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Donald Trump indictment
Ex-president and allies indicted in Georgia over bid to reverse 2020 election loss
Donald Trump  
Ex-president and allies indicted in Georgia over bid to reverse 2020 election loss
Trump is defendant in fourth criminal case as 41-count indictment accuses him of planning criminal enterprise
‘He’s going to be very surprised’  
Georgia DA Fani Willis prepares to face off with Trump
Analysis  
Trump’s Georgia charges are a win for voting rights leaders
Full text of indictment  
The charges against Trump and allies in Fulton county
Headlines
Historic Lahaina prepares to rebuild after wildfire devastation
‘Time to grieve and heal’  
Historic Lahaina prepares to rebuild after wildfire devastation
Residents hold on to hope for historic town that ‘represents transformation’ and is central to Indigenous culture
Extremist publishers  
US publisher of pro-fascist books revealed as military veteran
Climate bill  
Biden's legislation leaves workers behind in shift to electric cars, union says
Live  
Russia-Ukraine war: three killed in strikes on Lutsk amid wave of attacks in western regions
Tampons  
FDA approves new ‘spiral’ shape
Ukraine invasion
The Ukrainian men trying to avoid conscription
Bribes and hiding at home  
The Ukrainian men trying to avoid conscription
Some are spending life savings to stay out of the war, but such actions are seen as treasonous by those already fighting
Russia  
Central bank hikes interest rates by 3.5% as rouble falls
At a glance  
What we know on day 538 of the invasion
Black Sea  
Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship
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In depth
Kansas paper co-owner who rebuked police raid as ‘Hitler tactics’ – and died a day later
Who was Joan Meyer?  
Kansas paper co-owner who rebuked police raid as ‘Hitler tactics’ – and died a day later
Meyer’s sudden death has ignited an outcry from news media advocates who condemned the police raid as something straight out of the authoritarian playbook
Spotlight
David Antonio Cruz celebrates queer chosen families
‘They don’t come with rules’  
David Antonio Cruz celebrates queer chosen families
The Philadelphia-born artist has created a new exhibition focused on the importance of chosen families within the LGBTQ+ community
The evolution of Steve Albini  
‘If the dumbest person is on your side, you’re on the wrong side’
‘Written out the history books’  
The British spy who planned the Iranian coup
How we survive  
An avalanche injured me – and killed my friend. Here is how I faced the PTSD, addiction and guilt
‘It’s vastly complex, even dangerous’  
In defence of the recorder, the Marmite of the woodwind world
When the music stops  
How the Taliban’s fear of art is killing Afghan culture
Most read in the last 24 hours
Spain 2-1 Sweden: Women’s World Cup 2023 semi-final – as it happened
Spain 2-1 Sweden: Women’s World Cup 2023 semi-final – as it happened
My partner says he doesn’t fancy me, because we are both too ‘old and wrinkled’
Sound of Freedom director says Jim Caviezel’s QAnon comments ‘hurt my work’
Opinion
Why is Houston shutting down libraries at some of its poorest public schools?
Why is Houston shutting down libraries at some of its poorest public schools?
Millions will celebrate Indian independence today, but I’ll think of my father – and an atrocity
Sports
Alex Collins  
‘Genuinely kind’ former NFL running back dies at 28
‘Genuinely kind’ former NFL running back dies at 28
Andy Murray  
I’m at my highest ranking since the operation. I’m proud
Culture
Pizzica  
The centuries-old Italian folk music still whipping up a frenzy
The centuries-old Italian folk music still whipping up a frenzy
Mother, May I? review  
High-end horror put together with immense amount of style
Explore
Why American rightwingers see beef as a birthright
Cowboys and vegetarians  
Why American rightwingers see beef as a birthright
Meat and masculinity have been bound together in the US for centuries – and that’s no accident
Hungry, hunted, terrified  
Plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police
‘Macabre curiosities’  
Top US medical museum confronts skeletons of its past
‘This way of farming is really sexy’  
The rise of regenerative agriculture
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