Governor Kristi Noem continues to be plagued by book controversies
New Mexico
FBI looks into thrill-seeking teachers alleged to have been international art thieves
‘I love my country, but I can’t kill’
Ukrainian men evading conscription
Dean Phillips
Unsuccessful Biden challenger is first Democrat to call for Henry Cuellar’s resignation
London
Sadiq Khan elected mayor for third term in further boost for Labour
Hawaii
State to limit vacation rentals in response to tight housing market
Hawaii
Families complain of sickness two years after Pearl Harbor fuel leak
Fani Willis
California man charged with threatening to kill Trump prosecutor
In focus
US elections 2024
Wilmington: how a once-red district is a window on North Carolina politics
‘My body would tremble’
Florida workers brace for summer with no protections
Effects of heat are expected to worsen after bill prohibiting municipalities from enacting shade and water protection is passed
‘Be in awe’
Everything you need to know about the US cicada-geddon
The emergence of trillions of cicadas is under way in parts of the US – what should you do when they’re around, and what on earth are ‘zombie’ cicadas?
Spotlight
A fine and the specter of Michael Cohen
Deja vu for Trump in hush-money trial
With the ex-president punished for violating a gag order, the third week of the hush-money trial resembled his fraud case
Domestic violence
Victims are often criminalized. A California bill wants to change that
‘Reminds them of home’
African and Caribbean artists are reviving New Orleans’ musical spirit
Beset by hurricanes and rising insurance prices, the city saw people leaving in droves – but a program is encouraging jazz artists to move to the ‘most exciting musical city in the world’
‘When I became a meme it was humiliating and hurtful’
Dua Lipa on pop, psychedelics and proving her haters wrong
Boxing has a drug problem. Turki Alalshikh can make fixing it his legacy
Thomas Hauser
There are two main stumbling blocks to ridding boxing of PEDs: motivation and cost. Saudi Arabian power broker Turki Alalshikh is uniquely situated to surmount these obstacles
Xi Jinping to visit France, Hungary and Serbia amid EU trade tariff row
China’s president arrives as EU anti-subsidy investigations and tensions over espionage, Ukraine and Taiwan continue
Mexico
Three bodies reportedly found where Australian brothers went missing
Argentina
Spain rejects claim that its PM is causing ‘poverty and death’
Paris Olympic Games
Super-rich spending up to $500,000 on exclusive packages
Canada
Police charge three over killing of Sikh activist
UK
Bitterly divided Garrick Club prepares to vote on female membership again
Brazil
37 killed and dozens missing in worst floods in 80 years
India elections 2024
Opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video
Society of Authors
Gaza vote divides UK writers union after call to condemn Israeli military action
The sun
Video of surface captures solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss
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The Stakes - US Election
At least once a week
What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt cuts through the clutter and guides you through the biggest stories, questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus on the stakes – not the odds.
Trump on Trial
Weekly, and more frequent editions during trial
Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials.
Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – and more frequent editions during trial
Well Actually
Weekly
Practical advice, expert insights and answers to your questions about how to live a good life
Podcasts
Podcasts
Weekend
Weekend Podcast: comedian Sofie Hagen on eight years of celibacy, the £5 coffee is coming, and Philippa Perry offers advice on reconnecting with a sibling
The Audio Long Read
Solar storms, ice cores and nuns’ teeth: the new science of history – podcast
Today in Focus
Are we on the brink of a ceasefire deal for Gaza?
Football Weekly
Advantage Dortmund in Champions League semis? – Football Weekly Extra
Science
The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines
Today in Focus
Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?
Politics Weekly UK
Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix
Margaret Atwood on censorship, literary feuds and Trump
At 84, The Handmaid’s Tale author is as outspoken as ever. She talks about aging, culture wars - and why “the orange guy” can’t be allowed back into the White House
The Wolves of K Street review
How lobbying swallowed Washington
The Fall Guy review
Ryan Gosling fails to fly in vacuous stuntman action comedy
Sabrina Carpenter
How the Espresso singer became a piping hot pop prospect
Where to start with
Franz Kafka
‘Exceptional’
Rare book of illustrations from Darwin’s ‘bird man’ on sale for £2m
Democratic Senate contender aims to win back Latino voters
'When you cover Iran from outside, there are always threats'
Why reporting from exile can still be dangerous
‘We’re infantilised or demonised’
French students criticise Gaza protests crackdown
In case you missed it
‘It’s like winning the lottery’
The mobile home owners buying the land they live on
The not-so-secret cost of being superhuman
Elite sport’s problem with disordered eating
Athletes are breaking their silence about their experience of eating disorders and disordered eating. Why is this happening in an arena celebrated as the epitome of health?
‘Second renaissance’
Tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co
Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to read what had long been thought unreadable
‘Chaos will be created’
Arizona court hears election-subversion case – with eyes on 2024
Dark Brandon popping off
Is Joe Biden’s ‘cringe’ TikTok helping or hurting him?
Minouche Shafik
The Columbia president facing choppy waters over Gaza protests
Does the American Diabetes Association work for patients or companies?
A lawsuit dared to ask
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