Strong, described by coach Geno Auriemma as ‘the most low-key superstar you ever saw’, has powered the undefeated Huskies to the Final Four ...

White House says Donald Trump has been briefed as US forces search for crew after jet shot down by armed forces this morning ...

Italy have parted company with their head coach, Gennaro Gattuso, after the national team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup ...

Some 20,000 customers of Jordan’s Furniture, a New England furniture chain, could be repaid for $50m worth of sales as part of a promotion ...

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Beau Dure has updates from Friday night’s NCAA women’s Final Four, where UConn face South Carolina and UCLA meet Texas ...

Stiff winds ‘spreading the smoke’ as Springs fire bears down on Moreno Valley while smaller Crown fire also burning ...

Richard Walker says any planned September rate rise should be scrapped to reflect increase in petrol prices ...

Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US university ...

South-east Italy also affected by heavy rain, and snow at higher altitudes, while deadly flooding hits Afghanistan ...

Coventry moved a step closer to promotion from the Championship after a 3-2 victory against Derby while Wrexham recovered to earn a draw at West Brom ...

Russian advances slowing, thinktank’s data shows; 14 killed in Ukraine in massive drone and missile salvo. What we know on day 1,501 ...