Education department will no longer enforce schools from California to Delaware to comply with US civil rights law

The US education department said on Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.

The decision means the department will no longer play a role in enforcing those agreements, which called for schools to take steps to comply with federal civil rights law. The districts affected are Cape Henlopen school district in Delaware, Fife school district in Washington; Delaware Valley school district in Pennsylvania; and La Mesa-Spring Valley school district, Sacramento City Unified and Taft College in California.

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Britain's Katie Boulter suffers a first-round defeat to Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz Open.

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Caroline Dubois floored a bloodied Terri Harper before outpointing her British rival to become the unified lightweight world champion in London.

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Sale Sharks hold off a second-half comeback from Harlequins to progress to the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

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Leeds Rhinos move to the top of Super League as they earn a derby victory over Bradford Bulls at Odsal.

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Attorneys for Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born US green card holder, say he was targeted for criticizing Israel

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The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel.

Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Monday in Milwaukee after he left his home, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.

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Three-time champion Phil Mickelson will miss this year's Masters and step away from golf "for an extended period of time" because of a family health matter, the American says.

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