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‘My children have been sick’: The toxic aftermath of a train derailment

Kristen Saloomey finds the US village of East Palestine grappling with health concerns following the 2023 disaster.

A photo shows the a fire blazing in the aftermath of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in February

Oliver Stone: How he stopped worrying and learned to love nuclear

Film director says risk of nuclear contamination from Ukraine war is less threatening to the planet than fossil fuels.

Director Roger Stone tours a nuclear power research facility

US museum launches modern global guide programmes

Philadelphia’s Penn Museum is known for its ancient artifacts from the Middle East, Africa and Central America and now, it has tour guides from those places too.

Millions of US jobs lost amid pandemic may never return

About 4.8 million positions were added as states began reopening, but in total, tens of millions of jobs have already been lost this year.

US states hit pause on coronavirus reopening

Bars, beaches, cinemas closed again in some US states as spike in cases underlines challenge of containing virus.

US police reforms: NY unions say officers used for political gain

Police unions in New York say they are being used as political pawns and public safety will suffer.

Police brutality: US communities call for forces to be dismantled

A resident at Camden, New Jersey, says the creation of a new, disciplined county police force makes his street safer.

US elections: Primaries taking place in some states

Pennsylvania is one of four US states that will vote for their preferred candidate on Tuesday and national polls there show that Joe Biden is more popular than Donald Trump among senior citizens.

Confusion over beach openings for US Memorial Day weekend

Some beaches in the US are opening for the first time but with pandemic warnings in mind.

New York’s $61bn budget deficit hinders COVID-19 battle

Essential healthcare services in New York, the epicentre of the US outbreak, are being compromised.