The Guardian

US justice department dismisses charges against California union leader

David Huerta was arrested while protesting against an ICE operation during crackdown in Los AngelesThe Department of Justice (DoJ) has moved to dismiss charges against a prominent California union leader who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid in Los Angeles last year, in the latest US government case against protesters to fall apart.David Huerta, the president of Service Employees International Union United Service Workers West, was arrested at a June 2025 demonstration and has be

general  Jul 27, 2026

WSJ World News

Opinion | U.S. Environmentalists Go Easy on China

A group that seeks to ruin American energy firms with litigation takes a far softer approach to Beijing.

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Savannah Guthrie renews plea for answers in mother’s disappearance: ‘Do the right thing’

Today show host says her family ‘will always ache for’ mother Nancy, who has been missing for nearly six monthsSavannah Guthrie has posted a new video asking those responsible for her mother’s unsolved disappearance to “do the right thing” and point her family to their matriarch’s location after nearly six months.In a new Instagram video posted on Monday, captioned “Bring her home” alongside a yellow heart emoji, the NBC Today host issued an emotional public plea, saying: “It has been months sin

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Court told of slain girl’s final texts as she approached singer D4vd’s home

Los Angeles prosecutors give detailed account of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s last night Prosecutors on Monday gave a moment-by-moment account of the last night of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, showing that after a stream of text messages with the singer D4vd, her phone went permanently silent when she arrived at his home.The texts were shown in court on the fifth and probably final day of a Los Angeles hearing to determine whether he will go to trial in her killing. Continue reading...

general  Jul 27, 2026

Washington Post World

Bridge connecting Canada and U.S. opens after Trump tried to block it

The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is crucial to trade.

general  Jul 27, 2026

NY Times World

In France, Some of Europe’s Aerospace Leaders Are in the Path of the Fire

The area around Bordeaux has many plants that work with sophisticated technologies and hazardous materials.

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Burnham’s Ukraine gambit is a symbolic start for PM who wants to look inward

New prime minister wants to focus at home, but his first week already suggests the world has other plansIt took just seven days in office for Andy Burnham to meet his first world leader. As he welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a naval base in Portsmouth on Monday, the new prime minister told the Ukrainian president it was “no accident” he was his first international visitor since entering No 10.“It is intended to send a very clear message,” Burnham told him. “We are with Ukraine 100%, I am persona

general  Jul 27, 2026

NY Times World

Shots Fired Outside U.S. Consulate in Canada for Second Time This Year

The police said that it was too early to say if the episode was linked to a shooting that targeted the diplomatic post in March.

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says

Kentucky senator has been absent and not seen in public since mid-June after he was hospitalized due to a fallUS politics live – latest updatesUS senator Mitch McConnell is still not cleared to return to work, his office confirmed on Monday, six weeks after he was hospitalized after a fall at his home.An update released alongside a new photograph of the Republican lawmaker – one of the highest-profile figures in Congress, as former Senate majority leader – said he was undergoing “intense physica

general  Jul 27, 2026

BBC World

Wildfire now nine miles away from French city of Bordeaux, mayor warns

Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".

general  Jul 27, 2026

WSJ World News

Two Wars Converge in the Caspian Sea as Ukraine Hits Iranian Supply Line to Russia

Tehran is threatening retaliation for long-range drone strikes that highlight its ties with Moscow.

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Hull funeral director broke families’ trust on ‘almost industrial scale’, court hears

Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, left bodies ‘rotting away’, family members sayA fraudulent funeral director broke the trust of families on an “almost industrial scale” as their loved ones’ bodies were left “rotting away”, a court has heard.Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, appeared at Hull crown court on Monday for a five-day sentencing hearing. He previously pleaded guilty to 67 offences, including 30 counts of preventing lawful and

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year

Julie Masino faced criticism as restaurant chain was called ‘woke’ and ‘soulless’ after unveiling modernized logoCracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Masino, is stepping down, the restaurant announced Monday, nearly a year after the company was swept into a political maelstrom over proposed modernizations to its branding.Critics on social media denounced the Tennessee-based rustic restaurant chain as “woke” as well as “sterile and soulless” after it unveiled an updated logo that removed Uncle Herschel, t

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Andy Burnham seeks cross-party agreement on future of social care

PM promises lasting solution for England but Tories rule out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowingAndy Burnham has pledged to work collaboratively with other parties to find a lasting solution on social care, though the Conservatives ruled out backing changes funded by tax rises or borrowing.Senior Labour and Liberal Democrat figures have privately cast doubt on Burnham’s ability to find a cross-party consensus on social care reform in England, given the terms of the Tories’ participa

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Ronnie Le Drew, puppeteer behind Zippy and David Bowie’s goblins, dies aged 78

Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’Ronnie Le Drew, best known for operating the puppet Zippy on the classic children’s television programme Rainbow has died aged 78, after a “short illness”. The news was confirmed by the British Puppet Guild, of which Le Drew was president.The Canadian-born British puppeteer was also known for working on 1986’s Labyrinth alongside David Bowie as well as 1986’s Little Shop of Horrors and various Mupp

general  Jul 27, 2026

BBC World

What you need to know if you're travelling to France or Spain

The BBC’s cost of living correspondent explains how to handle holiday cancellations as a result of European wildfires.

general  Jul 27, 2026

BBC World

France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress

Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court

Judge quashes Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for new women and girls’ football academyA council’s decision to allow Tottenham Hotspur to build a new training facility in a park in north London has been quashed by a judge at the high court.The campaign group Guardians of Whitewebbs told a hearing in June that Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for a new women and girls’ football academy on 6.5 hectares (16 acres) of land in Whitewebbs Park was unlawfu

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

Burnham brings members of Socialist Campaign Group into government

Appointment of three ministerial aides is first time members of Labour’s most leftwing faction have held government positionsAndy Burnham has appointed three new ministerial aides from Labour’s most leftwing faction, the first time members of the Socialist Campaign Group have been part of the government.The new chief whip, Anneliese Midgley, has also promised MPs that the government will beef up the role of ministerial aides – known as parliamentary private secretaries (PPSs) – who traditionally

general  Jul 27, 2026

The Guardian

New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash

Salamanca City Central says it is pausing project with Realbotix as it addresses concerns including data privacyA New York school district has walked back plans to introduce a humanoid robot at its high school after the proposal sparked backlash from educators and community members.The Salamanca City Central school district announced on 24 July in a social media post that its pilot project with Toronto-based tech company Realbotix had been put on hold “while we work through enhanced student data

general  Jul 27, 2026