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  • Faculty members at Columbia hold a demonstration in support of student protesters on Monday.

    Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested

    Hundreds of members of teaching staff demonstrate in solidarity with arrested students as protest tents put back up on campus
  • Man in cowboy hat with woman carry bags outside court

    Mistrial in case of Arizona rancher accused of shooting migrant dead

  • FILE PHOTO: A view of a Coach store, a brand owned by Tapestry, Inc., in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

    US sues to block Tapestry-Capri $8.5bn merger, citing monopoly concerns

  • The new public bathroom in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood.

    Relief as San Francisco public toilet finally opens – and not for $1.7m after all

  • Liz Truss Memoir Hits Bookstores<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: A copy of "Ten Years To Save The West" by Liz Truss is seen in a branch of the Waterstones book store on April 16, 2024 in London, England. The Conservative former prime minister, who was in office a mere 49 days, has released a memoir in which she writes that "the Conservative movement across the West has been faltering for almost a generation." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

    Trump fangirl Liz Truss channels Maga menace at US conservative thinktank

  • Workers install solar panels on a rooftop

    Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action

  • Israel, Gaza and divestment: what we know about the Columbia student protests

  • Trump on Trial: Prosecutors call hush money ‘a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election’

  • Trump’s hush-money trial: key takeaways from opening statements

  • Trump hush-money trial: defense argues ‘nothing wrong with trying to influence an election’ – as it happened

Donald Trump trials in focus

  • a man in a blue suit and blue tie sits in court

    Key takeaways
    Three things to know about opening statements in hush-money trial

  • Man in suit leaves courthouse

    The jurors
    Who is on the Trump trial jury?

  • men in suits walk in a corridor

    Explainer
    Here’s what’s happened so far in Trump's criminal trial

  • Older white man, orangey skin, dark suit, white shirt, red tie, frowning, standing in front of multiple American flags.

    Names to know
    Who are the key players in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial?

Opinion

  • ‘Porter’s actions shouldn’t be trivialized. But the real threat lies with the leagues, special interests, and media outlets integrating addictive gambling with the games we love.’

    The legalization of sports gambling in the US was a mistake

    Bhaskar Sunkara
    • Remains of a ballistic missile near the Dead Sea after Iran’s attack on Israel.

      Iran seems like it’s in escalation mode – but all-out war with Israel is the last thing it wants

      Lina Khatib
    • Spice Girls<br>British all-girl singing group the Spice Girls at the Brit Awards, where they won in the Best Video and Best Single categories, 24th February 1997. Left to right; Mel C, Emma Bunton, Mel B, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Adams (later Beckham), aka. Sporty, Baby, Scary, Ginger and Posh, respectively. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)

      What do I want for Posh at 50? Happiness. She and the Spice Girls deserve it

      Zoe Williams
    • Stock image of a beach house

      Being back in the beach house that witnessed much of my 20s feels strange and wondrous – like a sort of time travel

      Nova Weetman
    • Donald Trump in court on 22 April 2024

      The Guardian view
      Arming Ukraine: US Congress votes against appeasement

US sports

  • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina

    Rory McIlroy set to make a surprise return to PGA Tour board

  • Zach Wilson threw for 6,239 yards, 23 touchdowns and 25 interceptions during his Jets career

    Zach Wilson’s messy Jets career to end with reported trade to Broncos

  • Scottie Scheffler shot a 3-under 68 in his final round at RBC Heritage.

    Scottie Scheffler matches Tiger Woods with fourth win in last five tournaments

  • Iker Muniain of Athletic Bilbao lifts the Copa del Rey, Bayer Leverkusen's Josip Stanisic celebrates scoring agains Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen fans celebrate clinching the Bundesliga title.

    Bayer Leverkusen’s success is a reminder of soccer’s community power

US politics

  • Judge Arthur Engoron

    Prosecutors accept modified $175m Trump bond in New York civil fraud case

  • Karen Bass<br>FILE - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waits to speak during a news conference in Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023. Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at Bass' home, early Sunday, April 21, 2024, officials said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

    Suspect arrested after break-in at Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass’s home

  • a woman points while speaking into a microphone

    Rightwing media mock Marjorie Taylor Greene after Ukraine aid bill passes

  • Men in suits embrace in front of American and Israeli flags

    The pro-Israel groups planning to spend millions in US elections

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US business

  • Larry Elliott

    Most difficult global outlook since 1930s heralds end of US-led world order

    Larry Elliott
  • Beyoncé performs onstage at MetLife Stadium on 29 July in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during the Renaissance world tour.

    Hipgnosis in takeover tussle as UK music investor says it would accept rival bid

    • Trump presents Nunes with the Medal of Freedom on 4 January 2021 in the Oval Office.

      Billionaire Republican donor’s firm brands Trump’s social media CEO ‘loser’

    • Unilever sign

      Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press briefing on “Global Policy Agenda” at the IMF headquarters on April 18, 2024 in Washington, DC

      Russia’s war in Ukraine remains barrier to growth, says IMF chief

Pictures & video

  • Moment US House approves $61bn military aid package to Ukraine – video

  • Calls for a immediate ceasefire in Gaza have intensified across the US, as Israel's war on Gaza passes its seventh month

    1:17

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

    Calls for a immediate ceasefire in Gaza have intensified across the US, as Israel's war on Gaza passes its seventh month
  • 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

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