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Updated Feb 15, 2024 - Politics & Policy

FBI informant lied about Biden's Burisma ties, indictment says

US President Joe Biden, with son Hunter Biden, arrives at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023.
Feb 15, 2024 - Business

Ford CEO admits "big" regret over quality issues

Ford CEO Jim Farley speaks at a GE event on September 6, 2023.
Feb 15, 2024 - World

Biden, Bibi discuss Gaza hostage talks, Rafah and aid in their 2nd call this week

President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 18. Photo: Handout/GPO/Anadolu via Getty Images

Polyamory gets more attention and legal protection

Illustration of three single red roses, each with a red ribbon tied in a bow.

Foreign aid bill resurfaces House Democrats' Israel tensions

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, wearing a black coat and standing in front of a multi-colored poster.

Fani Willis defends herself against damaging allegations in Trump case

Fani Willis on stand

Robert Hur set for March 12 testimony to Congress on Biden probe

Robert Hur, wearing a dark blue suit jacket, white shirt and purple tie, stands in front of a blue backdrop and an American flag in the White House press briefing room.
Updated Feb 15, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Apple TV+ special tells story of Franklin from "Peanuts"

Charlie Brown and Franklin Armstrong in "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin," premiering Friday on Apple TV+.
Updated Feb 15, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Russia pursuing "troubling" anti-satellite weapon, White House confirms

U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby during a press conference on Feb. 15.
Updated Feb 15, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Key players in the Trump New York hush-money case

Updated Feb 15, 2024 - Economy

Recession reality hits major economies

Animated illustration of a downward trending market trend line that plateaus and then stops, at the edge of the line is the Earth, teetering on the edge.
Feb 15, 2024 - Business

Trump's Truth Social takes big step toward going public

Photo illustration of Donald Trump embracing the Truth Social logo
Updated Feb 15, 2024 - Politics & Policy

What to know about mass shooting near Kansas City Super Bowl parade

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Union Station during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on February 14, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. Several people were shot and two people were detained after a rally celebrating the Chiefs Super Bowl victory.

Eye of Sauron for methane: Google, green group launch "unprecedented" tracker

Illustration of Earth with map pins with CO2 and Methane molecules as tops pointing at polluted areas
Feb 15, 2024 - Technology

Scoop: N.Y. governor wants to criminalize deceptive AI

New York Governor Kathy Hochul

Most Americans say the feds are doing a bad job with the migrant crisis

Asylum seekers sit inside a tent as they wait to be processed by border patrol agents at an improvised camp near the US-Mexico border on February 7, 2024 in Jacumba Hot Springs, California.

What to know about Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump's hush money case

Donald Trump attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15

Trump's New York hush money trial will begin March 25, judge says

Former president Donald Trump outside of a court hearing in New York City.

Does everyone deserves a PR rep? Communications experts are split

Illustration of an upside down microphone shaped like a question mark.

Big Tech sells AI during the Super Bowl

Illustration of two hands making a camera frame shape around sparkly balloon numbers "01".

House bipartisan group eyes $65 billion foreign aid bill

Rep. Don Bacon, wearing a dark gray suit, white shirt and pale green tie, walking through a basement hallway.

Trump says he purposefully mixes up politicians' names

Donald Trump speaks at a lectern with both hands outstretched. He is wearing a blue suit and red tie. The photo is taken from slightly below and a blue curtain is in the background.
Feb 15, 2024 - Economy

Volkswagen on factory unionization efforts: "Neutral doesn't mean silent"

The logo of Volkswagen is perched high atop a metal sign, looming over a factory
Feb 15, 2024 - World

Scoop: Bibi warned Blinken recognizing Palestine would be "prize" for Oct. 7

Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Cash shortfall threatens to shut down ICE border detention

Border patrol agents take people into custody next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence where the last of the Colorado River flows into Mexico

Amazon rainforest nearing tipping points, study finds

Picture of part of the burning Amazon forest in 2023.

"Lost winter": Great Lakes ice cover sets record-low for mid-February

Feb 15, 2024 - Economy

The number of striking U.S. workers more than doubled in 2023

Feb 15, 2024 - World

Next frightening war frontier: Russian nukes in space

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to a television reporter.

Trump leads with Metro Detroit swing voters who say Biden's too old

President Joe Biden speaks on the Senate's recent passage of the National Security Supplemental Bill, which provides military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, in the State Dining Room of the White House on February 13, 2024

Scoop: Former Trump official Cliff Sims plans page-turner on faith in D.C.

Cover of "The Darkness Has Not Overcome"
Feb 15, 2024 - Health

States rushed to extend postpartum coverage, but some holdouts remain

Illustration of a stork carrying a red cross
Feb 15, 2024 - Economy

Exclusive: Race gaps in home values, mapped

U.S. states where the highest and lowest shares of LGBT adults live

Scoop: Hur making plans to testify to GOP panel about Biden

Robert Hur is shown behind a podium and wearing a blue suit, white shirt, red tie.
Feb 15, 2024 - Health

People who live alone are more depressed than those who don’t, survey suggests

Updated Feb 14, 2024 - World

Putin claims he prefers Biden over Trump

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Updated Feb 14, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to delay Jan. 6 trial

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Democrats see 2024 border blueprint in Suozzi's New York win

Tom Suozzi, wearing a dark blue suit, light blue shirt and red sign, standing at a lectern in front of American flags.
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