One of Argentina’s biggest cities has been hit by severe flooding after suffering the equivalent of more than four months’ rainfall in just four hours. Heavy rain began lashing Bahía Blanca in Buenos Aires province at about 04:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Friday, turning streets into rivers and leaving large parts of the city […]
Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other checkpoints. Millions of unscreened animals shipped across borders. The Trump administration’s pause on foreign aid has hobbled programs that prevent and snuff out outbreaks around the world, scientists say, leaving people everywhere more vulnerable to […]
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — Ruben Amorim left Spain on Thursday night with his UEFA Europa League hopes still intact after Manchester United’s creditable 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. But it could have been so much better. If United could score, this tie might have been over ahead of the second leg at Old Trafford next […]
The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion in federal court on Thursday saying it was pulling back the safety regulations, introduced last year under former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The rules, which took effect […]
Ki’Lolo Westerlund knew she had a starring role in an NFL Flag 50 commercial promoting flag football that would air during Super Bowl LIX. She knew she’d be appearing alongside past and present NFL players such as Myles Garrett, Justin Jefferson and Marshawn Lynch. She just hadn’t seen it. It aired on millions of screens […]
Getty Images Job growth in the US continued last month, although at a weaker rate than expected, as questions rise about the prospects for the economy. Employers added 151,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%, from 4% in January, the Labor Department said. The monthly report from the government is a closely-watched […]
When NCAA All-American striker Diana Ordóñez debuted in the NWSL in 2022, there was little more that she could ask from her rookie season with the North Carolina Courage. Within her first professional year, Ordonez immediately became a star for the Courage, broke the league’s scoring record for a rookie, and also earned a call-up […]
March 7, 2025, 5:56 a.m. ET The recent sell-off has been driven by declines in the stocks of big technology companies.Credit…Lucas Jackson/Reuters The U.S. stock market is headed for one of its worst weeks in many months, after a series of dizzying policy shifts on tariffs from the White House. A fresh jobs report on […]
Meltdown The markets have spoken. The S&P 500 is on track for its worst weekly loss since the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis two years ago. And investors have wiped out post-Election Day gains as President Trump’s dizzying start-stop tariff policy fuels volatility on trading floors and in boardrooms. Another test comes this […]
US-Ukraine talks will be held in Saudi Arabia next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, expressing hopes that it will be “a meaningful meeting”. The Ukrainian leader, who will be in the Gulf kingdom but not take part in the talks, said Kyiv was working to reach a “fast and lasting” peace. US President Donald […]