“It also directs the United States Postal Service (USPS) to develop a process that would require states to notify it of voters who want to vote by mail and ban them from receiving a ballot unless they are on a USPS-approved list of eligible voters.”

“Average US fuel prices have exceeded $4 a gallon for the first time in four years.”

“The average reached almost $4.02 on Tuesday, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago.”

“A fully crewed rocket will head to the moon from Florida this evening, marking the first time that humans will have left lower Earth orbit since 1972.”

“A key aim is to photograph areas of the moon’s south pole where the next human landing and an eventual lunar base are planned.”

“A US judge has halted the construction of Trump’s $400m White House ballroom after a lawsuit alleged that the president had exceeded his authority by demolishing the East Wing and beginning construction without approval from Congress.”

“A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to give a federal agency its records about Jewish employees as part of an investigation into antisemitic discrimination, but said it did not have to reveal any individual’s affiliation with an organization.”

“An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad by a suspected Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, the US said, with media advocacy groups identifying the journalist as Shelly Kittleson, a freelancer.”

“The world’s largest voluntary methane certification program, which covers a fifth of US fossil gas production, may be understating the actual methane emissions it purports to certify, a Guardian investigation has found.”

“Painting eyes on food boxes can stop gulls stealing fries”