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José María Balcázar becomes Peru's eighth president in a decade - 2026-02-19T01:43:18-05:00
José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term.

Trump gathers members of Board of Peace for first meeting, with some U.S. allies wary - 2026-02-19T01:30:21-05:00
President Donald Trump will gather Thursday with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace, for a meeting that will focus on the reconstruction of Gaza.

With a win over Sweden, the U.S. men's hockey team will play for an Olympic medal - 2026-02-18T19:01:36-05:00
A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.

Zuckerberg grilled about Meta's strategy to target 'teens' and 'tweens' - 2026-02-18T18:54:48-05:00
The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families and school districts are resolved.

The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE - 2026-02-18T18:26:43-05:00
ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.

8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche - 2026-02-18T17:02:45-05:00
Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others were found alive.

Wrapping snow in blankets. Can it save the ski season? - 2026-02-18T16:55:49-05:00
Warming temperatures and snow droughts in the West threatens a billion-dollar industry. One ski area is experimenting with insulated blankets to keep snow from melting.

FDA reverses course on Moderna flu shot - 2026-02-18T16:39:15-05:00
The Food and Drug Administration's about-face comes a little more than a week after the agency refused to consider the company's application to market the new kind of influenza vaccine.

Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions - 2026-02-18T12:00:00-05:00
President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.

Australia bans a citizen with alleged IS links from returning from Syria - 2026-02-18T11:53:00-05:00
The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems.