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Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland for Arctic security. Here's why

By DANICA KIRKA
Jan 06, 2026 7:46 am - Greenland's strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates.
Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea level rise — and it’s bad news

Sarah Kaplan
Jan 05, 2026 7:54 pm - When the researchers first arrived at their field camp at Prudhoe Dome, atop the Greenland ice sheet, they felt they had been swallowed by a monster. The mountain of ice ...
This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the Capitol

By LISA MASCARO
Jan 05, 2026 7:53 pm - Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be fou...
‘Wicked’ composer joins growing list of Kennedy Center cancellations

By Ethan Beck
Jan 05, 2026 2:59 pm - Stephen Schwartz, the composer of “Wicked,” said Friday to various news outlets that he wouldn’t host a gala featuring the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center on May 16.
Trump’s tax stimulus set to keep US economy on track in 2026

By Enda Curran
Jan 05, 2026 2:40 pm - After a year of rolling policy shocks, the US economy is set to get a lift from President Donald Trump’s tax-cuts package to keep the expansion on track in 2026. American...
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2026 1:14 pm - The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MEG KINNARD
Jan 05, 2026 9:59 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s p...
Walz drops bid for reelection as Minn. governor while Klobuchar considers run

By Hannah Knowles, Dan Merica, Theodoric Meyer
Jan 05, 2026 9:31 am - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he is dropping his bid for reelection in Minnesota, a dramatic turn for the two-term governor who gained national prominence as his party’s 2024 vice-presidential nominee but now faces intense scrutiny over welfare fraud investigations in his state.
Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s security chief ahead of Paris talks

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jan 05, 2026 9:06 am - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced the head of Ukraine’s security service Monday, continuing a top-level reshuffle ahead of a trip to Paris where he hoped to finalize agreements with allies on how to ensure that Russia doesn’t repeat its invasion if a peace agreement is signed.
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JOHN HANNA
Jan 05, 2026 8:35 am - A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself "the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela.

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