news2shortsArizona capital, made drier and hotter by climate crisis, edges towards longest streak without recorded rain The US city of Phoenix is close to breaking another extreme weather record, this time the longest stretch without rain as drought conditions worsen across Arizona. As of Saturday, there had been no recorded rainfall in America’s fifth largest … Read more
Five charts on government data that show what the federal government has made in tariffs and would need to make to accomplish Trump’s tax plans.
Michael McMahon condemns president for commuting death sentence given to Len Davis, 60, over 1994 murder Joe Biden was hypocritical – and “blindsided” the victim’s daughter – when in December he commuted the death sentence given to a corrupt former police officer after he orchestrated the murder of a woman who filed a brutality complaint … Read more
First full-scale replica of Frank’s attic annexe goes on show next week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day The first-ever full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s attic annex goes on show in New York next week, part of an ongoing effort to maintain awareness of – and combat – antisemitism in the midst of conflict in the … Read more
Mayor skips city events to attend inauguration and meet Trump, raising questions about nature of pair’s relationship Eric Adams’s recent meetings with Donald Trump, and a recent interview on rightwing pundit Tucker Carlson’s show, have raised questions about whether New York’s mayor is more focused on obtaining a pardon for criminal charges against him than … Read more
Crawford, 27, wins world’s most famous downhill race Switzerland’s Monney takes second, Odermatt sixth Canada’s James Crawford scorched to a maiden World Cup victory in the prestigious Kitzbühel downhill on Saturday in a race thankfully spared the spate of serious crashes that marred the super-G. Crawford, with just four podium places to his name in … Read more
President Trump visited Southern California on Friday to view the damage left from the devastating wildfires. His visit comes after he recently traveled to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina where he suggested FEMA should be overhauled or shut down. NBC’s Steve Patterson reports and Angie Lassman tracks what’s next in the forecast.
Inspectors general at state, defense and transportation departments removed in apparent violation of federal law Donald Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple US government agencies on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter said, eliminating a critical oversight component and clearing the way for the president to replace them with loyalists. The inspectors … Read more
The right is ecstatic about the end of the Biden era – but remains polarized about some of Trump’s decisions Americans really do inhabit two worlds: some shed tears of sadness at the advent of Donald Trump’s second presidency. Others cried, too – with joy. Across the conservative, “post-liberal” and alternative media spheres, journalists, pundits … Read more
In his first week in office, President Donald Trump has charged ahead with a series of executive actions, fulfilling a key campaign promise to challenge “gender ideology” in American institutions and promote “biological truth” rooted in “fundamental and incontrovertible reality.” Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is poised to rule on two significant gender-related cases this year, … Read more
