A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rights ...

US president announces measure in response to situation in Iran, which is facing anti-government protests ...

Consumer price index rose 2.7% in year to December, in line with November, as president feuds with Fed over rate cuts ...

Select committee chair accuses UK tax authority of ‘egregious error’ and of causing parents unnecessary ‘pain’ ...

Police apologise after it took almost seven years for man to be charged and he died months before trial had been due ...

Foreign ministers from the Arctic island and Denmark are to meet in Washington amid tensions over Trump’s claim on the territory ...

The explosive popularity of the gay hockey TV drama reveals women’s desire for sex and romance without violence or hierarchy ...

Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change ...

Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won Olympic bronze at Nagano 1998, has died aged 50 after being trapped in an avalanche ...

Sector is overwhelmed by demand and expanding faster than administrative structures can support ...

Statement signed by 13 former senior officials condemns ‘unprecedented’ assault on Fed’s independence ...

Protests have rocked Iran, a brutal crackdown is under way and Trump has threatened to intervene. Ellie Geranmayeh on a dangerous moment for the country’s leaders ...