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Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection after receiving threats

Nikki Haley speaking in Aiken, South Carolina, on Feb. 5.

Oversight board urges Meta to revise its policy on manipulated media

Meta signage in Menlo Park, California, on Feb. 1.
Updated Feb 5, 2024 - Energy & Climate

Proposal would add a "Category 6" as hurricanes get stronger

Nighttime satellite image of a Category 5 hurricane making landfall along the Mexican coast.

Trump activates MAGA caucus to kill Senate border deal, weaken McConnell

Trump pointing at something
Feb 5, 2024 - World

Israel making progress in tunnel hunt for Hamas leader Sinwar, Israeli officials say

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar speaks in Gaza City in 2021. He's now Israel's most-wanted person in Gaza. Photo: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Scoop: DACA recipient resigns from Biden administration, runs for office

Cynthia Nava
Feb 5, 2024 - Technology

Biden admin to restrict visas for individuals abusing commercial spyware

Image of the State Department sign outside the department's headquarters
Feb 5, 2024 - Economy

Strong economic growth raises new questions about just how restrictive rates are

Illustration of a percentage sign seen through a magnifying glass.
Feb 5, 2024 - Business

Venture capitalists made a big mistake on electric vehicles

Illustration of an EV charger on fire.
Feb 5, 2024 - Business

Wegovy maker inks $16.5 billion deal to boost weight-loss drug supply

Illustration of a bathroom scale with a dollar sign formed by the indicator in the weight scale window.

Leaker of DeSantis debate memo revealed

Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Courtyard by Marriott Nashua on January 19, 2024 in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Snap is latest tech company to slash jobs, laying off 10% of workforce

Feb 5, 2024 - Business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hits 10-year milestone as company beats Apple

Saudi Arabia's faltering growth shows oil's importance

Feb 5, 2024 - Economy

Charted: Workers win as wage growth outpaces inflation

Feb 5, 2024 - Business

The S&P’s top stocks haven’t been this concentrated in 50 years

Feb 5, 2024 - Technology

Exclusive: IBM tops list of AI-related patent applications

Animated illustration of a robot thinking, with ellipses moving inside its thought bubble.

Rashida Tlaib outraises entire Michigan congressional field

Rashida Tlaib

Flu shows signs of a comeback after holiday hiatus

Illustration of an influenza particle wrapped in a blanket.

Extreme weather, vandalism threatening Holocaust sites

A fading banner reads "Neutral zone, it will be shot at without a warning" at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial in Oranienburg, Germany.
Feb 5, 2024 - Health

Hospital lobbying could sink effort to trim Medicare costs

Illustration of a dollar sign in an x-ray

Scoop: Obama veterans relaunch national security group backing Biden

Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor to US President Barack Obama. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Updated Feb 5, 2024 - Energy & Climate

Extreme atmospheric river storm slams California with flooding rains, high winds

A person walks through flood waters as a powerful long-duration atmospheric river storm, the second in less than a week, impacts California on February 4, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California.

Boeing reworking 50 undelivered 737 MAX jets over fuselage issue

A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane sits on the production line at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Republicans vow to kill border bill hours after its reveal

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Powell's rare TV moment: Fed chair urges patience with high interest rates

Photo of Fed chair Jerome Powell

Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet with Congressional leadership
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