Political standoff intensifies as Senate Democrats refuse compromise on immigration funding measures, while Senate Republicans scramble to avoid a partial shutdown on Friday.

California transgender sports controversy intensifies as dozens of female athletes protest at state meeting, while Governor Gavin Newsom calls male participation "deeply unfair."

Olympic snowboarder Cam Bolton walked away from a crash not knowing he broke his neck. The four-time Olympian was later airlifted to Milan for treatment.

Catholic bishop calls Notre Dame's appointment of abortion-rights advocate Susan Ostermann as Liu Institute director a "scandal to the faithful."

A lawsuit has been brought on behalf of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who were detained by authorities during an episode in Idaho last year.

Myla Rahman, who is 34 years younger than Rep. Maxine Waters, has launched a primary challenge against her, highlighting a generational change in California's 43rd District.

The landmark trial is the first case that seeks to hold tech giants in the U.S. financially liable for harm suffered by its users.

Tori Spelling reveals her chaotic living conditions potentially caused an eight-week illness, leaving her unable to work and sparking widespread fan concern.

Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify about Epstein files after defying subpoenas, but now demand public hearings that could set a precedent for Trump.

Julia Simon is out making a name for herself in more ways than one.

The actress has been embracing her new look for the past few months.

She reflected on the Patriots' 29-13 loss to the Seahawks in an Instagram post Wednesday.

Madagascar is especially vulnerable to cyclones blowing in off the Indian Ocean and was battered by another deadly cyclone less than two weeks ago.

The "WAP" rapper shared a video of herself running and dancing on the field following her brief appearance during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

An analysis shows CNN has lost more than 40% of its total day and primetime audience from 2017 to 2025, the respective first years of the two Trump presidencies.

The "Beverly Hills, 90210" actress is dealing with a clutter crisis.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 28 deaths in the US stemming from crashes involving defective Takata air bag inflators have occurred.

Nine people have been killed and dozens injured after a mass shooting at a school in Canada. The suspect was also found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury. The tragedy has sent shockwaves through the remote town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, which has a population of only 2,400. It is the second-worst mass shooting in Canada’s history. Lucy Hough speaks to reporter Leyland Cecco

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• Minute-by-minute updates on the last-16 first leg

• WSL talking points: Arsenal punish City | Email Sarah

Here is Arsenal boss Renée Slegers on why Stina Blackstenius and Beth Mead are not involved: “Stina and Beth didn’t travel. Stina still has issues with her calf and Beth needs some time to offload her shin.”

Here is that Leuven team news, the side could not play Veefkind as she is suspended.

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The National Labor Relations Board said it did not have legal oversight of SpaceX and dismissed the case

The US labor board is abandoning a years-long legal battle against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and signaling it will steer clear of future cases against the company, according to a letter from the board cited by the New York Times and Bloomberg.

Two years after issuing a complaint accusing the aerospace firm of firing eight engineers because of their involvement in an open letter criticizing Musk, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said it was dismissing the case, disclaiming jurisdiction over it, according to the letter.

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• Ukrainian FA president seeks meeting on Thursday

• Fifa president due at Uefa congress in Brussels

Andriy Shevchenko will seek a meeting with Gianni Infantino on Thursday to discuss the Fifa president’s recent comments that favoured Russia’s return to international football competitions.

Infantino sparked condemnation in Ukraine when, speaking in an interview last week, he said the ban on Russia’s participation should be reassessed. Shevchenko, the Ukrainian Association of Football president, is looking to restate Ukraine’s position in private when the pair attend Uefa’s congress in Brussels.

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Labour council says flags must not be ‘surrendered’ to far right but there are concerns in town hit by racial tension

A Labour council has been accused of embracing “flag terror” after offering £500 grants to groups to erect union jack and St George’s flags in a town previously rocked by racial tension.

The leaders of Rotherham council, in South Yorkshire, said they wanted the flags to be a “symbol of unity” and did not want to “surrender them to extremist or far-right groups”.

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The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off

John from New Mexico, a self-professed lifelong Republican, called into C-Span’s Washington Journal earlier this month with penitence on his mind.

“I voted for the president and supported him,” he began. “But I really want to apologize.”

Jamil Smith is a Guardian US columnist

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"Unlike the movie, which is about a community kind of questioning the outsider, I wanted to have the outsider come into the community," she said.