Friday, April 3, 2026
Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over order to restrict mail voting
Over 20 attorneys general challenge the executive order and say it’s an unconstitutional move to disenfranchise voters
More than 20 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Donald Trump’s Tuesday executive order to restrict who can vote by mail.
In his order, Trump directed the US Postal Service to abstain from sending mail-in or absentee ballots to people who are not on a pre-ordained list of eligible citizens.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/attorneys-general-trump-mail-in-voting-lawsuit
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Maryland man receives 20-year sentence for pet crematorium scam
Rodney Ward returned debris instead of pets’ ashes and stored animals’ bodies in hearse or threw them out on road
A Baltimore county man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding pet owners through his fake crematorium business, returning rocks and sand to grieving victims instead of ashes.
On Tuesday, 56-year-old Rodney Ward was also ordered to pay $12,510 in restitution to victims. He had pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft and five counts of malicious destruction of property over $1,000, according to the Baltimore county state’s attorney’s office.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/maryland-20-year-sentence-pet-crematorium-scam
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Nasa’s Artemis II rocket lifts off for historic moon mission
Throng of spectators gathers for Florida launch as astronauts head to moon for first time in almost 54 years
Nasa’s moon rocket Artemis II launched on Wednesday evening, carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54 years.
The launch marks the first time since the Apollo 17 mission of December 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/01/nasa-rocket-moon-launch-artemis-ii
World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, dies aged 193
The vet who cared for the giant tortoise said he had left behind a "legacy of resilience and longevity".
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
BBC apologises for not investigating claims against Scott Mills raised last year
Broadcaster did not look into separate allegations of ‘inappropriate communications’ involving the Radio 2 DJ
The BBC has apologised for its response after allegations about Scott Mills were raised with the broadcaster last year.
Mills was sacked with immediate effect by the BBC on Monday over his “personal conduct”. It then emerged he had been questioned over separate allegations of serious sexual offences against a boy aged under 16 in 2018, but the case was later closed due to lack of evidence.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/31/scott-mills-sacked-questioned-police-sexual-offence-allegations-2016-bbc-radio-2
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