Relatives attend the funeral of Glendy Yesenia López, 20. She was killed by two gang members while she was driving her motorcycle taxi Photograph: Ignacio MarinDecades of migration to the US left generations of children behind for whom gangs are substitute families
Photographs and text by Ignacio Marin
Since she arrived in Guatemala City a few decades ago, she has lived in the same humble home. Between bare concrete walls and under a tin roof, she raised three children.
Law (Australia)Thirty years after the trial of five men for the shocking attack on a Sydney nurse, then public defender Bill Hosking reflects on his part in it
The tragedy that would shock the whole of Australia began just before 10pm on 2 February 1986. A registered nurse, 26-year-old Anita Cobby, had been having dinner with friends after finishing her shift at Sydney hospital on Macquarie Street, next to state Parliament House in the city.
ShortcutsBeesTowns in southern England are being beset by noisy hordes of honeybees in search of new homes. Here’s what to do if you get caught by the buzz
“The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams,” said Henry David Thoreau, who clearly knew what he was talking about. Swarms of honeybees have appeared in Salisbury, Marlborough and Chichester, and the growing fashion for amateur beekeeping may be to blame.
Mike Johnson This article is more than 2 months old‘Go pick up a Bible’: Speaker Mike Johnson defends anti-LGBTQ+ viewsThis article is more than 2 months oldRepublican House speaker, who has advanced extreme views as attorney and legislator, says ‘I am a Bible-believing Christian’
Questioned about comments and actions deemed by many to be homophobic, the new Republican US House speaker, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, told Fox News his worldview was: “Go pick up a Bible.
The ObserverPhilanthropyWhat would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their moneyMorgan Curtis’s life story is the American Dream in reverse. Her great, great, great grandfather was a banker in early 1800s New York – he invested in railroads, while his brother invested in Central American mines. The family wealth grew as it passed through the generations, and Curtis’s father added to the pile as a management consultant for “major” firms.