One dead as train strikes van at level crossing
A train struck a van at a level crossing in Teynham at about 12:40BST, police say.
Arsenal close to finalising Gyokeres deal
Arsenal are close to finalising a deal with Sporting to sign Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres.
NPR’s Short Wave explores how climate change is shifting ocean currents in new series
In this first glimpse of the “Sea Camp” series from NPR’s Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean’s surface currents by the end of the century.
Beshear won’t rule out 2028 presidential bid: ‘We’ll see’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) declined to rule out a possible bid for the White House when asked in a Sunday interview about his 2028 ambitions. Beshear noted he will serve as head of the Democratic Governors Association next year and is looking forward to winning “a lot of races that people aren’t expecting.” “And…
Tensions between Rubio, Grenell flare over Venezuela deals
President Trump’s envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, is causing tensions within the State Department as critics say his “freelancing” is damaging U.S. diplomatic negotiations and threatening national security. The most recent controversy includes a botched effort to secure the release of Americans unjustly detained in Venezuela that fell apart because Grenell and Secretary of…
NASA funding is an ugly casualty of the ‘big, beautiful bill’
NASA spending measures are tucked inside the bill that can best be described as ugly, or at the very least ill-advised.
Homan says physical appearance ‘can’t be the sole reason to raise reasonable suspicion’
President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said that his words were “taken out of context” when he said that federal immigration agents can detain people “based on their location, their occupation” and “their physical appearance.” During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Homan said that physical appearance “can’t be the sole reason to raise reasonable…
Elon Musk is no Ross Perot
Elon Musk’s “America Party” is a far cry from Ross Perot’s third-party bid in 1992, as Musk’s reliance on government funding, lack of policy substance, and social media antics make him an unlikely candidate for political success.
Beshear blasts Trump tariffs: ‘It is chaos. It is increasing costs’
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) sharply criticized the administration’s sweeping tariffs, saying the policy approach amounts to “chaos” and is bad for the U.S. economy. “No, not at all,” Beshear said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” when asked whether the people of Kentucky voted for this tariff agenda. “This is, what…
GOP rep says time to ‘move on’ from Epstein controversy
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said in a Sunday interview that it’s time to “move on” from the controversy surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Chris Stirewalt asked about President Trump’s defense of the Justice Department’s handling of the case, and the calls from some of the president’s…