to spread false claims about voting

How high could oil go, and what might the global economic fallout be?

There is talk of crude surpassing its record high of 2008 with potentially dire effects for consumers and businesses

CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane leaves network: ‘I look forward to some independence’

Justice correspondent most known for his January 6 Capitol riot coverage, is latest to quit Bari Weiss-led network

A perfect pillow, a ‘bargain’ Ikea mattress and more: the best sleep products on sale right now

From a bestselling Coop pillow to the Hatch sunrise alarm clock, these editor-tested picks are discounted for sleep awareness week

Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war

Republican senator warns of ‘consequences’ if kingdom does not join US strikes against Iranians

Et tutu, Timothée? Backlash mounts over Chalamet snipes at opera and ballet

Jamie Lee Curtis is among a number of prominent figures to take exception to the Oscar nominee for disparaging artforms ‘no one cares about any more’

Rosanna Arquette says Quentin Tarantino’s use of N-word in Pulp Fiction is ‘racist and creepy’

Arquette says 1994 film is ‘great on may levels’ but she ‘cannot stand that [the director] has been given a hall pass’

How Trump turmoil is driving more people to the therapist’s office: ‘This is all upside down’

As ‘political depression’ enters public discourse, therapists are encouraging people to engage with their communities

‘I am trying to live’: Haitians in Mexico seek community despite broken immigration systems

Funding cuts, US political pressure and bureaucratic delays have left thousands of Haitians facing prolonged uncertainty in Tapachula

She was arrested for holding a protest sign in small-town California: ‘This is a testing ground’

Jenny O’Connell-Nowain was put under house arrest and her husband, Benjamin, lost his job after they protested at board of supervisors meetings

Golf club firm owned by Trump’s sons merges with drone manufacturer

Merger to take drone firm public is latest business move by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr as father is in White House

Ohio State University president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’

Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr says he ‘made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership’

Two teens charged over ‘Islamic State-inspired’ attack outside Mamdani home

Pair charged with throwing explosive devices during anti-Islam protest described by mayor as ‘appalling’

A Mississippi mother couldn’t find accurate sex ed for her kids. So she started a class at church

As states scale back requirements for comprehensive sex ed, some parents and faith communities are stepping in to teach what schools won’t

Court records reveal gutting of DHS oversight: ‘Incredibly dangerous’

White House claims watchdogs perform ‘all required functions’, but number of deaths in custody at 20-year high

California gas prices rise above $5 a gallon amid US war with Iran

West coast state’s average cost per gallon has climbed $0.55 since the conflict in Middle East began over a week ago

Seventh US service member killed in war with Iran identified

Benjamin N Pennington, 26, died from injuries sustained during an Iranian strike on an airbase in Saudi Arabia

Somali Americans hounded by ICE and rightwing ‘influencers’ on edge in Ohio: ‘I’m scared to go outside’

ICE launched ‘Operation Buckeye’ and ‘influencers’ claimed Somalis are running fraudulent businesses after Trump repeatedly used racist language against group in December