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Flash flood hits Grand Canyon’s Phantom Ranch

Flash flooding near Phantom Ranch sent debris into the Colorado River, destroyed footbridges and left more than 20 people missing or unaccounted for.

31/08/2026

Tech News

Lake Ontario or Lake America? Google Maps plays both sides

What you call Lake Ontario now depends on where you are logging in from. Google Maps has begun showing "Lake America" to US users following US President Donald Trump's executive order, while Canadians still see the name that has stood for more than 400 years.

31/08/2026

USA

One dead and around 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood

Popular tourist spots, including the Bright Angel Campground, the North Kaibab Trail and Phantom Ranch, home to a historic canteen and dormitories, remained closed on Sunday.

31/08/2026

USA

Trump threatens NBC journalist with 'rebuke or punishment' from FCC

Writing on X on Sunday, Anna Gomez, a Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, said the FCC "has no authority to punish journalists this administration doesn’t like."

30/08/2026

Ecotech

In photos: These architectural feats are woven into nature

The World Architecture Festival shortlist is brimming with nature-led designs.

29/08/2026

Economy

Warsh flags inflation concerns as he rejects Fed forward guidance

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole address on Friday to argue that financial conditions are not restrictive and that underlying inflation has not meaningfully improved, a hawkish assessment that strengthens the case for a rate hike, while ruling out forward guidance.

28/08/2026

Climate

Are El Niños intensifying with global warming?

El Niño can supercharge the impacts global warming. But burning fossil fuels could also be strengthening the destructive climate phenomenon.

28/08/2026

USA

Democratic Party in civil war as US midterm elections approach

A string of recent primaries across the US have thrown new light on the deep divisions between the party's political factions. Is opposition to Trump enough to unify the coalition?

27/08/2026

USA

9/11: Alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to face trial in 2028

The US used Guantanamo, an isolated naval base, to hold militants captured during the "War on Terror" that followed the September 11 attacks in a bid to keep the defendants from claiming rights under US law.

27/08/2026

USA

US police arrest driver transporting guillotine in truck in Washington

"The suspect drove here from California," US Capitol Police said in a statement, adding that investigators were looking into the man's background to try to understand his motives for arriving in the city.

26/08/2026

Travel News

Los Angeles to develop air taxi vertiport ahead of 2028 Olympic Games

Could the skies be the answer to Los Angeles’ notorious traffic? Ahead of the Olympic Games in 2028, the Californian city is developing its first electric air taxi site to carry passengers to and from the city in minutes.

26/08/2026

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Flowers and memories: Fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton

Fans honour Dolly Parton in Nashville and Sevierville as New York's Empire State Building turns pink following the country music legend's death.

26/08/2026

USA

Data centre trap: Trump's AI ambition puts Republicans on defensive

Less than three months before the midterm elections, Republicans are already facing tough headwinds – and now an unlikely issue has the potential to galvanise voters against them even further.

26/08/2026

Climate

Are Arctic plants cooperating to survive a warming climate?

A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse.

26/08/2026

USA

ICE arrests surge to nearly 50,000 in July under Trump crackdown

The month before President Donald Trump returned to office, immigration arrests stood at just over 8,000, mostly involving immigrants transferred from local or state detention facilities to ICE for deportation.

26/08/2026

USA

US Secret Service probes Iranian video threatening Barron Trump

The agency confirmed it was aware of the IRGC-affiliated broadcast on the US president's youngest son, which claimed a $10m bounty and alleged his movements were "fully monitored".

26/08/2026

Markets

Anthropic IPO: Five things to know before its Wall Street debut

The Claude developer is preparing for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering after rapid revenue growth, but its enormous losses and dispute with the Trump administration could concern investors.

26/08/2026

USA

Epstein accomplice Maxwell loses bid to overturn US conviction

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of supplying underage girls to Epstein, whose ties to powerful business executives, politicians, celebrities and academics have fuelled years of scrutiny and conspiracy theories.

26/08/2026

USA

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as trade war with Canada escalates

The rhetoric between the two countries is escalating, with Trump telling Canadian leaders on Monday to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs.

25/08/2026

USA

World must rein in autonomous weapons, UN and Red Cross chiefs say

Lethal autonomous weapon systems are generally understood as weapon systems that select targets and apply force without human intervention.

25/08/2026

USA

US judge delays start of Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence

The bombing, which is the deadliest-ever terror attack in Britain, killed all 259 people on board Pan Am flight 103 and 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie.

25/08/2026

USA

Washington Post told to rehire columnist sacked after Kirk killing

Karen Attiah wrote on social media after the right-wing influencer's assassination that she would not display sadness and shared the activist's past racist comments about Black women.

25/08/2026

USA

US plans to revoke 200,000 visas of asylum seekers

The move is the latest in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. If it happens, the move would mark the largest single mass revocation of visas in US history.

25/08/2026

USA

US announces sanctions aimed at Iran's 'economic asphyxiation'

"Any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday.

24/08/2026

USA

Tens of thousands evacuated as US wildfire nears western city of Reno

No deaths have been reported, but at least six people have been injured, including three first responders, with several mountaintop houses destroyed, according to local media.

24/08/2026

Economy

US threatens Iran with 'economic D-Day' as markets await sanctions

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced the launch of what he calls an 'economic D-Day' against Iran, describing the campaign as the single greatest financial offensive ever directed at an adversary, with further details due later on Monday.

24/08/2026