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• L'Environmental Protection Agency a classé les microplastiques et les antidépresseurs comme contaminants de l'eau potable, répondant au plaidoyer du mouvement MAHA et aux préoccupations de santé publique. • Cette classification marque une étape réglementaire importante dans la lutte contre les contaminants émergents dans les approvisionnements en eau des U.S. qui ont suscité des inquiétudes parmi les experts de la santé et les défenseurs de l'environnement. • Cette désignation pourrait entraîner de futures actions réglementaires pour établir des normes d'eau potable et des exigences de traitement pour ces substances.

• La compagnie a eu des difficultés à stimuler la demande post-pandémie avant que la guerre en Iran ne fasse grimper les coûts du carburant aérien • Inscrivez-vous aux e-mails de Breaking News US pour recevoir des alertes de newsletter dans votre boîte de réception • Spirit Airlines se prépare à cesser ses activités après que l'entreprise en difficulté s'est retrouvée à court de liquidités et qu'une tentative de sauvetage par l'administration Trump a semblé stagner.

L'entreprise a fait état de 111,2 milliards de dollars de revenus dans son premier rapport financier après l'annonce du départ prochain de Cook Apple a pulvérisé les attentes de Wall Street dans son premier rapport de résultats depuis l'annonce du départ de son PDG Tim Cook. Cook a rapporté le « meilleur trimestre de mars de l'histoire » d'Apple et une « croissance à deux chiffres dans chaque segment géographique ». Il a également souligné une « demande extraordinaire pour la gamme iPhone17 ». Continuer la lecture...

Lee Zeldin affirme devant le Senate que le plan de l'administration Trump rendra l'Environmental Protection Agency « plus efficace » Les démocrates du Senate ont accusé l'administration Trump d'avoir abandonné la mission de l'Environmental Protection Agency consistant à protéger la santé humaine et l'environnement lors d'une audition au Congress mercredi, fustigeant la direction de l'agence au sujet d'une proposition visant à réduire son budget de moitié. La comparution de Lee Zeldin devant le Senate environment committee était la dernière des trois auditions budgétaires de l'administrateur de l'EPA cette semaine, au cours desquelles il a plaidé pour une réduction drastique du financement de l'agence, qui a déjà vu ses effectifs réduits à leur plus bas niveau depuis des décennies sous sa direction. Durant une grande partie de la semaine, l'ancien membre républicain du Congress de New York a adopté une approche agressive, répondant aux démocrates de la House et du Senate avec ses propres questions et les accusant parfois d'être mal préparés ou de ne pas se soucier du bilan de l'EPA. Continue reading...

• Le gouverneur de la Louisiane, Jeff Landry, a annoncé le 29 avril 2026 son intention de suspendre les primaires pour la Chambre après qu'une décision de justice sur les cartes électorales a intensifié les litiges liés au redécoupage. • La décision découle de luttes persistantes concernant le charcutage électoral racial, alors que des dizaines d'autres affaires se profilent avant les élections de mi-mandat. • La suspension pourrait retarder les élections et remodeler les stratégies du GOP dans l'État.

Fadi Saqr est accusé de massacres de civils à Tadamon, Damas, où la population affirme qu'il doit répondre de ses actes devant la justice. Une commission syrienne des droits de l'homme prépare un dossier accusant Fadi Saqr, un chef de milice au sein du régime d'Assad, d'implication dans des crimes contre l'humanité et des crimes de guerre, a déclaré un haut responsable syrien au Guardian. Saqr est un ancien commandant de la milice des National Defence Forces (NDF) et est largement accusé d'implication dans les massacres et les disparitions forcées de civils dans le quartier de Tadamon à Damas, ainsi que dans d'autres quartiers de la capitale syrienne. Continue reading...

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe a été condamné à une amende et expulsé après avoir plaidé coupable d'infractions liées à l'immigration et aux armes à feu, sans lien avec la récente fusillade.

Le Premier ministre fera face à Kemi Badenoch et d'autres députés lors des dernières PMQs de la session parlementaire 2024-26

• Un rookie des Boston Red Sox a réalisé une performance solide lors du premier match de l'équipe sans le manager Alex Cora, qualifiant la journée de « tourbillon ». • Le rookie a réagi positivement à ce changement soudain, aidant à stabiliser l'équipe durant cette transition. • Le départ de Cora crée une incertitude pour les Red Sox, mettant à l'épreuve la résilience du jeune effectif dès le début de la saison.

• Une étude récente démontre qu'une formulation mise à jour du vaccin a réduit les visites aux services d'urgence et les hospitalisations chez les adultes en bonne santé d'environ 50 % au cours de la dernière saison. • Cette amélioration significative de l'efficacité représente une avancée majeure dans le développement des vaccins et les stratégies de protection de la santé publique. • Ces résultats contribuent à l'évolution des politiques vaccinales aux États-Unis, comme documenté dans le dernier rapport de CIDRAP sur l'état des politiques vaccinales du 28 avril 2026.

L'objet des accusations reste flou, après le rejet d'une affaire précédente concernant un témoignage devant le Congrès US politics live – dernières mises à jour Inscrivez-vous à la newsletter Breaking News US Le département de la Justice a déposé de nouvelles charges criminelles contre James Comey, l'ancien directeur du FBI, mardi, selon une personne proche du dossier. L'objet des accusations n'était pas immédiatement clair et le département de la Justice n'a pas répondu immédiatement à une demande de commentaire. CNN a été le premier à rapporter qu'un nouvel acte d'accusation avait été déposé. Lire la suite...

Suspect in Saturday evening’s shooting – Cole Tomas Allen – expected to be formally charged in court todayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Continue reading...

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zeroOne vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower.The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...

Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quickRise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper recordsYou have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT.Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into a garage to be checked. As well as that issue, they find the tread depth of the tyres is so low it should not have passed the test. Continue reading...

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako, and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq. It said the attacks were carried out jointly with the Azawad Liberation Front, a Tuareg-led separatist group. Continue reading...

Former Liberal party senator, who was elected to state upper house in March, says flights ‘worth every cent’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation’s South Australian leader has paid back Australia’s richest person for private flights he took while campaigning in the state’s recent election.Cory Bernardi confirmed on Saturday that he had reimbursed a “substantial” sum of money to Gina Rinehart’s company S Kidman & Co, to comply with new state laws that prohibit political parties and candidates from receiving electoral donations or gifts from individuals, businesses or unions. Continue reading...

Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issueSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US justice department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems.In its intervention, the justice department said the law violates the 14th amendment’s equal protection guarantee by requiring companies to guard against unintended discriminatory effects while allowing some discrimination aimed at promoting diversity. Continue reading...

Philip Rycroft says promises on issues from economics to immigration have not lived up to expectationsBritain should start talking about rejoining the EU, according to a former senior civil servant who ran the Brexit department.Philip Rycroft, who was permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the EU, said the “argument was there to be won” about going back into Europe, adding that a “clear-headed appraisal of what is in the country’s best interests” was needed. However, he said rejoining the bloc could be a “long and windy” road. Continue reading...

The department of justice has refused to hand over key evidence from the Jeffrey Epstein files and could delay Scotland Yard’s criminal inquiry.Good morning. The UK criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson has reportedly ground to a halt after the US justice department refused to hand over evidence contained in the Epstein files.The documents relate to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which Scotland Yard believes could hold key evidence related to Mandelson, who served as business secretary and US ambassador. While the Met has asked for voluntary disclosure, the US department of justice is insisting on a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) request, a legal back and forth between countries to obtain evidence, the Telegraph has reported. Continue reading...

• The acting Attorney General announced charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center alleging fraud in its informant program. • Authorities assert that the SPLC's informant program paid sources to "stoke racial hatred," suggesting deliberate misuse of funds and inflammatory activities. • The investigation remains ongoing with the possibility of future indictments naming SPLC executives as defendants.

Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice’s office of the inspector general (OIG) announced on Thursday that it is launching an audit of the justice department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.In a news release, the deputy inspector general William M Blier, who the statement said is performing the duties of the inspector general, said that the “preliminary objective” of the internal probe “is to evaluate the [justice department’s] processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act”. Continue reading...

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones and specialist divers to help clear the strait mined by Iran – but no decision has been made on whether HMS Dragon or another warship would also be deployed. Continue reading...

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officerThe Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the secretary of the navy, is leaving his job.In a statement posted to social media, Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately” Continue reading...

Newspaper broke embargo on confidential briefing note about the royal couple’s movements five days before they arrived in Melbourne for their Australia visitThe Daily Mail’s “aggressive” approach to reporting on Prince Harry and Meghan’s Australian visit has “irreparably damaged” the Sussexes’ ability to brief press ahead of trips, Guardian Australia has been told.The Daily Mail broke the embargo by publishing the royal couple’s movements five days before they landed in Melbourne, despite that information being strictly non-publishable until they arrived. Continue reading...

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Release of new Claude model, so far limited to US firms, will expand to British institutions in coming daysBritish banks will be given access in the next week to a powerful AI tool that was deemed too dangerous to be released to the public, as a series of senior finance figures warned over its impact.Anthropic, which has so far limited the release of the new model to a small clutch of primarily US businesses, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, said it would expand that to UK financial institutions in the coming days. Continue reading...

Democratic representative from California has suspended gubernatorial campaign and resigned from CongressThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) has opened an investigation into Eric Swalwell following his resignation from Congress, according to a source familiar with the matter.The news of a federal investigation comes days after the Democratic representative from California stepped down due to multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against cartel-linked casinos and key associates operating on the U.S.-Mexico border on April 14, 2026. • The action represents a continued enforcement effort targeting financial networks connected to organized crime along the southwestern border. • The sanctions highlight the Treasury's commitment to disrupting illicit financial flows and money laundering operations tied to criminal organizations.

As treasurer Jim Chalmers weighs ‘extreme uncertainty’, one economic scenario sees global growth plunging to just 2% in 2026Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe International Monetary Fund has warned the US-Israel war on Iran risks creating an “energy crisis of an unprecedented scale” that could tip the global economy towards recession.The grim warning contained in the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook comes as Jim Chalmers prepares to attend the organisation’s spring meetings in Washington DC this week, where he said he would be “joining with other countries continuing to call for an enduring end to the war”. Continue reading...