With the Fifa World Cup just two weeks away, immigrant rights advocates in the 11 US host cities are mobilizing to protect fans and residents from immigration enforcement activities this summer. In Los Angeles, a labor union representing more than 2,000 hospitality…
Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? I will be popping into your inbox writing First Thing regularly for the next little while. Here are today’s main stories … Donald Trump has told critics of his Israeli-backed war on Iran to…
Workers who voted for Trump and Republicans in recent elections are now being hit with offshoring and the impacts of tariffs – but can Democrats sway them? Brenda Davis, a retiree who worked at Ford in Ohio for more than 20 years,…
The US men’s national team has undergone considerable change from one window to the next throughout Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure. And it makes some sense; the Argentinian had plenty of first-hand assessments to conduct, limiting the core group’s ability to iron out patterns…
Most families have little saved for retirement – and face unfair shame for it. It’s time to cut the bootstrap rhetoric What does it cost to age with dignity? It’s an urgent question as the youngest baby boomers approach 65 and their…
Downtown Los Angeles’s fashion district, the largest apparel manufacturing hub in the United States, is a neighborhood in freefall. While 83% of clothing cut and sewn in the United States is made here, the district has suffered in recent years as visitation…
Thanks for reading and to Daniel for all his work earlier. Our rolling French Open coverage will return tomorrow but don’t forget to return to our website tonight for Tumaini Carayol’s report from the Aryna Sabalenka v Naomi Osaka match. The showpiece…