National News
- Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlash February 2, 2026President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction
- Teenagers charged in Louisiana parade shootings that injured child, 4 others February 1, 2026The suspects, ages 19 and 15, face charges including attempted murder.
- Police officer killed, another critically wounded in shooting at Georgia hotel February 1, 2026Gunfire broke out after two officers were dispatched on a call reporting fraud.
- The ranks of US rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people February 1, 2026Rabbis and rabbinical students in the United States are more diverse than ever
- Iran’s supreme leader warns US that if ‘they start a war, this time it will be a regional war’ February 1, 2026Iran’s supreme leader warns US that if ‘they start a war, this time it will be a regional war’
- Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips GOP-held Texas state Senate seat in special election February 1, 2026Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024
- Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball February 1, 2026The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 02-08-14-40-63, Powerball: 23
- Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state February 1, 2026The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico
- Right-wing influencers are targeting Somali child care centers, leaving some fearing for safety February 1, 2026A video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis has drawn attention throughout the United States
- Black history centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources February 1, 2026Despite proclaiming last February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by what critics say are attacks on Black history in the United States
- In Minneapolis, all-encompassing immigration story tests a newsroom in midst of digital transition February 1, 2026With the eyes of a nation upon it, the Minnesota immigration enforcement effort has tested a local newsroom in the midst of a digital transformation — and it hasn't left the local journalists overmatched
- Shooting at Louisiana parade leaves 5 wounded, including 6-year-old, sheriff says February 1, 2026A Louisiana sheriff says five people including a 6-year-old were wounded when gunfire erupted during a small-town parade Saturday
- Trump says US is 'starting to talk to Cuba' as he moves to cut its oil supplies February 1, 2026President Donald Trump said the U.S. was beginning to talk with Cuban leaders as his administration is putting greater pressure on the communist-run island and cutting off key oil supplies
- Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms February 1, 2026Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill expanding the state Supreme Court’s five-judge panel to seven
- New US charge d’affaires arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years January 31, 2026U.S. charge d’affaires Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties
- Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics January 31, 2026Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics
- Coast Guard suspends search for survivors on a fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts January 31, 2026Coast Guard suspends search for survivors on a fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
- Louisiana authorities say they've captured all 8 inmates who escaped from a jail January 31, 2026Louisiana authorities say they have captured all eight inmates who escaped from a jail
- As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu January 31, 2026The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans
- Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict January 31, 2026Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring
