Feb 06 Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa's leading economy says it's close to a new trade deal with China By Gerald Imray, Associated Press South Africa's Ministry of Trade and Industry said the agreement would start negotiations over a deal that would give some South African goods, such as fruit, duty-free access to the Chinese market. Continue reading
Feb 06 What to expect from Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Fresh off his historic win at the Grammys for his love letter to Puerto Rico, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny will once again surprise audiences with a performance that is gearing up to be a landmark moment for Latino… Continue reading
Feb 06 Norwegian crown princess apologizes to those 'disappointed' by her Epstein contacts By Associated Press Norway’s crown princess apologized on Friday for the situation she has put the royal family in as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, part of a broader apology for all those that has… Continue reading
Feb 06 Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press He said in a statement from the firm that "recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests" of Paul Weiss. Continue reading
Feb 06 A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government's files public By Associated Press The release is the culmination of a yearslong fight over the records underpinning one of the Justice Department's most high-profile and highly debated cases. Continue reading
Feb 06 Census Bureau plans to use survey with a citizenship question in its test for 2030, alarming experts By Mike Schneider, Associated Press This decision follows the Trump administration's failed attempt to add such a question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
Feb 06 Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it By Bill Barrow, Josh Boak, Associated Press The Republican president’s Thursday night post was deleted Friday and blamed on a staffer after widespread backlash, from civil rights leaders to veteran Republican senators, for its treatment of the nation’s first Black president and first lady. Continue reading
Feb 05 Minneapolis man charged with threatening, cyberstalking ICE officers By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleged in a statement that Wagner doxed and threatened law enforcement officers, claimed an affiliation with antifa and “encouraged bloodshed in the streets.”… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Trump rejects extension of expired U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty In our news wrap Thursday, Trump rejected an offer from Russia to temporarily extend caps on strategic nuclear weapons, Ukraine and Russia wrapped a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi, the Trump administration is stripping job protections from thousands… Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: Trump says he will revoke church tax exempt status if leaders 'say something bad about' him By Steff Staples President Donald Trump on Thursday falsely claimed he had eliminated a provision of the U.S. tax code that bans 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including churches, from endorsing or opposing political candidates. Continue reading