Three people killed and three hospitalized as Michigan town hit by tornado 07. March 2026 (03:33) Roofs torn off and trees knocked down in Union City as more than 7m Americans at risk of severe weatherThree people have been killed and three were taken to a hospital after a tornado hit a southern Michigan town on Friday, authorities said.Powerful storms ripped across the state, tearing the roof off a home improvement store, sending parts of a storage building flying and knocking down trees as warnings were issued across the southern part of the state. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canadian PM Mark Carney says former prince Andrew should be removed from royal line of succession 07. March 2026 (03:08) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ‘deplorable’ alleged actions warrant his removal from the royal line of succession, Carney saysThe Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for alleged actions he described as “deplorable”.Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Carney said the actions that have caused the former prince to be stripped of his royal titles “necessitate” his removal from the line of succession. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74 07. March 2026 (02:13) Former US representative who broke barriers as first woman president of state senate dies after five-month cancer battleFormer US representative Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii state senate, has died. She was 74.Hanabusa died early on Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the US House. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief ousted for the second time 07. March 2026 (00:15) Vinay Prasad to leave in April after decisions involving vaccine reviews and specialty drugs for rare diseasesThe top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration, Dr Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency – the second time in less than a year that he’s departed after decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases.FDA commissioner Marty Makary announced the news to FDA staff in an email late Friday, saying Prasad would depart at the end of April. Makary said Prasad would return to his academic job at the University of California, San Francisco. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant 07. March 2026 (00:02) Estefany Rodriguez Florez of Nashville Noticias, who had produced reports that were unflattering to ICE, was arrested during traffic stopUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Spanish-language Tennessee news outlet’s reporter who had done stories critical of the agency – but agents didn’t have a warrant, according to court documents filed recently by her lawyer.A court filing Friday by ICE disputes the assertion that the reporter was arrested without a warrant. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jesse Jackson hailed as ‘ambassador of hope’ at memorial attended by Clintons, Obama and Biden 07. March 2026 (00:01) Thousands in Chicago honored civil rights ‘champion’ who ‘stepped forward again and again’, Obama saidAt the longtime civil rights activist’s memorial celebration on Friday, the Rev Jesse Jackson was remembered as a “champion” for the “poor and the dispossessed” – as well as “one of the most effective community and political organizers of our time”.Such tributes came from past Democratic US presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, along with former vice-president Kamala Harris, who received cheers and applause while they joined thousands of others in a Chicago church for a celebration of life for Jackson. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Investors are expecting Donald Trump to back down in the war with Iran – but what if he doesn’t? 07. March 2026 (00:00) Global markets have become inured to the US president’s posturing over the past year, but economists warn they may be ‘a little bit complacent’ in anticipating a short conflict in the Middle EastInvestors over the past year have learned that Donald Trump has a boundless capacity to quickly reverse course in the face of acute political or market pressures.But a week since the United States and Israel launched missile strikes on Iran, there are fears the war could morph into a protracted conflict.Patrick Commins is Guardian Australia’s economics editor Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections 07. March 2026 (00:00) Jenny Ware says party is ‘at crisis point’ and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Liberal MP Jenny Ware says her party must implement gender quotas for candidates for office, warning the opposition “cannot get back into government” without putting forward candidates who are more reflective of the broader community.Ware, who lost her seat of Hughes at the 2025 election, said it was “deeply embarrassing” that the Liberal party executive had not released its own review of the electoral wipeout, and which was then tabled in parliament by Anthony Albanese this week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
London man charged with manslaughter in case that links alleged domestic abuse to suicide 06. March 2026 (23:31) Gillian Morand, 36, died in Bexley, south-east London in 2020 after which allegations against her husband emergedA man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a woman in 2020, in a rare prosecution of alleged domestic abuse linked to suicide, police have said.Gillian Morand, 36, died in Bexley, south-east London, and an inquest concluded she had taken her own life. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson exits 06. March 2026 (23:25) Davidson said she found it difficult to remain, ‘given the external forces that are at work that are just so far beyond my control’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, a mainstay at the Kennedy Center, is leaving to head the Los Angeles-based Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.It’s the latest departure from the Kennedy Center since Donald Trump began asserting control over the storied performing arts venue in Washington. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
