A quarter of young Americans think China has more global power and influence than the U.S., compared to 12% of Americans ages 65 and older, according to a new Carnegie Endowment for International Peace survey.
Why it matters: Political dysfunction, economic pressures and cultural exchanges are helping to reshape how young Americans measure global power — and America's place in it.
President Trump advised Iran to " quickly make a deal" on its nuclear program because a new U.S. attack on the country "will be far worse" than the last one.
Why it matters: Trump has ordered a U.S. military buildup in the Gulf ahead of a possible strike. Iran, Israel and other countries in the region have been on high alert for days expecting a U.S. strike.
The dollar weakened against other major currencies Tuesday afternoon after President Trump told reporters in Iowa that he was not concerned about the recent decline in the dollar and wanted the currency to "seek its own level," per Bloomberg.
Why it matters: U.S. presidents historically talk up the dollar's strength whenever asked.
Team USA's roster for the Milano Cortina 2026 Games blends comeback veterans, rising stars and historic firsts — a mix that could decide medals and redefine who takes center stage.
Why it matters: The Games, featuring more than 100 medal events over more than two weeks, will mark historic firsts and expanded representation across sports while showcasing a diverse field of athletes.
Sweethearts conversation hearts — the chalky Valentine's Day staple — are debuting new phrases in 2026 to reflect how inflation and high living costs are reshaping romance.
The big picture: "Being practical is having a moment," said Evan Brock, vice president of marketing for Spangler Candy Company, the maker of Sweethearts.
We scrambled the debut of our "Behind the Curtain" video series: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wanted to chat Monday after he dropped a 38-page essay warning of escalating risks from the AI technology he's helping pioneer.
We asked Amodei, in San Francisco, what Congress should do now, and what lawmakers should tell their constituents. His three-part prescription:
Transparency legislation to require AI companies to disclose their models' risks and bad behavior, and the defenses that are built in.
Cut off sales of Nvidia chips and other U.S. products that help China.
Get ready to tax future AI trillionaires and redistribute wealth. He said he'd tell his fellow future trillionaires: "You're going to get a mob coming for you if you don't do this in the right way."
The bottom line: "We always assume that everything that can go wrong does go wrong," Amodei said. "That's how you build things that are reliable."
DAVOS, Switzerland — Australian mining executive Andrew Forrest is emerging as one of the world's few top business leaders willing to publicly and loudly buck President Trump on climate change.
Why it matters: The broader business community is largely staying quiet in the face of Trump's aggressive moves in a number of areas, including on clean energy.
