What would happen if daylight saving time became permanent? Daylight saving time is back in the spotlight after the House of Representatives voted to pass a bipartisan bill to make the practice permanent nationwide. Tracking wildfire smoke and weekend storms View of the White House as wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts View of Milwaukee skyline with wildfire smoke causing dangerous air quality Canadian wildfire smoke causing unhealthy air quality alert in Washington, DC Philadelphia skyli
East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballot Intercity rail travellers face potential disruption this summer across Great Britain’s three north-south mainlines, with drivers voting on strike action on two lines and timetables slashed on the other owing to malfunctioning trains. East Midlands Railway announced it will cancel hundreds of services in the coming weeks from its intercity timetable on the Midland mainline, because of continu
Lionel Messi of Argentina is challenged by Anthony Gordon and Reece James of England during the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi final football match between England and Argentina on Wednesday.
The World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday between Spain and Argentina has the potential to be played in unhealthy conditions. Canadian wildfires have caused the air quality in the Northeast and Midwest to range from "unhealthy" to "hazardous." This would not be the first time wildfire smoke had a presence in a major soccer game - the 2015 Women's World Cup final in Canada was surrounded by nearby wildfire smoke. But with professional games being moved because of the air, the World Cup cou
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has been intensely critical of the wealthy while on the campaign trail, makes enough money to put him and his wife in the top 1% of households in his state. El-Sayed and his wife collectively earned $686,069 in 2025, according to recently released tax returns. To make it into the top 1% of earners in Michigan , households need to bring in just over $611,500, according to IRS data analyzed by Axios. "For people who have accumulated so much wealth that
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Exclusive: Grants are part of controversial package criticised as misuse of public money to influence European politics Donald Trump’s state department intends to allocate $12m to organisations in the UK founded by the prominent Conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young, the Guardian can reveal. The intended grants, revealed in US government documents, are part of a package of support for European groups viewed favourably by the Trump administration. Some former US officials have criticised t
BBC World News · Oct 8
MetLife stadium in New Jersey, where the World Cup final will be held, was shrouded in haze caused by hundreds of wildfires in Canada.
Fox News · Oct 8
President Donald Trump said Friday that the White House is searching for a "vandal proof material" following alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. "The Reflecting Pool, so badly damaged by Deranged Vandals, has been emptied as the massive slash gets repaired. We got it through the great July Fourth Weekend. What kind of animals would do such a thing?" the president wrote on Truth Social. "We are looking for a Vandal Proof material, but such a thing should not
ABC News · Oct 8
Leon Black walked out of Epstein interview after refusing to answer questions about NDAs The House Oversight Committee released a transcript of his June appearance. Private equity billionaire Leon Black walked out of his transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee regarding his decades-long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after refusing to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements allegedly related to the disgraced sex offender, according to a transcript of the June 26 inter
