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A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law - 2026-02-13T13:18:13-05:00
A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.

Kitty cats and cloud hands - how U.S. Olympic snowboarders keep calm in competition - 2026-02-13T11:43:15-05:00
U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.

Minnesota immigration crackdown will end, border czar says. And, DHS funding to expire - 2026-02-13T06:52:53-05:00
Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. And, DHS funding is set to expire after lawmakers failed to advance a spending bill.

Britain's High Court says government illegally banned Pro-Palestinian group - 2026-02-13T06:10:04-05:00
In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."

On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station - 2026-02-13T05:25:30-05:00
The four are set to dock with the space station on Saturday, returning the orbital lab to its full complement of seven. NASA's last mission, Crew-11, left a month early due to an ill crew member.

Who is the 'Quad God' and what does he want? The quiz holds the answers you seek - 2026-02-13T05:01:00-05:00
Plus: more Olympics, the Super Bowl and some monks.

Who will police Gaza, and how? - 2026-02-13T05:01:00-05:00
Under President Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.

A bipartisan effort to save health subsidies failed. Will ICE reform be different? - 2026-02-13T05:00:00-05:00
A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing despite a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The pattern is increasingly familiar.

RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them - 2026-02-13T05:00:00-05:00
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.

World leaders to discuss the future of Europe's security in Munich - 2026-02-13T04:47:38-05:00
World leaders will meet at the Munich Security Conference Friday to discuss the future of Europe's security.