US threatens new China sanctions over supplies to Russian arms industry
Environment
Trump will dismantle key US weather and science agency, climate experts fear
Kristi Noem
Trump VP contender writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book
Cancer
‘Real hope’ for cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled
Secret to eternal youth?
John Cleese extols virtues of stem cell treatment
‘It was only a matter of time for Slim’
Eminem to kill off Slim Shady alter ego on new album
In focus
‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’
Can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election?
Chaotic and thrilling
Columbia’s radio station is live from the student protests
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations roil campus, the station’s undergraduate reporters – working 18 hour days – have become an essential news source
A US county is under enormous pressure after election woes
Is it ready for November?
Luzerne county, in the battleground state Pennsylvania, has faced high-profile mistakes like discarded ballots, and turnover. Did it pass its primary season test?
Spotlight
Egg labels, egg-splained
From cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically
Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors in the US, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shop
A local’s travel guide to Austin
What to eat, see and do in three days
Jordan Klepper on campus protests
‘You’re not going to resolve tension by adding violence’
Late-night hosts discuss the crackdown on, and Republican criticism of, college campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza
‘We chose not to blow up our life’
Readers on surviving infidelity
The sexual wanderings of a partner don’t always spell the end. Readers share their experiences of how their relationship triumphed in the face of infidelity
Postpartum depression soared in 2020
Four years later, has anything changed?
Zendaya
Can the actor make the leap from tween idol to Hollywood heavyweight?
Thank You, Goodnight review
Bon Jovi’s surprisingly devastating ode to lost youth
Leading questions
My partner concealed he had more than one ex-wife. Should I be nervous about our future?
How Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society
The actor’s feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Gosling’s auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024
Aaron Sorkin
Screenwriter to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation
‘Shaving my head became so poignant’
Jonah Hauer-King on The Tattooist of Auschwitz and his extraordinary family story
Triangle of Sadness to The Idea of You
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Pet Shop Boys: Nonetheless review
A great, fan-pleasing album
‘People think I hate pop’
Super-producer AG Cook on working with Beyoncé and honoring his friend Sophie