Diana Ross attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 2025 in New York, in 2025.
Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors say The process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis , a stark new study has concluded. Ongoing sea level rise and the rampant erosion of wetlands in southern Louisiana will swallow up the New Orleans area within a few generations, with the n
The oldest millennials are turning 45 this year. The oldest Gen Xers are now 60. So how prepared will they be to thrive in the decades ahead? A new tool helps people assess beyond just savings. (Image credit: Mar Hernández for NPR)
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who've denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds. (Image credit: Ross D. Franklin)
The bipartisan bill would block companies from using auto-dialers to harvest private information about disabled veterans. The firms charge vets for a service lawmakers say is supposed to be free.
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President Trump has thrown his support behind challengers to Republican state senators who opposed his redistricting push. (Image credit: Tamara Keith)
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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz near Musandam, Oman, on May 1, 2026.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Exclusive : A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia hears closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturers Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anti-smoking campaigners have accused the Coalition of secretly giving tobacco giants access to a parliamentary inquiry, a move they say undermines more than 15 years of precedent to protect public health. On Monday, representatives from tobacco company Philip Morris appeared before a Senate commi
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Phase Space pilot programme with NHS mental health trust used to calm anxiety around exams, ADHD and home troubles Schools have begun deploying virtual reality to help pupils cope with stress caused by impending exams, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or difficult home lives. All 15 secondary schools in the London borough of Sutton are using VR headsets made by tech firm Phase Space in a pilot in conjunction with the local NHS mental health trust. Continue reading...
