headlines
Tuesday
30
August
2016
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Police push to fire officers involved in fatal shooting of Laquan McDonaldChicago’s police superintendent filed administrative charges against five officers, including Jason Van Dyke, the officer who shot McDonald 16 times at close range
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Key Isis leader killed in Syria, jihadi group saysIslamic State news agency reports its spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was killed surveying operations in Aleppo -
First presidential debate set to be fascinating clash of stylesPreparations for first meeting vary wildly between candidates, with Clinton said to be deep in books and the Republican taking a more freewheeling approach -
highlights
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The lonely lives of the last remaining forest fire lookoutsThere were 10,000 lookouts, scanning the wilderness for signs of smoke. Now just a few hundred remain, and they pass the time hiking, writing and knitting
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A semi-definitive guide to exercising sartorial safetyWomen in India have been told to avoid skirts and French mayors can’t deal with the burkini ban being illegal – how can a girl keep the rules of propriety straight?
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Forget evil AI – the real risk is far more insidiousIt’s far more likely that robots would inadvertently harm or frustrate humans while carrying out our orders than they would rise up against us
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From SpongeBob SquarePants to DougThis month sees the 25th anniversary of Nicktoons, an offshoot of Nickelodeon that delivered kids’ TV and changed the way we think about animation itself
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Jim Brown backs player as Rodney Harrison says QB 'is not black'The fallout from Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the Star-Spangled Banner continues with hall of fame running back Jim Brown backing the player “100%”
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Keeper leaves NWSL club after 'devastating' US Soccer banGoalkeeper, 35, says she’s not mentally ready to return to football after her suspension from the US national team
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Bridgewater injury leaves team-mates distraught at Vikings trainingMinnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down with an injury in practice, causing the team to cut short its session after 25 minutes.
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Olympic champion parts ways with longtime coach BoormanBoorman, who has coached Biles since she took up gymnastics at eight years old, “will be there as a mentor” for five-time Olympic medalist
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The unhinged arguments at the heart of the 2016 presidential election are not really a debate about the outgoing president. They’re about Bush’s legacyAmerica's problems aren't Obama's fault. They're George W Bush's
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America accepted me – an Algerian Muslim – in a way France never didThough I mastered the French language and most of the cultural codes, people often reminded me that I was not exactly ‘French’. That doesn’t happen here
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Officials allowed government spending at strip clubs and casinosDefense department officials did not adequately discipline subordinates who were found using government charge cards on ‘adult entertainment’, report finds
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Museum of African American History displays range from slavery to PrinceOpening next month in Washington, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture investigates 400 years of US society
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Earth is warming at pace 'unprecedented in 1,000 years'Records of temperature that go back far further than 1800s suggest warming of recent decades is out of step with any period over the past millennium
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Kim Jong-un regime reportedly executes officials with anti-aircraft gunTwo senior regime officers reported to have been killed for posing a threat to leader Kim Jong-un
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in brief
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You’re the Worst, Narcos and a new Star Trek specialOne of TV’s best comedies and one of streaming’s best dramas return for new seasons, and Viceland’s exploration of all things weed is back for season two
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Pop star is 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 town became the steampunk capital of the worldFarming community of Oamaru, New Zealand, attracts visitors from around the globe after community embraced subculture where wrought iron meets science fiction
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Firm apologizes after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ into ‘Saudi Arabia’The text translator’s blunder put down to crowdsourced suggestions after anger from Saudi officials and social media called for countrywide boycott
in depth
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40 films to watch this autumnThe Fab Four rock, The Magnificent Seven reload, Obama goes on a date – and Bridget Jones gets the baby blues. Our arts preview continues with autumn’s unmissable films
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The bikini is old-fashioned – no wonder it’s dyingThe two-piece used to represent a saucy yet uncontroversial ideal of sex, summer and youth. Now its sales are tanking thanks to a combination of sun-avoidance, fitness, politics and, of course, fashion
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Residents rebuild lives in city scarred by wildfireResidential areas are still barricaded and a quarter of the population has sought mental health services: ‘People think life is back to normal – but it really isn’t’
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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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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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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
in pictures
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Oceanic wonders exploredA report launched on 3 August by Unesco’s World Heritage Centre and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) explores the importance of marine life in the open ocean, which covers more than half the planet
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Masterpieces made from breakfast ingredientsNew York based self-taught artist Sarah Rosado recreates masterpieces using only oat flakes, cinnamon sticks and fruit
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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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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
people
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President to guest edit Wired magazinePresident to edit issue focusing on frontiers in areas such as urban planning, cybersecurity, medicine and AI
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The Café Society actor on sharks, starlets and filming with Woody AllenAs Café Society hits the screen, the star talks about the ugly side of Hollywood, battling a shark, and why you need a loud voice to star in a Woody Allen film
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Born to writeWith the Boss still in prime stadium-filling form, and with plenty of intimate truths still to give up, his new tome promises more than the average rock memoir
the big picture
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An ice tunnel and the Burning ManThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including a walk inside the Rhône glacier and the TrashKan Marchink Band
Apple to shareholders: order to pay back $14.5bn in taxes ‘will be overturned’
Reaction Silicon Valley outraged by Apple tax bill
Full story EU orders Apple to pay up to €13bn in Irish taxes
Key questions All you need to know about the Apple ruling