The center-left Searchlight Institute is urging Democrats to abandon Medicare for All legislation and instead work toward universal healthcare in other ways that wouldn’t disrupt private insurance. The Health Care Unity plan, shared first with Semafor, endorses a bigger role for government in healthcare — negotiating drug prices and breaking ...
Month: July 2026
Higher share of adults in US than in other countries see danger in politics, poll findsHigher share of adults in US than in other countries see danger in politics, poll finds
Americans are more likely than those living in any other nation to name politics as a leading risk to their safety. One in 10 US adults identified politics as the “greatest source of risk” to their daily safety, according to new Gallup polling, up from 6% who said so in ...
Burnham says he will review early prisoner release schemeBurnham says he will review early prisoner release scheme
The prime minister says he cannot commit to changing the policy but wants to look at it in detail “before we go further forward”. ...
Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’
US military completes 11th night of strikes as attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage interim ceasefire deal Houthis threaten attacks on shipping tankers if they use Saudi ports on Red Sea What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility? The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan Online news website reported that ...
Mamdani urges US government to arrest Netanyahu if Israeli PM visits USMamdani urges US government to arrest Netanyahu if Israeli PM visits US
New York mayor admits he does not have authority to arrest Netanyahu, adding Israeli PM is ‘architect of a horrific genocide’ Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if ...
The children who loved a killerThe children who loved a killer
The Carr family took in Steven Judy, hoping to ‘save’ a troubled teen. They didn’t know he would become one of the most hated men in America Childhood returns to Traci Carr in fragments. Night-time. She is five. She wakes to shadows on the wall, her room strange in the ...
‘The door slid open and my jaw dropped’: the astonishing sculptures only ever seen by 20 people‘The door slid open and my jaw dropped’: the astonishing sculptures only ever seen by 20 people
Ray Exworth spent his life filling Cornish sheds with breathtaking sculptures – but wouldn’t let anyone in to view them. Now, after his death, his secret body of work has been revealed Ray Exworth spent six decades creating one of Britain’s most extraordinary bodies of sculpture – and almost nobody ...
A moment that changed me: I painted a man’s portrait – and he hated itA moment that changed me: I painted a man’s portrait – and he hated it
I thought this commission would be straightforward. But my sitter’s response made me question my own attitude to my looks and body image In September 2024, I was asked to paint the portrait of an 86-year-old man. He had apparently always wanted a formal portrait of himself, and a binge ...
‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back
For years, her husband was adding sedatives to her evening cup of tea. Now, with fellow survivor Amanda Stanhope, she is lifting the lid on a hidden and diabolical crime In September 2024, Amanda Stanhope watched, transfixed, from her home in Manchester, as the Gisèle Pelicot case made headlines around ...
A Toxic Love Story review – this astonishing real-life saga will leave you goggle-eyed and barely breathingA Toxic Love Story review – this astonishing real-life saga will leave you goggle-eyed and barely breathing
In a jaw-dropping return to true-crime form, Netflix’s new documentary delves into the Anaheim Craigslist case – and it’s a horrifying monster indeed The sound of barrel-scraping during true-crime documentaries is becoming more and more frequent at Netflix these days (the dismal Worst Neighbor Ever being the most recent case ...