A view from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King Jr gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in August 1963. Fotosearch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fotosearch/Getty Images A view from the Lincoln Memorial toward the Washington Monument […]
California’s economy has overtaken that of the country of Japan, making the US state the fourth largest global economic force. Governor Gavin Newsom touted new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showing California’s growth. The data shows California’s gross domestic product (GDP) hit $4.10 trillion (£3.08 trillion) […]
Justin Rowlatt Climate Editor BBC Listen to Justin read this article Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists are dusting down their placards, digging out their infamous fluorescent orange vests, and charging up their loud hailers — a routine they have gone through many a time before. It has taken just three years of throwing soup, spraying […]
Eleanor Lawrie Social Affairs Reporter Getty Images Supported housing is in crisis, the open letter says (stock image) Supported housing, which helps vulnerable or disabled people live independently, is in crisis, an open letter signed by more than 170 organisations in the sector claims. Services at one in three providers in England had to shut […]
Carrie King and Ben Morris BBC News Getty Images The Unitree G1 has been charming people at trade shows It’s a bright spring morning in Hanover, Germany, and I’m on my way to meet a robot. I have been invited to see the G1, a humanoid robot built by Chinese firm, Unitree, at the Hannover […]
Sarah Rainsford & Laura Gozzi EPA More than 50,000 people have queued in the last 24 hours to pay their respects to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican has said. On Thursday morning, the queue to see the Pope, who is in an open coffin, stretched out of St Peter’s Square and down […]
Apr 24, 2025, 12:05 PM ET NBA Hall of Famer and Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has joined the ownership group of Everton, the Premier League club announced Thursday. Kidd has joined Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of The Friedkin Group — the U.S. firm that completed its takeover of Everton in December. […]
Officials in the United States are urging Japan and South Korea to make a formal commitment within the next few weeks to a $44 billion natural gas project in Alaska. The effort, known as Alaska L.N.G., is a centerpiece of President Trump’s energy agenda, and aims to ship gas from northern Alaska in a liquefied […]
Ian DarkeApr 24, 2025, 05:41 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer […]
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that the President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries. A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the […]