Tammy Duckworth moves to assist newborn babies amid pandemic
Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images The Senate’s newest mom is making a push to…
House coronavirus oversight panel demands large companies repay small-business loans
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. | Alex Wong/Getty Images By KYLE CHENEY 05/08/2020 04:02 PM…
Transport after coronavirus: how will we fly, drive, commute and ride?
Before the pandemic struck, Sara Blazey made the same three-hour commute to work, three days a…
UK garden centres prepare for sales surge to end lockdown disaster
Garden centres are preparing for a surge in plant and flower sales that could help salvage…
Potentially fatal bouts of heat and humidity on the rise, study finds
Intolerable bouts of extreme humidity and heat which could threaten human survival are on the rise…
The Guardian view on birdsong: a fragile joy | Editorial
One night in April, birdwatchers from around Britain stepped outside their doors and listened intently to…
Kraftwerk’s vision of computer love | Brief letters
Florian Schneider’s music was uncannily prophetic as well as transcendent (Obituary, 7 May). For instance, Kraftwerk’s…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
Blue sheep in Mount Qomolangma national nature reserve in Lhasa, the capital of south-west China’s Tibet…
Democratic senators propose $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans
Sen. Kamala Harris, along with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey, wants to drastically increase the…
‘We’re going to fill it’: Republicans ready for any Supreme Court vacancy
Senate Republicans are quietly beginning to contemplate the possibility of an election-year confirmation battle for the…