California’s population falls for the first time in its history
State officials blamed a curb in immigration and deaths from the coronavirus for the decline
State officials blamed a curb in immigration and deaths from the coronavirus for the decline
A Pennsylvania district attorney who had cast the sex case against him as a pack of “vicious lies” has pleaded guilty to pressuring clients for sex when he was a defense attorney and then coercing them to keep quiet about it
The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in his first public comments on the war in the country’s Tigray region is sharply criticizing Ethiopia’s actions, saying he believes it's genocide
Self-professed Corbynista apologises for previous Labour administration, mired in scandal
Cathy Merrill apologised to DC-based magazine staff after they refused to contribute to the website for a day, writes Graeme Massie
‘The government appears to have ignored clear scientific evidence’ – Charlie Cornish, chief executive of Manchester Airports Group
The rule would have allowed biometric data collection from children under 14-years-old
Red wall voters will want to see the headline-grabbing promises of money translate into tangible progress on the ground by the next general election, writes Andrew Grice
A former school teacher has sued the CEO of a major cryptocurrency company that wants to build a smart city in the Nevada desert
Editorial: Well within living memory, ‘New Labour’ won a landslide majority based on building a remarkably broad base of support, one that kept it in power for the next 13 years
From The Independent archive: Xiaolu Guo explores the sadness and joy in the French author’s exploration of youth
The prime minister’s promises about levelling up are vacuous and meaningless, he’s going to have to temper his claims if he doesn’t want to lose the north, writes Chris Blackhurst
From The Independent archive: Robert Webb on the 1947 hit ‘Stormy Monday’ by T-Bone Walker
‘Biden isn’t the next FDR, he’s the next Jimmy Carter,’ Don Jr writes
NASA's new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's workforce
‘I’ve never seen him cry like that,’ boy’s mother says after store guards question him over sandwich despite seeing his receipt
Deep social discontent that has festered throughout the coronavirus pandemic is driving thousands of Colombians into the streets to protest, and some of the demonstrations have turned deadly
Judge decides some body cam footage did not show the victim and was therefore not relevant to release
Authorities say they are trying to determine what prompted a young girl to open fire at a rural Idaho middle school, one of the few school shootings in which the suspect is female
Proposal would make companies liable for accidentally killing birds
The mayor said she had no successor in mind, but would announce who she planned to vote closer to the election
The Justice Department on Friday released a proposed rule that would broaden the definition of a firearm, requiring some gun-making kits to include a serial number
I want to know why my country isn’t doing more
Party has lost touch with working-class voters over past decade, says MP
Conservative reporter repeatedly asks if Joe Biden believes in coronavirus ‘lab leak’