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Seventeen-year-old Choi Ga-on denies American great Chloe Kim snowboarding history as she brushes off an early fall to win Winter Olympic halfpipe gold.

School leaders welcome the "greater clarity" on how to handle the polarising issue for parents and pupils.

Team GB's men's curlers reinforce their credentials as Winter Olympic gold medal favourites with a statement 6-3 win over Sweden.

The International Olympic Committee defends the T-shirt as being part of its Heritage Collection, celebrating styles from all editions of the Games.

The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.

Two US citizens were killed in Minneapolis during the crackdown dubbed "Operation Metro Surge".

Ukrainians are uniting in solidarity with Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified for wearing a helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion.

The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force.

Rich Ruohonen has tried to get to the Olympics for almost 40 years. He finally got his chance, taking to the ice at the Milan Cortina Games representing the U.S. on Team Casper for curling.

Human intelligence — the thing we as educators are duty bound to defend and advance — is under attack.

The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.

European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.

President Trump initially deployed the troops in those cities to support law enforcement efforts to tamp down protests against immigration raids and protecting buildings.

Judge Richard J. Leon found that attempts to discipline Mark Kelly for a video that warned against following illegal orders would violate the senator’s First Amendment rights.

The state’s attorney general will examine whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of West Altadena, a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in a 2025 blaze.

The announcement came more than two months into an operation that has led to tense protests, thousands of arrests and three shootings in the Democratic-led state.

The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia has left families stunned and grief-stricken.

In this installment of The Conversation, David Brooks says goodbye to The Times and offers his parting thoughts.

Alessandro Hämmerle of Austria came from behind to win another gold medal in the men’s event.

Officials gather on Friday for Europe’s biggest annual security summit, where a speech by Vice President JD Vance last year started an unraveling of trans-Atlantic relations.

Kim was upset in heavy snow by a new star, 17-year-old, Choi Gaon of South Korea, in the women’s halfpipe.

The authorities said several reservists and a civilian were arrested, and two were charged, after an investigation into the use of classified information to bet on military operations.

European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.

The powerful weather pattern is expected to shift into gear again around June, NOAA said, though its strength this time remains a question.

The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia has left families stunned and grief-stricken.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially revoked the endangerment finding, in a huge blow to U.S. efforts to fight climate change.

After OpenAI raised the largest private tech financing round on record last year at over $40 billion, Anthropic is now second, with its $30 billion raise.

CBRE and Jones Lang LaSalle were among those hit, dropping double digits amid fears of AI disruption.

Cisco shares plunged 12% Thursday after the company issued lukewarm guidance as memory prices weigh on profit margins

Taylor is expected to defeat Ley for Liberal leadership. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo far we know that Jane Hume and Dan Tehan will run for the deputy, but there are other names that are being floated.One of those was Tim Wilson (who’s often made light of one day leading the party), but he ruled himself out this morning.It brings none of us any joy to challenge Sussan. She has tried her very best. She has a very long and successful political career. As I say, this very difficult times, and I really did feel for her yesterday … I’m not going to engage in disparagement of Sussan this morning, I’ve spoken before about the fact that we were not traveling well, and things have gone from bad to worse. We’re simply not competitive.I’m really hoping that under Angus leadership, we will move very quickly to show what we stand for in terms of our migration policy, housing and of course, education. Continue reading...

A DHS shutdown is all but inevitable when the stopgap measure expires on FridayTrump’s “border czar” Tom Homan kicked off his press conference today announcing that the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has “yielded the successful results” they were looking to achieve.Homan also noted that Immigation and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not made any arrests at hospitals, elementary schools or churches. However, many people in the Twin Cities have told the Guardian that they’re fearful of federal immigration officers who patrol near these spots, and appear to make indiscriminate arrests throughout the region. The anxiety has resulted in parents keeping their children at home, and patients missing hospital appointments. Continue reading...

US attorney general displayed records of Congress members’ searches into Epstein files during House hearingMembers of Congress are calling for investigations after discovering the Department of Justice created records of their research activities while they dig into files connected to Jeffrey Epstein.Photographs taken by Reuters during a congressional hearing on Wednesday showed the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, holding a document titled “Jayapal Pramila Search History”, listing files that the Democratic US representative Pramila Jayapal had accessed during her review of the Epstein materials. Continue reading...

Video of a masked suspect in Arizona spurs a surge of calls as the desert search near Tucson yields little evidenceThe Today show host Savannah Guthrie promised to “never give up” on her missing mother, as authorities in Arizona made a public appeal for video footage recorded near her home in the weeks before her disappearance.The developments came as investigators revealed they had received more than 18,000 calls about the case, and a search of desert terrain near Nancy Guthrie’s home on Wednesday came up mostly empty. Continue reading...

Much-needed supplies but no oil arrive on navy ships as Trump stokes island nation’s economic crisisAs the sun came up on a flat calm Florida Straits, two ships arrived off the port of Havana: the Isla Holbox, a squat logistics ship, followed by the more aggressive looking Papaloapan, whose bow ramp gave the appearance of a large beetle.The two Mexican navy ships docked on Thursday laden with humanitarian aid as part of Mexico’s efforts to support Cuba amid a deepening crisis exacerbated by Donald Trump’s economic pressure campaign. Continue reading...

Angeliki Stogia tells Matthew Goodwin, who turned up to event with security, ‘women are scared to leave the house’Labour and Reform candidates came head-to-head at a hustings in Greater Manchester for the Gorton and Denton byelection, with Labour’s candidate saying women in the constituency were scared to leave the house because of her rival’s rhetoric.Angeliki Stogia hit out at Reform’s Matt Goodwin, who arrived at the offices of the Manchester Evening News, which was hosting the event, with security. Continue reading...

Ursula von der Leyen promises action plan to boost and protect sectors including defence, AI and clean techEU leaders agreed to move ahead with a “Buy European” policy to protect “strategic sectors” of European industry, at a summit on how to secure the continent’s future in a more volatile global economy.At a moated castle in the east Belgian countryside, the EU’s 27 leaders gathered on Thursday for a brainstorming session on how Europe could regain its economic competitiveness relative to the US and China at a time of economic threats and political turbulence. Continue reading...

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UKHealth officials fear Palantir’s reputation will hinder the delivery of a “vital” £330m NHS contract, according to briefings seen by the Guardian, sparking fresh calls for the deal to be scrapped.In 2023, ministers selected Palantir, a US surveillance technology company that also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump’s ICE operation, to build an AI-enabled data platform to connect disparate health information across the NHS. Continue reading...

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him Keir Starmer’s attempt to shake up his top team after the disastrous Peter Mandelson scandal began on Thursday, when he forced out his most senior civil servant with a view to replacing him with Antonia Romeo.The prime minister announced that Chris Wormald was stepping down “by mutual consent” after just over a year as cabinet secretary, with Romeo almost certain to succeed him as the first woman in the job. Continue reading...

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Review: The Best Comedy of the Year?  JoBlo'Nirvanna the Band' duo's troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film  CP24Riotous Canadian comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie deserves as many rewatches as time allows  The Globe and Mail'Nirvanna the Band' duo crashed a Blue Jays game and Drake's house for new film  Yahoo News Canada‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Review: Canadian Fakin’  The New York Times

Tuition set to rise, OSAP grants lower with new Ontario post-secondary funding changes: minister  CBCOntario to lift freeze on domestic postsecondary tuition fees  The Globe and MailOntario ends tuition freeze at public colleges and universities, boosts funding  Global NewsNipissing University applauds Ontario's $6.4B post-secondary funding boost  BayToday.caOntario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding  Toronto Star

Affidavit backed by election deniers in the Trump administration fails to include key findings from investigations into 2020 results

The Vegas man and his daughter both called 911 after the alleged shooting, police say

Hegseth initiated proceedings to demote Kelly, a retired Army captain, in January

FX and Hulu’s new series “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” retells the couple’s romance and death, and has sparked criticism from Kennedy's nephew, Jack Schlossberg

Carrie Prejean Boller asserted only Trump could remove her from the commission after the chairman said she had been ousted

The move eviscerates the government’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Ukrainians are uniting in solidarity with Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified for wearing a helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion.

Pal Lonseth, chief of the specialised Okokrim economic crimes unit, says Jagland suspected of 'aggravated corruption'.

Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed her mother and stepbrother before carrying out mass shooting in BC.

Despite nuclear diplomacy with Iran, US president suggests Washington will send more military assets to the region.