headlines
Monday
29
August
2016
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Star of Willy Wonka and Mel Brooks comedies dies aged 83The actor, who starred in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Young Frankenstein, dies aged 83 from complications from Alzheimer’s, family says
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Russian telescope detects 'strong signal' from sun-like starSignal detected a year ago from HD164595, only 95 light years away and with at least one planet, but Seti scientists are scanning the area and have yet to find it -
Huma Abedin separates from Anthony Weiner after latest sexting scandalNew York Post publishes explicit Twitter messages sent by former congressman and husband of Hillary Clinton’s top aide to a woman he met online -
highlights
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North Dakota oil pipeline protesters stand their groundPipeline’s planned route takes it close to Standing Rock Sioux reservation and Cannon Ball, which could endanger drinking water and threaten sacred sites
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Taylor Swift excused from jury duty in NashvilleJudge releases pop star as a potential juror in an aggravated rape and kidnapping case over conflict with her pending sexual assault lawsuit
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How an ordinary New Zealand town became steampunk capital of the worldFarming community of Oamaru attracts visitors from around the globe after community embraced subculture where wrought iron meets science fiction
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Facebook has lost the fight against fake newsIt took only two days for an algorithm to highlight a fake story about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly. Facebook’s influence on news dissemination makes such mistakes arguably irresponsible
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'He should find a country that works better for him'Republican nominee responds to decision by San Francisco 49ers quarterback to sit during playing on national anthem last Friday in protest
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Defending champ Djokovic overcomes hiccup to beat JanowiczGame-by-game report: The reigning champion opened his campaign against the unseeded Pole and recorded a four-set victory
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Seventh-rounder Siemian named as Manning's successorSiemian beats off competition from Mark Sanchez and Paxton Lynch to start the opening game of the new season against the Panthers
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Leicester City line up $65m swoop for Silva and SlimaniPortugal midfielder has confirmed move to Leicester City is close while the Premier League champions want to sign the Algeria striker
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Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest is fundamentally AmericanMany are arguing that the football player’s refusal to stand is inappropriate, but it’s what US values look like when all are included
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Did Anthony Weiner want to get caught sexting?It’s hard to explain why he would commit the same mistake again and again. Maybe he wanted to be stopped – and this was the only way
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US looks at ending use of privately run detention facilitiesDepartment of Homeland Security, which currently detains more than 33,000 people, could follow justice department in phasing out privately run centers
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Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, loses ninth parole appealOfficials say ‘premeditated and celebrity-seeking nature’ of crime outweighs arguments in favour of release, 36 years after Beatle was shot in New York City
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Dramatic photos show refugees fleeing Libya being rescued at seaImages of rescue operation in the Mediterranean capture plight of those desperate to reach Europe
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Teenager hacks president's website to try and get exams delayedPolice accuse 17-year-old of crippling official home page and posting a demand that A-level tests be postponed
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in brief
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Musical kaleidoscope of outcasts and misfitsThe Suffers, Janelle Monáe, festivalgoers – and even Ice Cube – breathed needed life into this year’s ho-hum lineup
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Six of the best books about university lifeFiction can open an absurd door of academic intrigue, where a murder mystery unravels at a liberal arts college and dizzying spells of research lead to romance
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Five people on their coffee-drinking habitsDo you have the java gene? As a study shows that a love of coffee might be down to genetics, we asked our readers to talk about their relationship to the bean
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TV writers tackle episodic storytellingThe classic genre revamped by American Horror Story takes finesse in order to restrict plots to standalone seasons while retaining drama and visual appeal
in depth
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How changes in the political landscape benefit TrumpHistorically, presidential candidates as unpopular as Donald Trump faced decimation in the electoral college. But thanks to the increasing polarization of both parties and voters, that has become a thing of the past
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The truth about superfoodsHow hipster is seaweed? Are avocados actually a disaster for the environment? Do goji berries really make you live for ever? We examine the evidence
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When your sperm donor has secretsHaving a baby by sperm donation is an intensely personal and emotional process. So what happens when you discover that the donor has a genetic health disorder?
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Turkey's crackdown on its media goes into overdriveSince the attempted coup, the government has ordered more than a hundred outlets to close and arrested 48 journalists
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Family of sexual abuse survivor speaks outLittle attention has been paid to the impact of sexual abuse on those close to the primary victim. One family has decided it’s time to break the silence
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Recovering addicts wage West Virginia legal battleGroundbreaking lawsuit unfolds as ‘pill-pushing’ doctors and pharmacists are being accused of colluding with medical industry to get rich
in pictures
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A life in picturesGene Wilder was best known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka and his collaboration with Richard Pryor, he also directed films and turned to writing
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New York's Afropunk music festival 2016Taking its name from the 2003 film by the same name, Afropunk is a free outdoor festival in Brooklyn, which has grown from 100 visitors to about 60,000
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Your underwhelming international vacation photosEnjoy these disappointing photographs from travels around the world
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Inside New York's opulent Beekman HotelBuilt in 1880, 5 Beekman Street in lower Manhattan stood as an office building for much of its existence and now has opened as a hotel, featuring the most beautiful atrium in New York
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Kaleidoscopic Grace Jones and the Notting Hill carnivalThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including a carnival in London, survivors of disaster in Italy and a kaleidoscopic Grace Jones
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Notting Hill carnival, day twoRevellers, police – and a dog – soak up the final day of the west London street festival
people
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Author may have had Asperger syndrome, says biographerClaire Harman says several of the Wuthering Heights author’s character traits – including a dislike of leaving home and bursts of frustration – could indicate autism
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Mexican singer-songwriter dies aged 66The ‘Latino Elvis’ overcame a tough upbringing in an orphanage to sell more than 100m albums
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Sallie Krawcheck on her Wall Street ascent – and how to 'attack the boys' club'The former head of Sanford C Bernstein and Smith Barney is behind an investment platform, Ellevest, designed around women’s financial priorities
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Harambe's killing is reminder to speak up for the voicelessGreen candidate says death at Cincinnati Zoo of animal which this month was level with her in a Texas poll ‘reminds us to be voice for the voiceless’
the big picture
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US Open and sumo wrestlingThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
How bad can it get? Trump slump in Nascar country deepens Republican fears of defeat