On Saturday, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse and U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. There’s a wide gap between what Americans have seen of the shooting and what federal officials are telling them. Soon after the shooting, Department of Homeland Security officials rushed to defend the officers involved,…
Around 1,700 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were still without heating following a Russian missile and drone attack earlier this week, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Sunday. Moscow has sharply intensified bombardments of Ukraine’s energy system since it invaded its neighbor in 2022. Russia launched a vast attack on Ukraine’s energy system…
A plow truck clears snow on I-40 during Winter Storm Fern in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. January 24, 2026. Nick Oxford | Reuters More than 670,000 customers in the U.S. as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and almost 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday ahead of a monster winter storm that threatened…
The corporate earnings season intensifies this week, with megacap technology stocks and industrial giants alike set to report. More than 90 companies in the S & P 500 are due to post results, including Apple, Caterpillar and Microsoft. So far, the reporting period has been strong. FactSet data shows that 76% of the companies that…
The head of Airbus has warned staff that the plane maker must be ready to adapt to unsettling new geopolitical risks after facing “significant” logistical and financial damage from U.S. protectionism and U.S.-China trade tensions last year. “The beginning of 2026 is marked by an unprecedented number of crises and by unsettling geopolitical developments. We…
Families could lose power as Winter Storm Fern is forecast to bring bitter cold, snow, sleet and ice from New Mexico up through New England this weekend. The storm is expected to impact more than 170 million Americans through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. At least 14 states across the South, Midwest and…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Sunday her government will take necessary steps against speculative market moves, in the wake of a yen spike that heightened traders’ alert over the chance of currency intervention. Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal policy and the…
Alex Jech walks past equipment that will become part of the production line at USA Rare Earth’s facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma on June 20, 2025. Nick Oxford | The Washington Post | Getty Images The United States is planning to inject $1.6 billion into Oklahoma-based miner USA Rare Earth and will receive a 10% stake…
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 13, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that the U.S. would impose 100% tariff on goods sold in the U.S. if the country strikes a trade deal with…
A UAE government spokesperson said on Saturday that talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi focused on the “outstanding elements” of the U.S.-proposed peace framework. The spokesperson said the talks included “direct engagement” between officials from both countries and were held in a “constructive and positive atmosphere”. — This is a developing story. Check…
