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  • bessentBanking

    Before Kevin Warsh has even taken over as Fed chair, Trump is joking about suing him. Scott Bessent is fine with that

    By Fatima Hussein, Christopher Rugaber, and others
  • omarPolitics

    Ilhan Omar’s husband is rich. The Republican oversight chairman is investigating why

    By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
  • new jerseyPolitics

    No, judge tells Trump. You can’t cripple $16 billion in funding for New York City and New Jersey

    By Anthony Izaguirre, Dave Collins, and others
  • giannisBanking

    NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo gets in bed with sports gambling as a Kalshi shareholder

    By Jay Cohen and The Associated Press
  • hegsethPolitics

    Harvard is too ‘woke’ for Trump’s Pentagon

    By Jocelyn Gecker, Collin Binkley, and others
  • trumpPolitics

    As Republicans slash $1 trillion out of Medicaid, Democrats see ‘a banger of an issue’ to campaign on

    By Ali Swenson, Jeff Amy, and others
  • EpsteinEurope

    Europe reels at Epstein files, sacking top diplomats, politicians, even princes. America shrugs

    By Jill Lawless and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The toes of a baby are seen at a hospital in McAllen, Texas, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)North America

    U.S. births dropped last year, offsetting 2024’s increase and dashing hopes for an upward trend

    By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Former President Barack Obama talks with then President-elect Donald Trump as Melania Trump reads the funeral program before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Politics

    Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after bipartisan backlash. The White House initially defended it, then blamed a staffer

    By Bill Barrow, Josh Boak, and others
  • Trader Joel Lucchese, right, and colleagues wear “DOW 50,000” caps on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as the Dow Jones industrial average intra-day number topped the 50,000 level for the first time, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Investing

    Dow soars by 1,200 points to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines lead ferocious stock market rebound

    By Stan Choe and The Associated Press
  • Giancarlo, 10, left, and Yair, 3, pray with their mom, right, before Giancarlo is picked up for school Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Liam James Doyle)Law

    Minneapolis fourth grader says ICE fears leave his 30-person class with just 7 students: ‘The teachers cry’

    By Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated Press
  • Sasha Gallant, cofounder of the DIV Fund, speaks at an event Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner)Politics

    USAID division killed by Trump is reborn after 2 mysterious donors give $48 million

    By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
  • SOMES BAR, CA – AUGUST 15, 2024: Juvenile Chinook salmon, left, Coho salmon and steelhead trout, right, are measured during a study on Wooley Creek, a tributary to the Salmon River which is one of the largest tributaries to the Klamath River on August 15, 2024 in Somes Bar, California. The Coho and Chinook are tagged with a monitoring device and also fin clipped for a genetic study. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Law

    Trump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’

    By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
  • This photo provided by Pringles shows Sabrina Carpenter in Pringles 2026 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Pringles via AP)Arts & Entertainment

    Many 2026 Super Bowl ads share a common theme, revealing a truth about America’s current mindset

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • FILE – This photo taken from a video distributed on Dec. 9, 2020 by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, shows a rocket launch as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test at the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)Politics

    Trump administration accuses China of secret nuclear tests as Obama’s Kremlin pact expires

    By Vladimir Isachenkov, Jamey Keaten, and others