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Officials warn against Justice Department’s ‘concerning and unprecedented’ refusal to support local authorities

The suspected shooter also died during the incident at Dennis M Lynch Arena in Pawtucket

Lindell said his campaign planned to spend more money on his book in the future

Democratic Maryland governor says president’s ‘actions’ speak for themselves, even amid Trump’s denials of racist intentions

The ‘next-generation’ reactor could potentially power up to 5,000 homes, the Pentagon announced

The search unit used public and classified records to locate his remains

The Trump administration frequently suggests the 47th president should be venerated as much as the 1st

The town’s mayor called the collapse ‘a very hard blow’ for the area's tourism

Stuart Dale Bennett accused of violating airspace above the Raven Rock Mountain Complex, a secure facility where top US officials will be whisked in the event of nuclear war

Shortly after the photos were posted for sale, a memorial at the site to those killed was vandalised

TMZ’s founder, Harvey Levin, told the letter’s author to send him what he knew about Nancy Guthrie and he would work with the FBI to get them payment

Prosecutors also say that the defendant had made ‘several attempts’ to buy weapons illegally outside the country and to bring them to Austria

If convicted, the man could face between two and 10 years in jail

Rioters in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, turned over an Israeli police car and set fire to a motorcycle amid anger over conscription

Judge compares president’s attempts to erase history to the dystopian Ministry of Truth

Around 30 large bags of charcoal were found following a tip-off

Allegations of cheating, and swearing, on the curling ice have rocked the wholesome sport after the Swedes accused the Canadians of "double touching" in a match on Friday. What happened then, and what's happened since?

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.

The authorities said they were responding on Monday to a shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, where a high school hockey game was scheduled.

The advance of the Syrian Army into Kurdish regions could put nearly all the country under one authority. But it ends a dream of autonomy for ethnic Kurds.

“It’s probably something that no one ever expects to happen in their career,” said James Fry, who was the police chief in Moscow, Idaho, when four students were killed there in 2022.

The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”

He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future.

An Oscar winner, he was known for disappearing into wide-ranging roles in movies like “Apocalypse Now” and “The Godfather” and in the television series “Lonesome Dove.”

Outside of law school classrooms, the liberal constitutional agenda is failing. Enter the American Constitution Society.

In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.

Seven in 10 experienced indirect racism, rising to nine in 10 Palestinian and Jewish students and staff, report finds. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal senator says party will focus on immigration policy ‘in the national interest’ Liberal senator Sarah Henderson said the Liberal party, under newly-minted leader Angus Taylor, would focus on an immigration policy “in the national interest”.I know about as much as you do. … We understand that we will need to deliver an immigration policy in the best interest of all Australians and Angus and our team will be doing that very very soon.Our concern is that we need to keep Australians safe and protect our way of life. … The bottom line is … Australians must have confidence that they will be safe in their community. Continue reading...

Police confirm suspect is one of dead in incident at boys’ hockey game that injured four in PawtucketAt least two people are dead in an apparent mass shooting at an indoor ice rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Monday afternoon, officials told the WPRI local news outlet.Police confirmed to the outlet that the suspect is dead. A local sports reporter, Branden Mello, said that one of the shooting victims also died. Continue reading...

State’s governor had demanded impartial inquiry into the shooting of the VA nurse by federal immigration agentsMinnesota law enforcement authorities have said the FBI is refusing to share any evidence on its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal immigration authorities in late January.Pretti was shot on 24 January by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Minneapolis during the Trump administration’s surge of immigration enforcement operations in the city. His killing came just two weeks after an immigration official shot and killed Renee Good and 10 days after the shooting of Julio C Sosa-Celis. Continue reading...

From the classic To Kill a Mockingbird to blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, the Oscar-winning actor’s films spanned a remarkable rangeRobert Duvall was a vigorous and subtle actor who always performed with passion and convictionRobert Duvall, the veteran actor who had a string of roles in classic American films including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, M*A*S*H and To Kill a Mockingbird, has died aged 95.“Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort,” wrote his wife, Luciana Duvall, in a message on Facebook. Continue reading...

Abbas Araghchi is steeped in more than a decade of nuclear dealmaking with a book on the art of negotiationsIf the US and Iran are to avoid a regional war, both sides need to start to make concessions at talks in Geneva on Tuesday, and also to accommodate one another’s very different bargaining styles.The Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, steeped in almost 15 years of Iranian nuclear talks, is a near lifelong diplomat who has written a book on the art of negotiations that reveals the secrets of the Iranian diplomatic trade – the feints, the patience, the poker faces. Continue reading...

Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up fallsChildren are at risk of measles because the NHS is “clearly failing” to ensure they get the MMR vaccine and its system needs an urgent overhaul, MPs and health experts have warned.Calls are growing for major reform of how MMR jabs are delivered as it emerged that vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi. Continue reading...

Judge says people should not lose chance of parenthood ‘by the ticking of a clock’ after 10-year deadline missedMore than a dozen fertility patients have won a high court battle to save their embryos, eggs and sperm from destruction after errors meant they did not renew consent to store them within the 10-year window required by law.Ruling that the material could be kept, the judge said they should not “have the possibility of parenthood … removed by the ticking of a clock”. Continue reading...

PM under fire from his own MPs and opposition leaders after ditching plan to postpone elections for 30 councilsWhy Starmer’s latest U-turn could be a gift for ReformKeir Starmer has been forced to abandon plans to delay local elections with less than three months’ notice in another policy U-turn that has prompted anger among his own MPs and scorn from opposition leaders.The prime minister is under fire after ministers said on Monday they were abandoning plans to delay local elections in 30 places in England – a decision that will cost taxpayers millions of pounds in administrative costs. Continue reading...

Government drops plan to delay May ballots for 30 councils undergoing reorganisation, leaving 11 weeks to prepareCouncils are experiencing “whiplash” and face an “unnecessary race against time” to organise ballots after the government abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England, local authority leaders have said.Ministers had wanted to delay elections at councils undergoing major reorganisation, with many set to be merged or subsumed into others, but faced a legal challenge from Reform UK, which argued the delay was undemocratic. Continue reading...

President says it is inappropriate for UK to be dealing with Gavin Newsom after Ed Miliband meets governor in LondonDonald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.“The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.” Continue reading...

Cosmic predators: How supermassive black holes slow star growth in nearby galaxies  University of Arizona NewsNew XRISM data maps gas motions driven by supermassive black holes in galaxy clusters  primetimer.com

Kugaaruk experiencing rise in viral respiratory illnesses  Government of Nunavut

5 pests to look out for in and around your home this spring in Ontario  INsauga

The advance of the Syrian Army into Kurdish regions could put nearly all the country under one authority. But it ends a dream of autonomy for ethnic Kurds.

The U.S. secretary of state said in Budapest that the president was “deeply committed” to the success of Viktor Orban, who has boasted of creating an “illiberal state.”

In the aftermath of another wave of antigovernment unrest, Iran is gripped by a mood of collective grief and uncertainty about the future.

By reaching back to Maoist tactics of “rectification,” the Chinese leader is signaling that control over the gun requires a state of perpetual cleansing.

The US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won one for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies.

Despite Israel’s restrictions on materials, many Palestinians are using creative ways to decorate Gaza for Ramadan.

Argentinians are taking on loans, selling their belongings, and living on credit cards to pay for basics including food.

Awdah Hathaleen's brother says Israeli prosecutors’ plan to indict settler Yinon Levi is welcome, but not enough.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.

The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.