Trump Sends Carrier to Pressure Iran
Trump ordered the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East. The ship will sail from the Caribbean Sea. It will arrive in about three wee...
Former CNN Host Pleads Not Guilty
Don Lemon, a former CNN host, pleaded not guilty in Minnesota. He was charged for his role in an anti-ICE protest. The protest happened at St Paul's ...
UN Report Documents Sudan War Crimes
Six thousand people died in el-Fasher, Sudan over three days. A United Nations report documented the deaths. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces co...
US Inflation Slows in January
US inflation fell in January. The Consumer Price Index dropped to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent in December. Monthly inflation rose 0.2 percent from D...
CEO Steps Down Over Epstein Letters
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem left his job as CEO of DP World. Letters showed he knew Jeffrey Epstein. Bin Sulayem had led the company since 2016. He was ...
San Francisco Teachers Win Deal After Strike
San Francisco teachers in the United States reached a deal with their school district. The strike lasted 4 days. Teachers wanted higher wages and bet...
Trump's Fed Chair Pick Faces Senate Roadblock
President Trump wants Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair. A criminal investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell is complicating the process....
UK Court Rules Ban on Palestine Action Unlawful
A UK High Court ruled the ban unlawful. The government had banned Palestine Action, a protest group. The court found the ban violated two rights. The...
Goldman Sachs Lawyer Steps Down Over Epstein Ties
Kathryn Ruemmler stepped down as the top lawyer at financial company Goldman Sachs. Emails in the Epstein files showed she called Jeffrey Epstein 'Unc...
Four Astronauts Launch to Space Station
Four astronauts launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 13, 2026. They are part of Crew-12 mission heading to the International Spac...
Zimbabwe Beats Australia by 23 Runs
Zimbabwe won a T20 World Cup match against Australia. Australia was bowled out for 146 runs. Zimbabwe won by 23 runs. Blessing Muzarabani took 4 wick...
Trump Administration Stops EPA Climate Rules
The Trump administration took away an EPA rule from 2009. The rule said greenhouse gases harm public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin officially ...
US Marine Declared Dead After Falling Overboard
A US Marine fell overboard from USS Iwo Jima last week. The ship is an amphibious assault ship in the Caribbean. Lance Corporal Chukwuemeka Oforah wa...
NYC Raises Pride Flag at Stonewall
New York City officials raised a Pride flag at Stonewall. This happened in New York. Hundreds of people came to a rally on Thursday. They helped rais...
Anthropic Raises $30 Billion in Funding
Anthropic raised $30 billion in its latest funding round. The company is now valued at $380 billion. Singapore's GIC and US-based Coatue Management l...
Senate Blocks Homeland Security Funding
Senate Democrats blocked a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday. The department will shut down at midnight Friday or ea...
School Shooting Kills Six in Canada
A school shooting killed six people on Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, Canada. A teacher and five children died in the attack. About 25 other people were i...
Manchester United Owner Apologizes for Immigration Comments
Jim Ratcliffe, billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, apologized for his words about immigration. He said the UK had been colonized by immigrants....
Pentagon Official Tells NATO to Boost Defense
A Pentagon official visited Brussels, Belgium recently. Elbridge Colby is the Pentagon's top policy official. He told European NATO defense ministers...
US Stocks Fall on AI Earnings Fears
US stocks fell sharply recently. Investors worry artificial intelligence will hurt company profits. Tech stocks fell first. Selling pressure spread t...
Study Shows US Pays Tariff Costs
A study from the New York Federal Reserve found important news. US companies and consumers pay about 90% of tariff costs. President Trump claimed for...
Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned From Olympics
Vladyslav Heraskevych is a Ukrainian skeleton racer. He competed at the Winter Olympics. His helmet showed images of dead Ukrainian athletes. The ima...
Russia Blocks WhatsApp Messaging App
Russia tried to fully block WhatsApp. The Kremlin confirmed this move recently. WhatsApp said about 90 million users in Russia were affected. Russia ...
South Korea Says North Korea's Leader's Daughter Is Next Leader
South Korea's spy agency made a report. Kim Jong Un leads North Korea now. His teenage daughter is named Ki Ju Ae. The spy agency says she is the nex...
Bangladesh Votes After Prime Minister Ousted
Bangladesh held a parliamentary election recently after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced out in 2024. Young people led protests that caused her...
Ferry Sinks in Sudan. 21 Die.
A ferry sank in River Nile State in northern Sudan. At least 21 people died in the accident. Rescue workers saved at least 6 people from the water. A...
SoftBank Gains Billions from OpenAI Investment
Japanese tech company SoftBank made big money from OpenAI recently. The company recorded a $4.2 billion gain last quarter on its 11% stake in OpenAI. ...
Dawson's Creek Star James Van Der Beek Dies at 48
James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday at age 48. He starred in the American TV series Dawson's Creek. Van Der Beek died after a battle with bowel canc...
EU Leaders Debate 'Buy European' Policy
European Union leaders are meeting Thursday in Belgium at a castle in the eastern countryside. They are discussing how to compete with the United Stat...
House Passes SAVE America Act
The House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act. President Donald Trump backs this election bill. Republican supporters say it secures electio...
House Votes to Cancel Trump's Canada Tariffs
The House voted to cancel Trump's Canada tariffs. Trump had declared a national emergency to impose these tariffs on imports from Canada. Six Republi...
Attorney General Bondi Faces Questions on Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee recently. Lawmakers accused her justice department of hiding information in ...
Trump Orders Pentagon to Buy Coal Power
Trump ordered the Department of Defense to buy electricity from coal sources. He is trying to bring back coal as an energy source. Last April Trump s...
Grand Jury Rejects Charges Against Six Lawmakers
A grand jury in Washington DC rejected charges against six Democratic lawmakers. Last year, Mark Kelly and five other lawmakers posted a video. The v...
Trump Meets Netanyahu on Iran Talks
Trump and Netanyahu met at the White House on Wednesday. Trump said they had a very good meeting. Nothing definitive was agreed during the meeting. T...
Cartel Drones Close El Paso Airport
Mexican cartel drones breached United States airspace recently. The Federal Aviation Administration shut down El Paso International Airport. It is in...
Bondi Hearing Erupts Over Epstein Files
Attorney General Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing erupted on Wednesday. Congressional Democrats accused Bondi of covering up Epstein files. They said...
FAA Closes Then Reopens El Paso Airspace
The FAA closed airspace around El Paso, Texas in the United States. The closure was set to last about ten days. Officials cited aerial activity from ...
Cyclone Gezani Kills 20 in Madagascar
Cyclone Gezani hit Madagascar recently. At least 20 people died. Building collapses killed most of those deaths. Roads became impossible to use. Tre...
Russian Drone Kills Family in Ukraine's Kharkiv
A Russian drone struck a home in Ukraine's Kharkiv region Tuesday night. The attack killed a father and three young children. A pregnant mother survi...
House Leaders Failed to Block Tariff Votes
Republican House leaders tried to stop votes against Trump tariffs on Tuesday. They wanted to block these votes through July. But they failed. Some R...
Iran Marks Revolution Anniversary Amid Tensions
Iran is marking the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution. The event is happening amid internal and external strains. Last month, Iran's go...
School Shooting in Canada Kills Ten People
A shooting happened at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday. Seven people died at the school. Two more people died at a nea...
Boy Swims 4km to Save Family
Austin Appelbee is 13 years old. His mother and two siblings were swept out to sea. Austin swam 4 kilometers in rough seas to get help. He then ran 2...
Airport Flights Stopped for 10 Days
The Federal Aviation Administration stopped all flights at El Paso International Airport in Texas. The halt will last 10 days. Officials cited securi...
Investor Elliott Builds Stake in London Stock Exchange
Elliott Management is an investor who pushes companies to make changes. It built a big stake in London Stock Exchange Group. Elliott has been talking...
Bangladesh Holds First Election After Uprising
Bangladesh is holding a crucial election. This is the first vote since a mass uprising ended Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule. During her ...
South Africa Beats Afghanistan in Second Super Over
South Africa won a cricket match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup. The match took place in Ahmedabad, India. A second super over decided the ...
Hong Kong Court Convicts Activist's Father
A Hong Kong court convicted a man on Wednesday. He is the father of a US-based activist. The activist is wanted by Hong Kong authorities. The father ...
Democrats and Trump Officials Clash Over Immigration
Democratic lawmakers and Trump officials clashed during a House hearing this week. Democrats criticized immigration enforcement methods used by the go...