Feb 06 Woman plotted with a neo-Nazi leader to attack power grid, officials say By Lea Skene, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The plan was thwarted when both suspects were arrested last week, adding to a growing list of similar cases as authorities warn the American electrical grid could be a vulnerable target for domestic terrorists. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Russian forces pressure eastern Ukraine, possibly building new offensive In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces kept up pressure in eastern Ukraine possibly building toward a new offensive, Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen in the latest raid on the occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of nurses and… Continue watching
Feb 06 Hong Kong transgender men win appeal over ID status change By Zen Soo, Kanis Leung, Associated Press Hong Kong's top court has ruled that full sex reassignment surgery should not be a prerequisite for transgender people to have their gender changed on their official identity cards. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Ahead of Biden's State of the Union, House Speaker McCarthy demands debt limit talks By Associated Press One day ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy repeated his demand that Biden come to the table and negotiate a debt limit increase. Continue reading
Feb 06 French lawmakers debate controversial pension bill as protests continue By Sylvie Corbet, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The French parliament has started debating President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform proposals, which prompted strikes and large demonstrations in recent weeks. Continue reading
Feb 06 Norway looks to donate $7.3 billion in aid to Ukraine By Associated Press The government of oil-rich Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) in a multiyear support package to Ukraine. The money would make the Scandinavian country one of the world's top donors to war-torn Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 06 UK nurses, ambulance crews strike amid rising costs By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: State Department says U.S. will help Turkey, Syria after earthquake By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press The U.S. State Department offered its condolences to the people of Turkey and Syria after a power 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 3,400 people in those two countries. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: White House gives news briefing after discovery of Chinese espionage balloons By Zeke Miller, Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. officials say that efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration. Continue reading
Feb 06 China decries U.S. decision to shoot down suspected spy balloon By Emily Wang Fujiyama, Associated Press Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng says he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy over the use of military force on the balloon. Continue reading