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- Analysis: Rates of obesity among U.S. adults doubled in 3 decades The prevalence of obese adults in the United States more than doubled between 1990 and 2022.
- JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America to match $1K U.S. contributions to employee Trump accounts JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America announced it will match the government's $1,000 contribution to the "Trump accounts" employees' children.
- Doomsday Clock loses 4 seconds, is now at 85 seconds to midnight The symbolic Doomsday Clock managed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, moved forward by 4 seconds this year, to 85 seconds to midnight.
- Amazon to cut 16,000 jobs Amazon announced Wednesday that it will cut 16,000 jobs in the second round of cuts since October. Amazon said it's part of a streamlining effort.
- Marco Rubio to testify on Venezuela mission to Senate committee Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify on the United States' military operations in Venezuela before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- 'Mechanical issue' causes NASA research jet to perform gear-up landing A NASA research jet performed a gear-up landing at Houston's Joint Reserve Base Ellington after suffering a "mechanical issue," according to NASA officials.
- Rep. Ilhan Omar attacked at town hall; police arrest assailant Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked during a town hall Tuesday in Minneapolis by a man who sprayed a substance on the congresswoman as she spoke.
- NTSB: FAA ignored warnings ahead of deadly D.C. airport collision The FAA ignored warnings of dangerous air traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ahead of the deadly mid-air collision that killed 67 people a year ago.
- Suspect hospitalized after exchanging gunfire with CBP in Arizona A suspect is hospitalized in critical condition after exchanging gunfire with Customs and Border Protection personnel in Arizona, officials said.
- Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announces her retirement Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will retire from Congress after serving the people of Washington, D.C., since 1991, she announced on Tuesday.
- S.C. measles outbreak is the nation’s largest in decades A rapidly growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is the nation's worst since measles was declared eradicated in 2000, with 789 reported cases.
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz meets with border czar Tom Homan Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, on Tuesday to discuss the ICE enforcement surge in the state.
- Net migration decline slows U.S. population growth in 2025 The net growth of the U.S. population slowed to the lowest point since the pandemic due to a decrease in net migration in 2025
- Families of 2 Trinidadian men file wrongful death suit for boat strike The families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. boat strike in the Caribbean sued the United States Tuesday for their wrongful deaths.
- UPS to reduce workforce by 30,000; has retired all MD-11 planes UPS announced Tuesday that it plans to cut its workforce by 30,000 this year in a move to cut expenses as Amazon cuts its use of the company.
- Trump whistleblower Lt. Col. Alex Vindman runs for Senate in Florida Alex Vindman, who testified against President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, said he will run for Senate in Florida as a Democrat.
- Minnesota judge orders head of ICE to appear in federal court A federal judge in Minnesota has summoned the acting director of ICE to appear in a Minneapolis court on Friday or be held in contempt.
- Social media companies face trials for alleged addictive design Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube will face accusers in a series of lawsuits alleging that they intentionally design their platforms to be addictive.
- Deepfake porn apps downloaded 705 million times on Apple, Google stores The Apple and Google app stores have applications that generate images of women with their clothes removed with AI, a tech watchdog reported Tuesday.
- Some federal immigration agents to depart Minneapolis on Tuesday, mayor says Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Monday after speaking with President Donald Trump that some federal immigration agents will begin withdrawing from the city on Tuesday.
- Buffalo mayor limits city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan has issued an executive order limiting the city's government from assisting with federal civil immigration enforcement.
- Commerce Department takes equity stake in USA Rare Earth Critical minerals startup USA Rare Earth said that the Department of Commerce will give the company a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in funding.
- Bangor, Maine, plane crash: 7 dead, 1 seriously injured A private jet that crashed in Bangor, Maine, Sunday killed 7 people and left 1 crew member seriously injured, the FAA said. The airport is closed.
- Treasury Department drops Booz Allen Hamilton contracts Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the department canceled all contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton for data breach.
- Trump’s border czar Tom Homan to manage ICE in Minnesota President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan will go to Minnesota to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's operations in Minneapolis.
The prevalence of obese adults in the United States more than doubled between 1990 and 2022.
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America announced it will match the government's $1,000 contribution to the "Trump accounts" employees' children.
The symbolic Doomsday Clock managed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, moved forward by 4 seconds this year, to 85 seconds to midnight.
Amazon announced Wednesday that it will cut 16,000 jobs in the second round of cuts since October. Amazon said it's part of a streamlining effort.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify on the United States' military operations in Venezuela before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
A NASA research jet performed a gear-up landing at Houston's Joint Reserve Base Ellington after suffering a "mechanical issue," according to NASA officials.
Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked during a town hall Tuesday in Minneapolis by a man who sprayed a substance on the congresswoman as she spoke.
The FAA ignored warnings of dangerous air traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ahead of the deadly mid-air collision that killed 67 people a year ago.
A suspect is hospitalized in critical condition after exchanging gunfire with Customs and Border Protection personnel in Arizona, officials said.
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton will retire from Congress after serving the people of Washington, D.C., since 1991, she announced on Tuesday.
A rapidly growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is the nation's worst since measles was declared eradicated in 2000, with 789 reported cases.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, on Tuesday to discuss the ICE enforcement surge in the state.
The net growth of the U.S. population slowed to the lowest point since the pandemic due to a decrease in net migration in 2025
The families of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. boat strike in the Caribbean sued the United States Tuesday for their wrongful deaths.
UPS announced Tuesday that it plans to cut its workforce by 30,000 this year in a move to cut expenses as Amazon cuts its use of the company.
Alex Vindman, who testified against President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, said he will run for Senate in Florida as a Democrat.
A federal judge in Minnesota has summoned the acting director of ICE to appear in a Minneapolis court on Friday or be held in contempt.
Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube will face accusers in a series of lawsuits alleging that they intentionally design their platforms to be addictive.
The Apple and Google app stores have applications that generate images of women with their clothes removed with AI, a tech watchdog reported Tuesday.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Monday after speaking with President Donald Trump that some federal immigration agents will begin withdrawing from the city on Tuesday.
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan has issued an executive order limiting the city's government from assisting with federal civil immigration enforcement.
Critical minerals startup USA Rare Earth said that the Department of Commerce will give the company a $1.3 billion loan and $277 million in funding.
A private jet that crashed in Bangor, Maine, Sunday killed 7 people and left 1 crew member seriously injured, the FAA said. The airport is closed.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the department canceled all contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton for data breach.
President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan will go to Minnesota to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's operations in Minneapolis.
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- 'I don't let bullies win,' says US congresswoman Omar after substance thrown at herThe Minnesota Democrat was uninjured and continued to speak at her event, after being sprayed with an unidentified liquid.
- Trump warns Iran 'time is running out' for nuclear deal as US military builds up in GulfTehran says it will “respond like never before” if necessary to what the US president says is a "massive Armada" moving towards Iran.
- Is the US preparing to strike Iran?Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region.
- Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts after accidental emailThe technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error.
- 'I couldn't save them' - US mum's horror as three sons die falling through pond iceTheir mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking.
- Ecuador says ICE agent attempted to enter its Minneapolis consulateA complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering.
- Republicans wrestle with immigration message after Minneapolis backlashSome lawmakers are questioning the crackdown as public anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.
- Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shootingThe killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.
- Watch: Why Trump is hitting the road to rally AmericansThe BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.
- Carney denies walking back Davos speech in phone call with TrumpThe Canadian prime minister said "there's almost nothing normal in the US" when asked about trade talks with Washington.
- US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian angerThe US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
- 'Every second counts' - Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnightThe clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago.
- BBC outside hotel targeted by anti-Bovino protesters in MinneapolisProtesters spent the evening banging drums and chanting outside the hotel where immigration official Gregory Bovino is reportedly staying, the BBC's Tom Bateman reports.
- 'We're all terrified', Minnesotan tells the BBC in tearsThe BBC's Ana Faguy speaks to residents in the state after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers.
- Watch: Olympic snowboarder Shaun White pulls tricks in NYC snowstormThe five-time Olympian performed flips and tricks for a crowd in Central Park.
- Deadly winter storm grips large parts of the USA powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
- Who is Tom Homan, Trump's 'border tsar' deployed to Minneapolis?The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.
- 'This is horrifying' - Minneapolis residents reel from second deadly shootingTwo people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.
- Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.
- Analysing the Minneapolis shooting frame by frameBBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
- Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territoryCanada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.
- What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.
The Minnesota Democrat was uninjured and continued to speak at her event, after being sprayed with an unidentified liquid.
Tehran says it will “respond like never before” if necessary to what the US president says is a "massive Armada" moving towards Iran.
Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region.
The technology giant confirmed the redundancies hours after it told staff in an email sent in error.
Their mother says she tried to rescue them by lifting them out but the ice kept breaking.
A complaint has been filed by Ecuador, whose consular staff prevented the agent from entering.
Some lawmakers are questioning the crackdown as public anger grows over two citizens killed by federal agents.
The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.
The BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann explains why the president is refocusing his attention on the US economy.
The Canadian prime minister said "there's almost nothing normal in the US" when asked about trade talks with Washington.
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
The clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago.
Protesters spent the evening banging drums and chanting outside the hotel where immigration official Gregory Bovino is reportedly staying, the BBC's Tom Bateman reports.
The BBC's Ana Faguy speaks to residents in the state after the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers.
The five-time Olympian performed flips and tricks for a crowd in Central Park.
A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
The US border tsar has long been a ferocious defender of Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Two people have been shot dead by federal agents in the city in recent weeks, leaving many angry and frustrated.
He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.
BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.
While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.
NPR©
- Inside the Trump administration's effort to reverse climate change policiesPresident Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
- Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural healthTo satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
- Greetings from Mumbai, where residents take breathing space where they can find itFar-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
- Rubio faces Senate scrutiny as he defends Venezuela policyAt his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.
- Trump admin rewrites nuclear safety rules. And, NTSB releases findings on D.C. crashNPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.
- As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says helloIn the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
- CBP has a history of excessive force. Critics say they were unprepared for MinnesotaExperts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities
- To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analogForth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
- 3 generations of women in one family show how choices on motherhood have changedIn one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.
- Americans may love football, but did you know its origins are in medieval England?"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?
President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?
Experts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
In one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.
"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?
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