headlines
Tuesday
31
May
2016
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Shooting of gorilla to protect child was 'right decision', says zoo director‘This was not a gentle thing,’ says director after criticism of decision to shoot Harambe, a 17-year-old, 400lbs silverback lowland male
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Locator beacon signal confirmed by authorities in Cairo and USLocator beacon was picked up by satellites in minutes after Airbus A320 carrying 66 people disappeared from radar over Mediterranean -
Giant alligator panics golfers as it ambles across course in FloridaCharles Helms filmed the 15ft reptile as it walked across the course towards a lake -
highlights
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Warriors complete comeback from the dead to reach finalsStephen Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right back to the NBA finals, as Golden State rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to beat the Thunder
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Mike Mignola on why he's ending his comic hit to go paint watercolors insteadAs the final Hellboy comic is published, Mike Mignola discusses how he started, how Hollywood didn’t kill his creation and why he is embracing ‘blur and mush’
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How child sex abuse became a family business in PhilippinesTens of thousands of children believed to be victims of live-streaming abuse, some of it being carried out by their own parents
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Late goal lifts Penguins past Sharks in Game 1Nick Bonino’s third-period goal lifts Penguins to win in Game 1 of Stanley Cup final
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Washout toughens Djokovic’s path towards titleNo play was possible at the French Open on Monday because of rain, meaning Novak Djokovic will now have to win four matches in six days to triumph
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Club offer Carrick new contract as Mourinho checks inMichael Carrick has been offered a year extension to his Manchester United contract by José Mourinho
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Second-half surge secures Warriors place in finalsStephen Curry and Klay Thompson carried the 73-win Warriors right back to the NBA finals, as Golden State rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to beat the Thunder
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With my brother in Guantánamo Bay, the heart of my family is missingHe will now have his case reviewed. We are desperately hoping that we can finally welcome Mohamedou back home
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Child-related shootings fuel Detroit's tough gun safety stanceFiling charges against adults may be difficult – as families are already grieving – but prosecutor Kym Worthy and others argue shootings are ‘entirely’ preventable
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Donald Trump a conquering hero for bikers and veteransRepublican nominee promises to pay bills for veterans’ healthcare while introductory speaker says Trump’s comments about McCain ‘totally justified’
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Bodies of US climbers left untouched 'out of respect', says witnessUeli Steck, who with fellow mountaineer David Goettler discovered the bodies of Alex Lowe and David Bridges, says they left the bodies as they found them
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North Korea makes another failed attempt to launch ballistic missilePyongyang has never successfully launched one of the intermediate-range missiles, which are theoretically capable of hitting South Korea and Japan
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in brief
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'Probably even the Night’s King got a family' – The Citadel podcastAs our characters start to take on their likely final forms for the story, we see them all checking back in with their families in Blood of my Blood
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DNA may identify the last of the RomanovsHuman remains could now be conclusively identified as belonging to the children of the Russian royal family who were killed with their parents in 1918
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You Must Remember This, Embedded, RadiolabThere’s a wealth of listening pleasure this week, including a look at McCarthy-era Hollywood, Nickleodeon lifting the lid and good news on Another Round
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Author buries latest manuscript for a hundred yearsAuthor of Cloud Atlas delivers his new work – which won’t be read until 2114 – to Oslo’s Nordmarka forest as part of the Future Library project
in depth
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What sets Obama apart from Bernie SandersWith his efforts to overhaul healthcare and crack down on Wall Street, the president has demonstrated the benefits of practicality and compromise
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Mars makes closest approach to Earth for 11 yearsThe red planet draws to within 75 million kilometres of Earth this evening. Previous close approaches have led to searches for life: tonight is no exception
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Photographing the real Barack ObamaOfficial White House photographer Pete Souza has captured the insider's view of a historic presidency over two terms
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Kenya's new front in poaching battleIn a country hit by a devastating poaching surge for rhino horn and elephant ivory, local people are turning the tide – but the wider problems of demand, corruption and organised crime remain
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Rebuilding a famed New Age resortSeven months after Harbin Hot Springs burned to the ground, the tight-knit community is wrestling with the blank slate on which to imagine a new home
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My life as a ‘sex object’In her teens, strangers flashed her on the subway, teachers asked her for hugs and boys made jokes about her breasts. Should she laugh off a lifetime of objectification – or get angry?
in pictures
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Snakes fighting, a rocket festival and gay prideThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world
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Vintage photos of Fido and friendsLibby Hall spent three decades trawling auctions and car-boot sales for vintage postcards and photos of people and their pets, some dating back to the 1850s
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A look back at a century of racesThis weekend sees the 100th running of the 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Surreal deserts of the United StatesPhotographer David Clapp visited Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Arizona as part of his project on other-worldy locations, with surreal results
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South Africa's elephant street artA South African street art project sees lively elephant murals storming the walls of neglected neighbourhoods
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Magnum's new breed of photographerA new exhibition at Magnum in London showcases the work of six photographers new to the agency
what to watch
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Review – halfwits in a halfshellSlickly digitised and heavily armed to once again defeat Shredder, reptilian meatheads Donny, Mikey and the gang are joyless company
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'You take these tarnished angels and then you let them loose'How Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling and director Shane Black are bringing back the buddy movie
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Large as life and twice as phoneyHelena Bonham Carter has fun as the Red Queen, but this ignores Lewis Carroll in favour of machine-tooled CGI fantasy fare with a tiresome Johnny Depp
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Lots of bangs for your bucks but loopiness is lostThe latest X-Men prequel goes back to the 1980s, but the now-regulation destruction is beginning to eclipse the series’ unique strangeness
people
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Snoop Dogg lambasts Roots remakeRapper says he is sick of films and TV shows that depict historical racial abuse against African Americans when they are still ‘taking the same abuse’
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Why Hollywood’s first lady of funny is hit and missWhen she’s working with Paul Feig she’s a scream. But as her new film The Boss proves, other directors aren’t so lucky
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Director was planning children's film before his deathDirector of Spartacus and Eyes Wide Shut wanted to do version of Pinocchio for grandchildren and second world war movie
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If you get it wrong, people are going to be upsetThe director son of David Bowie on his £100m franchise movie and the downside of geek culture
the big picture
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The annual Wiener Dog 100 raceDuring Memorial Day weekend more than 60 dogs took part in the annual Wiener Dog 100 race at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut
Edward Snowden Eric Holder says NSA whistleblower performed 'public service'
CIA ex-boss Secretive spooks tolerated in UK more than in US
Surveillance Future of whistleblowing at stake in inquiry
Whistleblowers Snowden calls for shield after Pentagon source's claims