Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup events are taking place across the US in the run-up to Earth Day on Tuesday, as environmental and climate groups step up resistance to the Trump administration’s authoritarianism and its “war on the planet”. A fortnight after the “Hands Off” mobilization brought millions to the streets, national and grassroots…
I have often felt as if I was born 100 years too late. There was a time when satellites weren’t whizzing above us and everything had yet to be discovered or filmed. Growing up, it seemed as if all the great adventures had happened before I was born. But in 2013 I discovered that –…
Boston Marathon proposal: Couple shares how they met through the race At the Boston Marathon finish line, Andrew surprises his girlfriend Elizabeth with a proposal, marking a full-circle moment from their first meeting. USA TODAY It’s Patriots’ Day in Boston, which means it’s time for another edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon. More than…
A pensioner with severe learning disabilities who was a victim of one of the most notorious care home abuse scandals of recent years has been told he faces eviction over a dispute about who pays for the costs of his state-funded care. The family of Hugh Kirsch, 66, said they had been warned he would…
A walk in my neighbourhood the other day reminded me of one of my favourite spring phenomena. Not blossom, or birdsong, but the wild variation in what people consider seasonally appropriate clothing. I was dressed – in my opinion correctly – for the meteorological conditions (cold, windy, non-negligible threat of rain) in a woolly hat,…
ARod thinks international games for the MLB could be a huge success Alex Rodriguez is showing his support in the MLB international and Japan games. Sports Seriously It’s a little pointless for opponents to worry about Juan Soto getting hot. Fewer things are as inevitable as arguably the game’s greatest hitter reaching MVP-level production –…