Latest published reports in strict reverse chronological order.
A sprawling winter storm sweeping from the South into the Northeast is driving widespread flight cancellations, power outages, and deadly cold. Airlines and airports reported thousands of canceled departures as ice and snow snarled roads and forced authorities to issue repeated warnings about travel and exposure risks.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi drew sharp criticism after seeking access to Minnesota’s voter rolls and public assistance data in a letter to Governor Tim Walz. Legal and voting-rights experts questioned the request’s basis and warned against federal pressure tactics as Minnesota grapples with unrest tied to immigration enforcement.
New England advanced to its 12th Super Bowl after a 10-7 win over Denver in snowy conditions. Drake Maye scored the Patriots’ lone touchdown and the defense forced key turnovers, including a late interception, to seal the AFC Championship.
The Trump administration is taking a minority stake in USA Rare Earth as part of a $1.6 billion investment package aimed at boosting domestic rare earth and magnet production. The effort is designed to reduce U.S. reliance on China-dominated supply chains critical to electronics, defense, and clean-energy technologies.
Sam Darnold threw three touchdowns and Seattle’s defense made a late fourth-down stop to secure a 31-27 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship, sending the Seahawks to the Super Bowl for the first time in 11 years.
Cisco issued a critical security advisory for CVE-2026-20045, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting Unified Communications products including Unified CM, Unity Connection, and Webex Calling Dedicated Instance, urging customers to apply updates because no workaround exists.
The American Academy of Pediatrics released a 2026 immunization schedule that continues to recommend routine vaccines for 18 diseases, diverging from the CDC’s revised schedule that recommends fewer shots for all children and shifts some protections to high-risk or shared-decision categories.
Weeks after Nicolás Maduro’s detention in the U.S., families in Venezuela say prisoner releases have been too slow and opaque. Rights groups report hundreds still behind bars even as the interim administration points to a limited number of releases as proof of change.
A massive winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain across a wide swath of the U.S., with New York City recording just over 10 inches and transport disruptions lingering into Monday as crews work to clear roads and restore normal service.
U.S. equities entered the new week with a focus on volatility readings and a stream of fourth-quarter results, with several large financial and industrial names reporting outcomes that beat or missed expectations and prompting notable stock moves.
After days of protests and legal challenges following the killing of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s office says President Trump agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents deployed in the state and to coordinate more closely with local investigators.
Microsoft announced its next-generation Maia 200 AI chip, built on TSMC’s 3nm process and positioned for large-scale AI inference. The company says it improves performance-per-dollar and is intended to power future Azure deployments and services like Copilot, while competing more directly with Amazon and Google silicon.