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 freezing Sunday mornings before daytime highs rise into the 60s; Columbus, Augusta, and Nashville sources predicted a warming trend with...
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 accepted invitations in January and members of an executive committee to oversee Gaza’s governance, security and...
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 leaders and members of an executive committee to discuss Gaza governance, security and redevelopment and is scheduled...
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 Mathre of Toledo was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents after the indictment alleged...
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 Utah as most likely to boycott. Bad Bunny, announced as the halftime headliner in September, has...
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 steep' consequences if Iran fails to reach a deal on its nuclear program,...
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 Mathre saying he would find Vance’s location and use an M14 automatic gun to kill him; Secret...
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 White House said India committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil, to purchase U.S....
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 demobilized mutual-aid lineworkers. Officials reported outages peaked at about 230,000 across 294 square miles and said 99.9% of customers regained...
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 results will appear in Form 8‑K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Both firms stated the...
