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  • Max Azzarello

    Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse

    Man identified by police as Max Azzarello, from Florida, declared dead after incident outside lower Manhattan courthouse
  • Silhouette of woman talking on phone

    US Senate votes to renew Fisa surveillance program

  • A view of the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee<br>A view of the Volkswagen plant where workers are voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union (UAW), in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S., April 18, 2024 REUTERS/Nora Eckert

    UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant

  • A Pro-Palestinian student places a sign on the Tommy Trojan statue on the campus of the University of Southern California during a protest against the 2024 valedictorian Asna Tabassum canceled commencement speech on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The University of Southern California canceled the commencement speech by its 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians, citing security concerns, a rare decision that was praised by several pro-Israel groups and lambasted by free speech advocates and the country's largest Muslim civil rights organization. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

    USC cancels Jon M Chu keynote speech in wake of valedictorian controversy

  • Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announces involuntary manslaughter charges against three Alameda Police Officers for the in-custody death of Mario Gonzalez, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Oakland, Calif. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

    California officers charged in killing of man held face-down for five minutes

  • Emergency personnel respond to a report of a person covered in flames outside the courthouse where Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is underway

    Jury selection completed for Trump hush-money trial; man sets himself on fire outside courthouse – as it happened

  • Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York

  • Rise in pregnant women turned away from US emergency rooms, papers show

  • Spat over airport name takes San Francisco-Oakland feud to new heights

  • US House pushes ahead with $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Opinion

  • Image: Guardian Design/Getty

    Monopoly: the Movie? Pop culture has become a series of lukewarm adverts – and it’s all so very dull

    Dan Hancox
    • A billboard poster depicting missiles, Tehran, Iran, on 19 April.

      In this shadow war between Iran and Israel, the outline of a different future is visible

      Jonathan Freedland
    • Military personnel at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility. Israel’s aim was apparently to send a message about what it could do, not to cause significant damage now.

      The Guardian view
      Escalation in the Middle East: calculation does not equate to safety

    • Simon Price

      Pop is awash with nepo babies – Lennon and McCartney are just the latest. But why aren’t they better at it?

      Simon Price
    • Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (14439784j) Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik (a.k.a. Minouche Shafik), President, Columbia University, speaking about campus antisemitism at Columbia University at a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at the U.S. Capitol. Columbia University President at a Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism in Washington - 17 Apr 2024

      What I would have told Congress if i were in Columbia president Shafik’s shoes

      Francine Prose

US sports

  • Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia speak at Thursday’s final press conference ahead of their fight at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

    Ryan Garcia badly misses weight for Devin Haney bout, losing title shot and $1.5m bet

  • The New York Rangers had a great regular season but the playoffs are a different beast

    NHL 2024 playoff predictions: will the Rangers end the Presidents’ Trophy curse?

  • Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia face off atop the Empire State Building on Tuesday ahead of their WBC super lightweight title fight.

    Garcia’s erratic behavior in spotlight before Haney showdown

  • FBL-USA-MLS-KANSAS-MIAMI<br>Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi (C) controls the ball during the MLS football match between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami CF at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 13, 2024. (Photo by Amy KONTRAS / AFP) (Photo by AMY KONTRAS/AFP via Getty Images)

    MLS power rankings: new rules hand an edge to Messi and Miami

US politics

  • rainbow over a river

    Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska

  • a row of tents with signs in a grassy area surrounded by brick and columned buildings

    Ilhan Omar’s daughter among over 100 arrested at Columbia University protest

  • Pastel sketch of glowering man with lips pressed tight together.

    A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial

  • Graphic illustration of black-and-white image of white woman with long wavy hair smiling in portrait, surrounded by red, dark blue and light blue images of state seals and voter receipts.

    Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel

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US business

  • 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

    • a man in a black blazer and pink shirt and tie raises his hand in a courtroom

      Hundreds could die if Boeing fails to handle quality issues, whistleblower says

    • A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner

      United Airlines blames Boeing problems for $200m hit to earnings

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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