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Tucson, Ariz. Federal and local authorities continue searching for Nancy Guthrie after her apparent disappearance more than a week ago. Investigators repeatedly canvassed her neighborhood and expanded searches as the fam…
St. Cloud Police found 22-year-old Hallie Marie Tobler dead Saturday and her husband, 23-year-old Dylan Michael Tobler, injured following a reported medical emergency at their apartment. Investigators said Tobler died of…
United States. State lotteries reported transfers and jackpots, with state officials confirming revenue and prize claims. The Mississippi Lottery transferred $12,060,016.71 in January, bringing fiscal contributions to $7…
San Francisco, thousands of schoolteachers went on strike Monday, closing all 120 district schools and affecting 50,000 students. United Educators of San Francisco called the walkout after months of stalled negotiations …
United States — Corporate filings on Feb. 9–10 detailed technology and resource developments today. reAlpha scheduled an investor fireside chat for Feb. 12 to discuss its AI-driven homebuying platform strategy. Guardforc…
United States meteorologists report a widespread warm spell that will give way to rain this week. High pressure currently brings record-adjacent temperatures in Phoenix and near-70 readings in Birmingham and Denver, whil…
Los Angeles, opening arguments began in a Los Angeles County Superior Court case accusing Meta and Alphabet’s YouTube of deliberately designing platforms that addict children, a trial plaintiffs’ lawyers compare to tobac…
Tokyo: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives in a Feb. 8 snap election, strengthening Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's position. U.S. officials, including Treasu…
Washington — U.S. forces boarded and seized the tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 9 after tracking it from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said on Monday. The vessel, Panamanian-flagged and under U.S. sanctions, h…
United States, Gas prices rose this week across multiple U.S. regions nationwide, according to GasBuddy reports. Peoria drivers saw averages climb to $2.94 per gallon, up nearly 10 cents over the prior week and about 13 …
Los Angeles — The Schall Law Firm publicly this week notified investors about multiple class action lawsuits alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b‑5 against seven pub…
Washington — Ghislaine Maxwell invoked her Fifth Amendment right and refused to answer questions during a virtual deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Monday. Chairman James Comer said…
MIAMI — Officials and human rights groups report that migrants have endured unsanitary, overcrowded conditions and prolonged detention across U.S. holding facilities. Asylum-seeker Felipe Hernandez Espinosa said he spent…
Washington President Donald Trump limited a National Governors Association meeting to Republican governors and did not invite some Democrats. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said the White House exc…
California — Governor Gavin Newsom declared Feb. 8 'Bad Bunny Day' Saturday ahead of the Super Bowl halftime show, and public discussion intensified this week. A BetOnline analysis of 170,000 geotagged X posts identified…
Multiple U.S. communities reported residential and vehicle fires this week, and local fire departments contained blazes, limited structural damage, and reported no fatalities. Incidents included a vehicle fire threatenin…
United States weather services issued regionally varied forecasts: San Diego offices warned a High Surf Advisory with 5–10-foot waves and rip current risks through tomorrow; Birmingham and central Alabama forecast freezi…
Washington: President Trump said Friday that the US and Iran held an indirect dialogue in Oman and will hold more talks early next week. Trump called the Muscat-mediated meeting on Friday 'very good' and warned of 'very …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Electric Service restored nearly all power this week after Winter Storm Fern knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands; crews repaired broken poles, cleared vegetation, and demobilize…
Washington — President Donald Trump will convene the first meeting of the Board of Peace on Feb. 19 to raise funds for Gaza reconstruction, administration officials said. The session will include world leaders who accept…
Washington, President Donald Trump will convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Feb. 19 to raise funds for Gaza reconstruction, administration officials said Tuesday. The session will bring invited world leade…
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury indicted a 33-year-old Ohio man on Feb. 6 for threatening to kill U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance during the vice president’s January visit to Ohio, the Justice Department said. Shannon M…
Toledo, Ohio — Authorities arrested Shannon Mathre, 33, after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance during Vance’s January visit to northwest Ohio. The indictment quotes Math…
United States. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday removing an additional 25% tariff that the administration imposed on Indian imports in August 2025 over New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. The Whi…
Beverly, Mass. — On Feb. 6, 2026, Axcelis Technologies and Veeco Instruments announced that stockholders approved all proposals tied to their pending merger at separate special meetings. Each company said final voting re…