• 8 takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    8 takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    Feb 25, 2026 04:59 AM EDT

    ... referring to Alex Pretti, one of the U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis. During her Democratic rebuttal, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said law enforcement must work to build trust in communities and said Trump “every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not investigating murders.” WATCH: Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers ...

  • Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

    Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

    Feb 21, 2026 06:40 PM EDT

    ... conflict, were contained in excerpts of an interview that will be broadcast on Sunday. If adopted, the proposal from Johnson would mark a major policy shift for the U.K. and its allies. While the “coalition of the willing” is working on plans to send troops to Ukraine, such a ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing curiosity and asking questions

    A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing curiosity and asking questions

    Feb 19, 2026 11:10 PM EDT

    ... in the United States, but I grew up in Asia and Africa. And so I was constantly moving as a result of my father's work at the World Bank. And I was always in cultures where I didn't know stuff. And because I was an outsider, I had ...

  • New Gallup poll reveals depth of Americans' gloom about the future

    New Gallup poll reveals depth of Americans' gloom about the future

    Feb 11, 2026 01:03 AM EDT

    Democrats’ optimism fell significantly Americans’ attitudes toward the future tend to shift when a new political party enters the White House — generally, the party in power grows more optimistic, while the party without control is more down. For instance, Democrats became more positive about the future after Joe Biden won ...

  • How aggressive free agency spending led the Patriots and Seahawks to the Super Bowl

    How aggressive free agency spending led the Patriots and Seahawks to the Super Bowl

    Feb 08, 2026 09:27 PM EDT

    ... up in the Super Bowl, with the big-spending New England Patriots taking on the Seattle Seahawks. “We felt like we needed a total culture shift,” New England general manager Eliot Wolf said. “We spent a lot of time doing work on the type of people that we brought in ...

  • Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in a key parliamentary election

    Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in a key parliamentary election

    Feb 08, 2026 08:20 PM EDT

    Japan has recently seen far-right populists gain ground, such as the anti-globalist and surging nationalist party Sanseito. Exit polls projected a big gain for Sanseito. The first major task for Takaichi when the lower house reconvenes in mid-February is to work on a budget bill, delayed by ...

  • Polls open in Japan's parliamentary elections as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win

    Polls open in Japan's parliamentary elections as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win

    Feb 07, 2026 10:26 PM EDT

    ... S. ally, and a sometimes unpredictable President Donald Trump. The ultraconservative Takaichi, who took office as Japan’s first female leader in October, pledged to “work, work, work,” and her style, which is seen as both playful and tough, has resonated with younger fans. The latest surveys indicated a landslide ...

  • Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown

    Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown

    Feb 05, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

    ... along political lines, with 91% of Democrats and 66% of independents registering their disapproval. Republicans, however, remain supportive, with 73% approving of the agency’s work. The situation has put President Donald Trump in an “untenable position,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. Pictures and ...

  • Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status

    Haitians in Ohio city live in fear and uncertainty amid court fight over protected status

    Feb 03, 2026 11:30 PM EDT

    Stephanie Sy: But if these manufacturing companies lose their workers, might that lead to a greater shift away from areas like yours that have already lost so much of their industry? Laura Rosenberger: Well, we need our people to step up and apply for these jobs and the manufacturers need ...

  • New book ‘Meat’ explores how the next food revolution could transform meat consumption

    New book ‘Meat’ explores how the next food revolution could transform meat consumption

    Feb 03, 2026 11:20 PM EDT

    ... has a lot of negative externalities, negative external costs. Geoff Bennett: And you describe this moment as the next global agricultural revolution. What makes this shift comparable to past revolutions in farming? Bruce Friedrich: Well, for 12,000 years we have been growing crops to feed them to animals, so ...