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  • Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings on the second day of jury selection at Manhattan criminal court.

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    Prosecutors file motion to hold Trump in contempt for allegedly violating gag order - live

    Prosecutors claim the ex-president has ‘willfully violated this court’s order by publishing several social media posts attacking two known witnesses’
  • A person reacts as their possessions are seized during a sweep of an encampment in Los Angeles in January 2021.

    Revealed: how companies made $100m clearing California homeless camps

  • A white SUV drives down a large freeway followed by police cars.

    Ford Bronco in 1994 slow-speed police chase of OJ Simpson up for sale

  • Los Angeles, Jan 15: Afternoon sunny view of the Philosophy campus of USC on JAN 15, 2020 at Los Angeles, California<br>2ATG9RJ Los Angeles, Jan 15: Afternoon sunny view of the Philosophy campus of USC on JAN 15, 2020 at Los Angeles, California

    USC draws backlash for canceling valedictorian’s speech due to support for Palestine

  • Men standing on a platform lowering a wall panel

    ‘A roof over our people’s heads’: the Indigenous US tribe building hempcrete homes

  • Marty Small

    Atlantic City mayor charged with abusing teenage daughter

  • Ex-US marine sentenced to nine years for California abortion clinic attack

  • House Republicans to present impeachment articles against Alejandro Mayorkas to Senate

  • First Thing: Fears Iran’s attack on Israel has shifted focus from Gaza aid effort

  • Wrong number? How a US professor is plagued by calls for the MyPillow CEO

Opinion

  • Red, white, black and green Palestinian flag in front of the White House

    Civilian deaths in Gaza rival those of Darfur – which the US called a ‘genocide’

    Alan J Kuperman
    • Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is seen on her way to the State Security Court, in Riyadh<br>Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul makes her way to the appear at a special criminal court for an appeals hearing, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

      Saudi Arabia is rebranding itself as a moderate country, but what’s the truth? Just ask our female activists

      Lina al-Hathloul
    • ‘There are currently nearly 10,000 active satellites and companies are working as fast as possible to get … a projected 1m in the next three to four decades.’

      Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field

      Sierra Solter
    • An RAF Typhoon takes off from RAF Coningsby in 2022.

      Britain has no business intervening in the war in Gaza. So why did it defend Israel against Iran?

      Simon Jenkins
    • Liz Truss speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 22, 2024.

      Liz Truss has kindly offered to ‘save the west’. But who will save her from her delusions?

      Gaby Hinsliff

US sports

  • Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and LeBron James at this year’s NBA All-Star game

    Team USA set to unite James, Curry, Durant and Embiid at 2024 Olympics

  • Caitlin Clark’s professional basketball career has begun after she was selected by the Indiana Fever as the No 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft

    1:00

    Caitlin Clark vows to 'bring it every single night' as she joins WNBA – video

  • US surfer Kelly Slater holds his board as he walks out of the water after competing at the Margaret River Pro surfing competition

    ‘It feels like the end’: Kelly Slater bows out after missing World Surf Tour cut

  • Caitlin Clark speaks at a press conference on Monday night her selection by the Indiana Fever with the No 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft.

    WNBA draft 2024: Caitlin Clark drafted as No 1 pick, Angel Reese goes seventh – as it happened

US politics

  • a side-by-side image of Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller

    Powerful conservative funds hand out millions to pro-Trump far-right groups

  • Man sits in court in navy suit and red tie

    Trump’s historic criminal trial enters second day as jury selection continues

  • Young middle-aged man with coifed, graying brown hair, tortoiseshell glasses, dark suit and red tie.

    Mike Johnson unveils complex plan for Israel and Ukraine aid as pressure rises

  • Man sits behind table with lawyers in courtroom

    Trump’s hush-money trial: key takeaways from the first day

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US business

  • Qantas plane taking off

    Qantas pauses Perth to London route due to expected Iranian attack on Israel

  • Tall, pale yellow and rusted pump jack in industrial outdoors landscape.

    Oil and gas firms must pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule

    • Ben Bernanke

      Do better: Bernanke gets strict with Bank of England over handling of inflation crisis

    • Red car next to white charging station on blue carpet

      Driver in fatal Texas crash was using Ford’s auto driving system, officials say

    • Man wearing blue suit and striped tie in front of a building

      Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud convictions and 25-year prison sentence

Pictures & video

  • 'Stop the world for Gaza': US protesters block roads, bridges and airports – video

  • The criminal case against Trump stems from an alleged scheme to cover up purported liaisons with two women before the 2016 presidential election

    1:28

    Trump speaks before historic criminal trial over 'hush money'– video

    The criminal case against Trump stems from an alleged scheme to cover up purported liaisons with two women before the 2016 presidential election
  • Powerful storms have swept across parts of the US, with millions of people facing the threat of severe weather

    1:20

    Fierce storms trigger flash floods and tornadoes in parts of US – video

    Powerful storms have swept across parts of the US, with millions of people facing the threat of severe weather

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