US politics stories from Wednesday 18 February at a glance ...

Owner calls it ‘ludicrous’ Dissent Cafe and Bar was shut down after complaint, the first in Australia’s capital since new federal hate symbol laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

Lawsuit is first by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over workplace DEI in Trump’s second term ...

Detectives are seeking two men as investigations continue. No arrests have been made ...

Avalanches have caused deaths in Lake Tahoe area in six of past 10 years but latest slide is fourth deadliest in US history ...

After crew on flight 543 reported smoke in the cockpit, passengers and crew exited Airbus A320 via slides ...

Police arrest four after attack at skate park that left a man in his 20s dead ...

Coalition of refugee support groups says board’s ‘traumatic’ and ‘flawed’ processes are putting children at risk ...

The former girlfriend of the Kansas City wide receiver is seeking more than $1m in damages in a lawsuit that claims Rice assaulted her while she was pregnant ...

Former minister helped develop Australia’s first Aboriginal education policy in the 1980s and brings decades of expertise to embattled university ...

NYU Langone’s decision comes amid Trump administration threats to cut funds to providers who treat trans youth ...

Dangerous days have nearly tripled in past 45 years – and increase largely driven by human-made warming ...