Swarms of yellowjacket wasps, bees and other insects whose underground nests in western North Carolina were disturbed by Hurricane Helene’s flooding have prompted authorities to augment stocks of Benadryl and epinephrine injections for people allergic to stings. The emergency measure, health officials say, is necessary because hundreds of thousands of aggressive insects, especially yellowjackets the…
Britons may have to brace for a blast of wind and rain next week as the tail end of Hurricane Kirk passes by. The Met Office warned of unsettled weather over the weekend, before potentially disruptive conditions from midweek brought about by the remnant of the extreme storm as it sweeps towards north-west Europe. Hurricane…
Chrysler parent Stellantis filed a federal lawsuit against the United Auto Workers (UAW), saying the union has violated the contract by threatening to strike over the company’s delays in planned investment. The automaker filed the suit on Thursday, asking the US district court in the central district of California to declare the decision by a…
Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks with economist and former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank, Guy Debelle. They discuss how the board makes decisions about the economy and the pressure they face in taking all sides into account How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know Support The Guardian The Guardian…
A man from Illinois has been charged with making violent threats against a federal judge in the Florida district that has handled Donald Trump’s classified documents case, according to an indictment made public on Thursday. Eric James Rennert, 65, is facing five federal charges in the indictment which accuses him of communicating interstate threats and…
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is suing the United Auto Workers, escalating a monthslong battle between the trans-Atlantic automaker and American union, CNBC has…
US military says it hit 15 Houthi targets in Yemen US forces carried out strikes on 15 targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the US military has confirmed. The Guardian understands that that there was no UK involvement in Friday’s airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces…
Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor, Beth Rigby, was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk. The former prime minister had promised to “reveal what really happened during my time as [London] mayor, foreign secretary and PM” during the conversation…
The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country. The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and…
Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates. The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which he deemed as…
