In the Wichita courtroom, Hanes offered his only public reflection on the bank collapse. Wearing a gray suit, he walked up to the lectern, glancing nervously at his former friends in the gallery. “I’m sorry,” he told the judge. Until the very end, he explained, he thought he was involved in a legitimate business deal. […]
Last week, Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, sought to reassure Democrats on Capitol Hill about the presence of two of Elon Musk’s allies at her agency. The Social Security Administration keeps medical information, bank account numbers and other sensitive personal data about the roughly 70 million Americans it provides with […]
The Trump administration fired about 1,300 additional employees at the Interior Department over the holiday weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter, adding to the widespread purge of thousands of federal workers with probationary status that began last week. The Trump administration had also fired about 1,000 employees at the National Park Service, […]
Stephanie White is in the middle of one of the unique careers in professional sports. An accomplished WNBA coach — her career record is 92-56 — she was given the on-court keys three months ago to the Indiana Fever, where she will coach the All-Star quartet of DeWanna Bonner, Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey […]
BBC Emma Griffiths was about 11 when she developed symptoms for lipoedema For years, Emma Griffiths was self-conscious about the fact her legs had grown out of proportion with the rest of her body. But it wasn’t until she was watching Love Island one night that the nurse noticed contestant Shaughna Phillips had the same […]
A group of African countries is set to launch a bank to fund oil and gas projects amid growing reluctance by Western institutions to further invest in fossil fuels. The long-planned “Africa Energy Bank” that is expected to take off soon was announced last June as a joint initiative by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) […]
New York Mayor Eric Adams attends a press conference on gun violence prevention and public safety last summer. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images New York Mayor Eric Adams attends a press conference on gun violence prevention and public safety last summer. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images New York Governor […]
This is an updated version of a piece that was originally published in April 2024. “Real Madrid vs Manchester City is a modern Clasico,” former Real Madrid coach Jorge Valdano said last April, previewing the two clubs’ 2023-24 Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu. The tie that followed did not disappoint. Madrid and […]
Getty Images Senior doctors responsible for monitoring cancer care in England and Wales are concerned failings in NHS services are contributing to up to half of patients are not getting the right treatment for some cancers. In evidence provided to the BBC, the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NatCan) highlighted particular problems with prostate, kidney […]
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has backed Marcus Rashford to turn his career around at Aston Villa and said he was “really impressed” by the forward when he faced him for the first time. Rashford joined Villa on loan from Manchester United in January, having fallen out of favour at Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim. […]