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  • Workers move metal barriers at the site of a pro-Palestinian protest encampment after it was broken up by police officers at UCLA.

    Live
    LA mayor condemns ‘vandalism and violence’ at UCLA after hundreds arrested – live

    Karen Bass vowed to continue working with law enforcement after at least 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators early on Thursday morning
  • A police officer in body armor and helmet escorts a longhaired protester with hands cuffed amid debris and a Palestinian flag hanging from scaffolding.

    More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses

  • People and tents with Palestinian flags on lawn

    Rutgers and University of Minnesota reach resolutions with Gaza protesters

  • a man in a blue suit and yellow tie outside court

    Text shows Stormy Daniels lawyer’s shock at Trump win in 2016: ‘What have we done?’

  • Sketch of four men in a courtroom

    Trump’s jury hears audio proof he knew about the McDougal catch-and-kill

  • Flames engulf boat in water

    California boat captain sentenced to four years over fire that killed 34

  • Union plans strike vote over crackdown on University of California Gaza protests

  • Michael Cohen’s calls and more potential fines: Trump trial key takeaways, day 10

  • Mistrial in case of US military contractor accused of Abu Ghraib abuse

  • Pier pressure: more than 1,000 sea lions assemble at San Francisco dockside

  • Prosecution plays Michael Cohen’s recording of conversation with Donald Trump – as it happened

  • Biden calls Japan and India xenophobic: ‘They don’t want immigrants’

  • Police arrest at least 200 pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA and clear camp

  • Biden campaign condemns Trump’s refusal to commit to honoring November election results – as it happened

Donald Trump trials in focus

  • A courtroom sketch of Donald Trump watching as Keith Davidson is cross-examined in New York City on 2 May.

    Trump trial key takeaways, day 10
    Michael Cohen’s calls and more potential fines

  • Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the end of the day of his criminal trial on 2 May.

    At a glance
    Here’s what’s happened so far in hush-money trial

  • Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney, in March last year.

    They’re back
    Cohen and Avenatti return to spotlight at Trump trial

  • Older white man, orangey skin, dark suit, white shirt, red tie, frowning, standing in front of multiple American flags.

    Who's who
    The key players in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial

Opinion

  • a side-by-side image of Antony Blinken, Unrwa's damaged headquarters, and Benjamin Netanyahu

    Which is worse, Israel’s lies about Gaza or its western backers who repeat those lies?

    Mehdi Hasan
    • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departs for Prime Minister's Questions in London.

      The Guardian view
      On Rishi Sunak’s future: Britain needs a general election, not another Tory leadership contest

    • Messy old letters in a pile

      We know there are many benefits to writing by hand – in a digital world we risk losing them

      Nova Weetman
    • The luxury yacht Lady Moura, owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego.

      Why are billionaires scared of Brazil’s plan to hit them with a global tax? Because it makes perfect sense

      Larry Elliott
    • Kristi Noem at an event in January this year.

      Does shooting her puppy rule out Kristi Noem as Trump’s running mate? Don’t bet on it

      Emma Brockes

US sports

  • New York Knicks fans try to distract Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) as he attempts a free throw during the second half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    Sixers buy 2,000 tickets for own arena to shut out noisy Knicks fans

  • File photo dated 15/09/77 of Peter Oosterhuis. Former Ryder Cup player and much-loved television commentator Peter Oosterhuis has died at the age of 75, the PGA Tour has announced. Issue date: Thursday May 2, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Oosterhuis. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire

    Peter Oosterhuis obituary

  • Sergio Pérez (left) and Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen in Miami.

    Miami thrice: F1 back for another blast of sold-out showbiz in the sun

  • Brittney Griner was interviewed by ABC’s Robin Roberts in an interview broadcast on Wednesday night in the US

    ‘I wanted to take my life’: Brittney Griner talks about detention in Russian prison

US politics

  • Man in navy suit and red tie at White House

    Biden calls Japan and India xenophobic: ‘They don’t want immigrants’

  • a man in a blue suit and red tie speaks

    Biden defends right to protest but says ‘order must prevail’ amid college unrest

  • Kristi Noem

    Kristi Noem calls dog shooting report ‘fake news’ but insists on need to kill animal

  • man talks into a microphone

    Pro-Israel groups target Republican House candidate they deem antisemitic

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US business

  • FILE PHOTO: Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility sit in storage behind Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc headquarters, in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo

    Second Boeing whistleblower dies after short illness

  • People at movie premiere

    Sony and Apollo reportedly make $26bn offer for Paramount

    • FILE PHOTO: Peloton in New York City<br>FILE PHOTO: A stationary bicycle inside of a Peloton store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

      Peloton CEO steps down as beleaguered company cuts 15% of workforce

    • The national debt clock in midtown Manhattan in New York City, US, in May 2023.

      Higher interest rates make government debt unviable as an economic solution

      Kenneth Rogoff
    • grand building with statue of an eagle

      US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation ticks up

Pictures & video

  • Students have right to protest, not vandalism, says Biden – video

  • Flash bangs could be heard as police moved in on an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the UCLA campus

    0:53

    Police raid UCLA pro-Palestinian camp and make arrests – video report

    Flash bangs could be heard as police moved in on an encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the UCLA campus
  • Hundreds of law enforcement officers massed on the campus ready to clear out a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the night before by pro-Israel supporters

    0:45

    UCLA Gaza protesters in tense standoff with police – video

    Hundreds of law enforcement officers massed on the campus ready to clear out a pro-Palestinian protest camp attacked the night before by pro-Israel supporters

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