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  • Jerry Springer and studio audience before a taping of The Jerry Springer Show at the NBC studio.

    Rage, chair-throwing and sleepless nights: behind the scenes of The Jerry Springer Show

    In the late 90s, Springer’s talkshow dominated the ratings with some of the most controversial stories ever told. It certainly wasn’t easy to make – but what do its producers think of it now?
  • Airport with planes in rows.

    Ice deports mother and children, including newborn twins, to Mexico

  • a police officer walking by a sign

    Police review reported manifesto of girl who killed two at Wisconsin school

  • FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, Calif., July 20, 2006. A former California prison chaplain who pleaded guilty to forcing an inmate to have sex with him is facing sentencing in a federal court. James Theodore Highhouse is alleged to have abused several women at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

    US Bureau of Prisons pays ‘historic’ $115m to survivors of staff sexual abuse

  • A 1040 US individual income tax return document on a desk

    New York tax preparer called ‘the Magician’ charged for tax fraud of $145m

  • Donald Trump has railed against the judge in his hush-money case for refusing to overturn his conviction.

    Trump lashes out at judge who refused to dismiss business fraud conviction – as it happened

  • UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder

  • Trump sues Iowa newspaper over election poll claiming Harris’s lead

  • Harris urges young Americans to ‘stay in the fight’ in post-election speech

  • Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs

  • Virginia man dies after bear shot in tree falls on him

  • Nima Momeni found guilty in murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee

  • Gilgo Beach serial killings: suspect charged with murder of seventh victim

  • Michigan releases report accusing 56 people of sexual abuse in Catholic diocese

Opinion

  • woman wearing black coat walks down hall

    Why aren’t more politicians condemning Nancy Mace’s vicious anti-trans stunts?

    Jay Saper
    Lawmakers should break their silence about the escalating anti-transgender rhetoric and legislation in the US Capitol
  • The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz (right), at the Bundestag on 16 December.

    Germany is in a sorry state – and all our leaders can do is yell at each other

    Jörg Lau
  • Elon Musk speaking into a mic in front of a huge US flag

    Elon Musk is on track to be a trillionaire – if America doesn’t turn against him first

    Arwa Mahdawi
    He has wiggled his way into power thanks to his wealth. But once he is making decisions that affect people’s daily lives, Musk may find the shine wears off, writes Arwa Mahdawi
  • A view of the scene after Lt Gen Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed in an explosion in Moscow on 17 December 2024.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on a Moscow assassination: Ukraine’s justified strike and Russia’s baseless outrage

    Editorial: Kyiv’s targeted killings expose the reach of its intelligence services, challenging the Kremlin’s war machine while sticking to the laws of war
    • people hold signs and speak into speakerphone

      The legal battle over abortion-by-mail in the US has begun – and the stakes are high

      Moira Donegan
    • Marina Hyde

      I spy another Prince Andrew disaster. Pity the royals: how could they possibly have seen this coming?

      Marina Hyde
    • Sick woman blowing nose in facial tissue at home

      The ‘quad-demic’ is here – and with it I have become a disease detective

      Zoe Williams
    • Nurse tending patient in intensive care

      As an oncologist, I learn from my patients what matters most in life

      Ranjana Srivastava

US sports

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks celebrates after winning the NBA Cup against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

    Giannis Antetokounmpo hauls in-form Bucks past Thunder to NBA Cup title

  • The East team, led by Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, hoists the trophy after defeating the West 211-186 in the NBA All-Star Game last February.

    ‘I hate it’: NBA players skeptical of new one-day All-Star Game tournament

  • Blades Brown of the United States plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the Myrtle Beach Classic at Dunes Golf & Beach Club in May.

    Blades Brown, top-ranked high school golfer in US, to skip college and turn pro

  • USA defender Becky Sauerbrunn reacts during the 2019 Women’s World Cup at the Lyon Stadium in France.

    Former USA captain Becky Sauerbrunn retires after glittering 16-year career

US politics

  • a man in a suit speaks in front of an American flag

    US voters believe Trump will get more done than Biden – but also trust his government less

  • two men walking side by side

    Pete Hegseth’s guard retired from army after incident of alleged violent misconduct

  • Woman in purple jacket pulls chair back

    Fears for civil rights as Trump taps Maga darling for key justice department role

  • people hold signs for and against abortion access

    US confidence in judicial system dropped to record low this year, data shows

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US business

  • people working in a supermarket

    ‘A huge regression’: Walmart’s DEI rollback incites new racial equity push

  • A USPS truck and worker deliver mail in a snow storm.

    Trump eyes privatizing United States Postal Service during second term

    • people hold signs at a labor rally outside with messages such as 'We deserve job security' and 'ALU stand up'

      Amazon workers threaten strike in New York ahead of holidays

    • a woman smiles for a photograph

      This economist says the US needs price controls to tackle inflation: ‘We need to dare to think outside the box’

    • people shop at a supermarket

      Fed could cut interest rates again as US inflation barely moves in November

Pictures & video

  • UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect charged with first-degree murder – video

  • Police chief, Shon Barnes

    1:53

    Madison police investigate manifesto posted online after Wisconsin school shooting – video

    Police chief, Shon Barnes, said the manifesto had not yet been authenticated
  • Police say the shooter killed a teacher and a teenage student, with six others wounded in attack at Abundant Life Christian

    1:06

    Madison police chief speaks after three dead in Wisconsin Christian school shooting – video

    Police say the shooter killed a teacher and a teenage student, with six others wounded in attack at Abundant Life Christian

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