US Orders Staff to Leave Israel
The US told non-essential government workers to leave Israel. Their families can leave too. US officials fear a military strike on Iran could happen ...
Pakistan and Afghanistan in Open War
Pakistan's defence minister declared Pakistan and Afghanistan are in open war. This came after Pakistan bombed Kabul and three Afghan provinces overni...
Military Shoots Down Own Border Drone Again
The US military used a laser on Thursday. It shot down a drone on the US-Mexico border in Texas. The drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection....
EU Starts Mercosur Trade Deal Despite France's Opposition
The European Union will start a trade deal with Mercosur. Mercosur includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay in South America. Trade between ...
Pakistan Retaliates After Afghan Cross-Border Attack
Afghanistan launched a retaliatory attack on Pakistan first. Pakistan then launched airstrikes on Kabul and border areas in Afghanistan. The airstrik...
Green Party Wins Labour's Stronghold Seat
The Green Party won the Gorton and Denton byelection in England. Hannah Spencer is a local plumber and Green party councillor. She became the party's...
Bill Clinton Testifies to Congress on Epstein
Hillary Clinton testified before Congress on Thursday. She is a former US Secretary of State. Clinton accused Republican committee members of a fishi...
Block Cuts 4,000 Jobs, Stock Jumps 25%
Block announced layoffs of more than 4,000 workers. This is about half of its workforce. Block's stock price jumped 24 to 25 percent after the announ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Dies at 84
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. died at age 84. Memorial services began in Chicago to honor his civil rights work. Services also took place in Washington, D.C...
Anthropic Rejects Pentagon's AI Access Demands
Anthropic's leader Dario Amodei said the company cannot agree to Pentagon terms. The Pentagon demanded full access to Anthropic's AI system for milita...
ICE Arrests Columbia Student; Trump Orders Release
ICE agents arrested Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva on campus in New York. They used false claims to gain access to the campus. The agents...
Stock Market Falls Despite Nvidia's Strong Earnings
Nvidia reported better-than-expected results on Wednesday. But the US stock market fell 1.2% after the news. Nvidia stock itself sank 5% despite stro...
World Economic Forum Leader Steps Down
Børge Brende stepped down as World Economic Forum president and CEO. He is a former Norwegian foreign minister. Brende faced scrutiny over connection...
Jersey Approves Assisted Dying Bill
Jersey's parliament approved a bill to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults. Members voted 32 to 16 in favour. The bill still needs royal a...
Hungary Vetoes Ukraine Aid Over Oil Dispute
Hungary vetoed an European Union loan to Kyiv. Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Ukraine of blocking oil supplies. Ukraine closed a critical pipeli...
US and Iran Hold Nuclear Talks in Geneva
The US and Iran are holding nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland. Oman is helping mediate the discussions. Iran says an agreement is within reach. At...
Hong Kong Court Overturns Fraud Case Against Democracy Advocate
A Hong Kong appeals court ruled prosecutors failed to prove rent fraud against Jimmy Lai. Lai is a democracy advocate and former publisher. He remain...
Nvidia Posts Record $200B Year, Beats Forecasts
Nvidia reported earnings that beat expectations. The company posted its first $200 billion year. Data center revenue increased 75 percent. Nvidia pre...
Trump's Joke Upsets US Women Hockey Team
Team USA won an Olympic gold medal in women's hockey. President Trump made a joke about the team during a call to the men's team. Trump also mentione...
Trump Administration Halts Minnesota Medicaid Payments
Vice President JD Vance announced a temporary halt of Minnesota Medicaid payments. President Donald Trump declared a war on fraud in his State of the ...
FBI Raids School Chief's Home and Office
The FBI raided the home and office of Alberto Carvalho. Carvalho leads Los Angeles Unified School District in the United States. This is the nation's...
Four Dead in Speedboat Clash Off Cuba
A speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters on Wednesday. People on the speedboat opened fire on Cuban border guards. Cuban forces returned fire at...
FBI Searches School District Headquarters
The FBI served search warrants at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters. Agents also searched the superintendent's home. Alberto Carvalho ...
Sinkhole Swallows Vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska
A sinkhole opened at an Omaha intersection in Nebraska today. It swallowed an SUV and a pickup truck. Both drivers climbed out safely with help from ...
Sinkhole Swallows Vehicles in Omaha, Nebraska
A sinkhole opened at an Omaha intersection in Nebraska today. It swallowed an SUV and a pickup truck. Both drivers climbed out safely with help from ...
Harvard Professor Larry Summers Resigns
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University. Summers was a former US Treasury Secretary. He was also a former president of Harvard....
Harvard Professor Larry Summers Resigns
Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University. Summers was a former US Treasury Secretary. He was also a former president of Harvard....
Ukraine Plans March Talks with Russia
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with Russia are expected in early March. A Ukrainian group will meet American envoys on Thursday in...
US and Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks
Trump claimed Iran was building weapons that could strike the US. He made this claim during his State of the Union speech. Iran said this was a big l...
Mexico Violence Threatens World Cup Security
Violence has broken out across Mexico. This happens four months before the World Cup 2026. Mexico is co-hosting the event. A cartel boss was killed. ...
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Faces Senate Hearing
Casey Means is President Trump's pick for surgeon general. Means is a health influencer and critic of mainstream medicine. She will appear before a S...
UK Energy Bills Fall 7% from April
Energy bills will drop from April in Great Britain. Ofgem, the energy regulator, cut the price cap by 7%. Average bills will fall to £1,641 a year. H...
Brazil Flooding Kills 30 People
Heavy rains hit Brazil's Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. At least 30 people died in the flooding. Another 39 people were reported missing ...
House Votes Down Air Safety Bill
The House rejected an air safety bill by one vote. The Pentagon took away its support for the bill. This led to the bill's defeat. A deadly plane cra...
US Men's Hockey Team to Attend State of the Union
The United States men's hockey team won Olympic gold. The team visited Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday. They met with military personnel there. Two Uni...
Paramount Raises Bid for Warner Bros.
Paramount raised its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery to $31 per share. David Ellison's media company is racing to buy the company. Netflix allowed War...
Pentagon Demands Anthropic Remove AI Limits
The US Pentagon gave Anthropic until Friday to remove military limits on Claude. Claude is an artificial intelligence tool made by Anthropic. Defense...
Ukraine War Marks Fourth Anniversary
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is now four years old. President Zelenskyy said Russia has not won the war. Zelenskyy and his wife led a minu...
Five Dead in Washington Stabbing
A stabbing happened in Gig Harbor, Washington on Tuesday morning. Five people died: four victims and the suspect. The suspect was 32 years old. He ha...
Spirit Airlines Exits Bankruptcy This Year
Spirit Airlines reached a deal with lenders on Tuesday. The budget airline will leave bankruptcy by late spring or early summer. Creditors and noteho...
Trump's Tariffs Start at 10%, Not 15%
Trump put new tariffs into effect today at 10 percent. He had announced 15 percent on Saturday. A court had struck down his old tariffs. The lower ra...
Mexico Deploys 10,000 Troops After Drug Boss Killed
Mexico's president Claudia Sheinbaum said the World Cup is safe for visitors. The military killed El Mencho, the country's most wanted drug lord. Vio...
Family Offers $1M for Missing 84-Year-Old
Nancy Guthrie, 84 years old, went missing from her Arizona home on February 1. Officials believe she was kidnapped. Her family offered $1 million for...
Home Depot Beats Profit Expectations
Home Depot beat fourth-quarter profit expectations. The profit beat was the widest margin in years. This ended a streak of three quarters of missed t...
US Ambassador Banned After Ignoring French Summons
Charles Kushner is the US ambassador to France. France banned him from meeting government leaders. Kushner failed to attend a summons from France's F...
Ukraine Marks Four-Year Invasion Anniversary
Ukraine marked the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion on Tuesday. European Union leaders prayed with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine. The T...
US Women Hockey Team Declines Trump Invite
The US women's ice hockey team declined an invite to Trump's State of the Union. They won Olympic gold. The US men's hockey team considered accepting...
Comedian Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty
Russell Brand, a 50-year-old British comedian, pleaded not guilty. He faces one rape charge and one sexual assault charge. Brand was charged in Decem...
Actor Robert Carradine Dies at 71
Actor Robert Carradine died at age 71 in the United States. He was known for the Disney series Lizzie McGuire. He also appeared in Revenge of the Ner...
Bomb Kills Two at Moscow Train Station
An explosion happened at a train station in Moscow, Russia. Russian leaders say it was a suicide bomb. A traffic police officer and the suspect died ...