US-Iran war widens on Day 3: What to know
March 2, 2026
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer The joint attack by the United States and Israel against Iran has continued and widened on Monday, the third day of the conflict, with U.S. Secretary
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RFK Jr.: New color-coded labels coming for all packaged food
March 2, 2026
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Packaged food will look different in the future, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a new interview. Health authorities envision unveiling a definition of
FDA vaccine advisers to meet to recommend updated influenza shots
March 2, 2026
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet this month on influenza vaccines, the agency said on Feb. 25. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related
US, Israel strike Iran after nuclear talks collapse
February 28, 2026
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran early Saturday after a third round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks ended without a breakthrough. President Donald
How organized activists use new tech, old tactics to disrupt ICE
February 27, 2026
By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer A dark-colored SUV without a front license plate rolls through a neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, putting civilian activists on high alert. They know their targets — Immigration
Rubio: US responding after Cuba says it killed 4 in speedboat shooting
February 26, 2026
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States is working to gain information after the Cuban communist regime said it killed four people
DHS: ICE agents will not be stationed at polling places during midterms
February 26, 2026
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that immigration enforcement agents would not be stationed at polling locations during this year’s midterm elections, while leaving the
World Economic Forum chief resigns amid Epstein controversy
February 26, 2026
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer World Economic Forum President and Chief Executive Borge Brende announced on Thursday that he is stepping down, following mounting scrutiny over his past contacts with the late convicted
Team USA’s Hughes responds to criticism over Trump call as mom touts hockey unity
February 26, 2026
By Haika Mrema Contributing Writer Olympic gold medalist Jack Hughes said criticism surrounding the USA men’s hockey team’s locker room call with President Donald Trump after their win over Canada has overshadowed
8 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
By Andrew Moran, Jackson Richman, Jacob Burg, John Haughey, Ryan Morgan, Troy Myers Contributing Writer President Donald Trump highlighted his economic agenda in a record-long State of the Union address, declaring
CIA retracts intelligence reports, citing political bias
February 24, 2026
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The CIA has retracted or substantially revised 19 intelligence reports after finding they contained political bias and fell short of CIA standards. CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in a Friday statement
Savannah Guthrie announces $1M reward for information in mother’s disappearance
February 24, 2026
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie has said she is offering a $1 million reward for information related to the location of her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie,
FBI sounds new alarm on nihilistic violent extremist groups targeting children
February 24, 2026
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer FBI officials, warning of a “sharp increase” in activity by the so-called 764 group and other nihilistic violent online networks targeting children, have issued a letter
Texas senator: Cartel problem ‘spilling over’ to US
February 24, 2026
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer The cartel problem in Mexico has spilled over into the United States, harming Americans and requiring Washington to take action on the matter, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said in a Monday interview
More than 10K flights canceled amid massive snowstorm
February 23, 2026
By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer More than 10,000 flights scheduled for between Sunday and Tuesday were canceled across the United States as a powerful nor’easter pounded the East Coast with heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding, disrupting air travel and prompting emergency declarations in several states. Data from FlightAware showed 3,440 cancellations on Sunday, followed by 5,535 on Monday and another 1,619 scheduled for Tuesday. On Monday alone, 88% of outgoing flights and 87% of incoming flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York were canceled, according to FlightAware. At Boston Logan International Airport,
Britain’s former Prince Andrew released after being detained by police
February 20, 2026
By Rachel Roberts Contributing Writer Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of British King Charles III, was released Thursday evening after being detained for 11 hours at his home, according to the Thames
Takeaways: Supreme Court rejects Trump’s global tariffs
February 20, 2026
By Matthew Vadum, Andrew Moran & Sam Dorman Contributing Writers The Supreme Court on Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, stating they violated an emergency powers law he invoked last
Judge orders ICE not to re-detain Abrego Garcia
February 19, 2026
By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer A federal judge has blocked U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement from re-arresting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, one of the men at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation battles.
Sheriff: Sample from gloves in Guthrie case doesn’t match DNA in FBI database
February 19, 2026
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Arizona sheriff’s department involved in the search of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother said on Wednesday that a DNA profile found on a glove near the woman’s residence
Trump announces $10B US commitment to Board of Peace
February 19, 2026
By Emel Akan & Jacob Burg Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hosted the first Board of Peace meeting on Thursday in Washington, bringing together heads of state and representatives from more than two dozen countries