Chicago — Federal changes to SNAP work requirements took effect this week, expanding mandatory work or training to able-bodied adults without dependents aged 18–64. State and local officials, food banks and recipients reported potential benefit losses and increased pantry demand. The law, signed in July 2025, raises the upper age...
Portland, Ore. — Mayor Keith Wilson demanded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave the city after federal agents used tear gas, pepper balls and rubber bullets on a crowd of demonstrators outside an ICE facility on Saturday. Witnesses and local reporters said thousands marched and the crowd included children;...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bomb cyclone this week slammed the eastern United States, bringing heavy snow, high winds and widespread cancellations and disruptions. Authorities reported hundreds of canceled flights in North Carolina and nearly a half-meter of snow in some areas, including 40cm in Lexington and 56cm in Faust. About...
Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that lawmakers will wait days before voting on a government funding package, prolonging a partial federal shutdown that began Saturday. Senators on Friday approved a two-week measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security after two shooting deaths during Minneapolis protests against ICE....
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Duke Energy asked customers across North and South Carolina on Monday to voluntarily reduce electricity use from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. as temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees below normal increased demand and strained the regional grid. The utility recommended lowering thermostats, avoiding major appliances during peak...
HOUSTON, Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas special election Saturday, securing 68.4% of the vote and filling the U.S. House seat vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner's death nearly a year ago. Menefee will serve through 2026 and his swearing-in awaits House Speaker Mike Johnson. The victory narrows Republicans' margin to...
San Jose — Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday, securing 48–49 percent of the vote and surpassing the 40 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. Electoral authorities reported Fernandez leading with nearly half of ballots counted and her Sovereign People's Party projected to gain a majority in...
Washington A partial government shutdown began Saturday after lawmakers missed finalizing spending, but officials say it differs from last fall’s broader closure and may end quickly. The Senate approved a comprehensive funding package late Friday, and the House plans to consider legislation when it reconvenes Monday, with the speaker aiming...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced February 1 that the Union Budget will allocate Rs 20,000 crore over five years for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage technologies and will support dedicated rare earth corridors in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The measures aim to scale industrial readiness...
United States weather services reported notable regional temperature swings on Sunday with dangerously cold conditions in parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the Midwest and Mountain West warmed toward seasonal norms. Local offices issued warnings including an Extreme Cold Warning in Birmingham where wind chills fell to single-digit values....
