Politics

Climate change is stopping California lawyers from going back to work

It is bad enough that California’s stringent environmental laws have driven up the cost of energy, food, and housing. Now, public-sector unions are weaponizing the state’s most powerful environmental statute to avoid showing up for work.

My Only Boy by Rosa Rankin-Gee review

A surprising romance is set against a backdrop of climate crisis, political instability and corporate corruption in this bleak but witty novel

Can Mike Pence’s Think Tank Lead Reaganites Out of the Wilderness?

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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud by Sathnam Sanghera review

This affecting exploration of the troubled genius’s impact is packed with anecdote, sharp analysis and social context

I surrendered my driving licence after a spinal injury but the DVLA revoked it

Although I voluntarily handed in the licence, the agency’s action has made it far harder for me to get it back

“Like a Klingon prison”: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library

Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum?

I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed

Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and future

Character Matters, for People, Parties, and States

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Deadly air raids across Ukraine after warnings of Russian strike wave

Kyiv, Dnipro and Kharkiv hit, with apartment buildings among the targets according to officials, after president said intelligence predicted ‘massive strike’

A tale of two Francks? World’s oldest leader creates deputy role

Son and stepson of Cameroon’s Paul Biya are seen as main contenders to be vice-president

Weapons are one thing, but if war breaks out, Europe’s best resource is its people

In Scandinavia and the Baltic region, citizens are signing up to do their bit as non-combatants. Other Nato allies should take heed

After several artists drop out of Freedom 250 concerts, Vanilla Ice says he'd "play for anybody" including Putin and Iran

Updated on: June 1, 2026 / 11:40 PM EDT / CBS News