USA

Trump calls for halting penny production, saying it's too expensive

Boston man cleared of US charges he acted as Chinese agent

Litang Liang was acquitted in federal court of charges that he acted as unregistered Chinese agent in a case brought in 2023 that US authorities had portrayed as part of their commitment to counter efforts by China's government ato silence its critics abroad

US judge says Trump administration violated order lifting spending freeze

District Judge directs government to immediately release any withheld funds

China courts India as Trump, Modi vow to deepen ties 

With no new nuclear deal, Iran to remain under maximum pressure, US says

US defense chief in Europe for NATO, Ukraine meetings 

Pentagon says Pete Hegseth is expected to push NATO allies to spend more on defense, take more ownership of European challenges

Musk looks to make rapid changes at several US government agencies

President Donald Trump’s point person for making rapid changes at U.S. governmental agencies is Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Congressional Democrats say that the Trump-backed multibillionaire's attempt to reduce federal government spending is wrong. Michelle Quinn has more.

Opening statements begin in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

Rushdie, 77, is expected to testify during the trial of Hadi Matar, bringing the writer face-to-face with his knife-wielding attacker for the first time in more than two years

Third federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order

President's executive order aims to end automatic citizenship for children of people who are in the US illegally, even though it’s enshrined in the Constitution

Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo

The filing came as part of a lawsuit on behalf of the three men filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, and Las Americas Immigrant Advisory Center

Philadelphia defeats Kansas City in Super Bowl

Trump is first sitting president to attend game

Tensions heat up in the Arctic

Climate change is rapidly altering the Arctic region, creating environmental danger, economic opportunity and geopolitical tension as the world’s major powers scramble to control newly accessible shipping lanes and resource deposits.