US · current coverage

US

Grouped stories

Top stories

US
Developing

Convicted murderer who escaped from Tennessee prison captured in Missouri

Jacob Morley, serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker, slipped through a prison fence last week A man convicted of murder who escaped from a Tennessee prison was recaptured on Tuesday in Missouri after more than a week on the run, authorities said. Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended outside Kansas City, Missouri, before midday by the state hi…

3 references
ABC NewsCBSGuardian
US
Established

Manchester United v Roma: Champions League – live

⚽️ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off ⚽️ Barcelona v Aston Villa – follow it live ⚽️ Live scores | League phase standings | And email Will Gorton-born Butt on TV and another one on the blog. A big day for east Manchester. Both quite critical of United at the moment. Gene Salorio asks: “So now that Nuno is back on the market, does he get a ticket to the Manchester United new manager sweepstakes?” Cont…

3 references
GuardianAl Jazeera
Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Demanding Harvard Admissions DataNYTimes – US
Developing

Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking Harvard admissions data

Demand for individual applicant records as part of purported civil rights review fails on procedural grounds A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit on Monday filed by the Trump administration seeking individual applicant records from Harvard, finding the government failed to meet procedural requirements before filing the lawsuit against the university. Judge Myoung J Joun did not rule on the merits of th…

2 references
GuardianNYT
US
Updating

Midterm elections 2026: how are votes counted and when will we know the results?

Everything you need to know about how winners are called, how states count ballots and Trump’s election denialism There’s no simple answer as to when US voters will know the results of the midterms. Elections are managed locally throughout the US, and it’s different in each state. Sometimes, if a race isn’t close, there’s a near-instantaneous sense of who won. In more contested races, it can take many hours, days or…

2 references
GuardianEuronews
Latest

US headlines

US

Voting Machine Snags Reported at Polling Sites Lead to Election Conspiracy Theories

US

DOJ ramps up probe of Alaska Senate race with target letters, new subpoenas: Sources

US

Americans vote in battle for Senate and House control— live updates

US

Escaped Tennessee inmate convicted of co-worker's murder is recaptured in Missouri, officials say

US

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.

US

Republican Rep. Don Bacon on what a potential blue wave could mean for the GOP

US

How voting is going and where we go from here

US

Georgia Voters go to the polls to elect a new governor and decide fate of Sen. Ossoff

US

What’s at Stake in Today’s Elections

US

Frantic 911 call from hero dad who killed school shooter released

US

2 dead, hundreds rescued amid severe flooding in Florida

US

Justice Dept. Sends Target Letters to Democrats in Escalation of Alaska Inquiry

US

Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election

US

Google says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligence

US

Chris Murphy, Recovering From a Stroke, Remains Hospitalized on Election Day

US

How to Follow The New York Times’s 2026 Midterm Election Results and Coverage

US

What Judges Have Said About the Trump Administration’s Election-Related Lawsuits

US

Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission

US

Election 2026 live updates: Americans cast their votes

US

How Astronauts Are Casting Their Midterm Votes From Space

US

Democrats 'Nauseously Optimistic' About Retaking Senate, Says Schumer: Live Election Updates

US

Man arrested as girl, 17, found in Oregon after disappearing from Utah last year

US

Jogger stabbed on Brooklyn waterfront dies after random attack: Report

US

Hackers behind $6.3bn Binance heist ‘used malware and bogus job interviews’

US

Latest Sarah J Maas book becomes UK’s fastest-selling adult fantasy novel

US

The Guardian view on apologising for slavery: a necessary process has at last begun | Editorial

US

How Wall Street analysts think the midterms could affect stocks

US

New Jersey's governor warns ports against accepting Russian diesel

US

Even if US democracy can be salvaged from Trump, Europe is moving on | Rafael Behr