Nation and World
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Iranians worry over American military buildup as last-chance round of talks nears
Feb 24, 2026 3:44 pm - As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother’s return
Feb 24, 2026 3:33 pm - “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago.
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Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos
Feb 24, 2026 2:41 pm - The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore. But the justices’ ruling on Friday is nonetheless unlikely to ease the uncertainty over Trump’s trade policy that has paralyzed businesses over the past year.
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FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegal
Feb 24, 2026 12:27 pm - FedEx is suing the U.S. government, the latest company to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the ‘golden age’ Trump describes
Feb 24, 2026 11:16 am - Democrats are betting that Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s affordability-focused message, which helped her flip a Republican-held office last November, will resonate with the country when she delivers their party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
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Takeaways from Trump's address: Sales mode on economy, heavy on patriotism, dark turn on Democrats
Feb 24, 2026 11:08 am - President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy.
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Trump on tariffs and ICE: What to expect from State of the Union
Feb 24, 2026 7:59 am - President Donald Trump needs his State of the Union address Tuesday to assuage voters anxious about the economy, foreign policy and even more tariff turmoil.
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Zelenskyy says Putin has 'not broken' Ukrainians as he marks 4 years since Russia's all-out invasion
Feb 24, 2026 7:54 am - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not “broken Ukrainians” nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested the resolve of Kyiv and its allies and fueled European fears about the scale of Moscow’s ambitions.
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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
Feb 23, 2026 5:03 pm - The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats and their family members at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon, the State Department said Monday, as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike.
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Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schools
Feb 23, 2026 4:45 pm - A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.