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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a photo of Kyle Wagner, as she speaks during a briefing at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Minneapolis man is charged with threatening and cyberstalking ICE officers

2:21 PM on Thursday, February 5

Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged a Minneapolis man, accusing him of doxing and threatening to kill immigration officers

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

2:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement

At science fair, UC Berkeley researchers lobby for $23B bond to offset President Trump’s cuts

2:07 PM on Thursday, February 5

Early-career scientists in California are advocating for a $23 billion scientific research fund following federal funding cuts to research projects studying climate change, health and more

FILE - President of Congo Denis Sassou N'Guesso addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)

Republic of Congo's president says he will run for reelection, possibly extending decades-long rule

1:23 PM on Thursday, February 5

President Denis Sassou N'guesso of the Republic of Congo has announced his candidacy for the March 15 presidential election

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates

1:21 PM on Thursday, February 5

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2014, file photo, lawyer Brad Karp leaves federal court in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein

1:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

The chairman of prestigious law firm Paul Weiss has resigned from that position after emails revealed his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, shows a diagram prepared by the FBI attempting to chart the network of Epstein's victims and the timeline of their alleged abuse. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public

11:53 AM on Thursday, February 5

Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell

TrackVia to Showcase Modern Operations Management Technology at WEST 2026

11:25 AM on Thursday, February 5

Women wait at a medical center in the al-Hol camp, one of the detention facilities holding thousands of Islamic State group members and their families, now under the control of the Syrian government following the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in al-Hassakeh province, northeastern Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Basic services resume at Syrian camp housing IS families as government takes control

11:18 AM on Thursday, February 5

Basic services at the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria are functioning normally after recent disruptions

FILE - Bitcoin tokens are seen on April 3, 2013, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Bitcoin price falls below pre-Trump second term levels, now hovering below $67,000

11:14 AM on Thursday, February 5

Bitcoin's price continues its decline, dropping another 11% to $67,000

FILE - New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor

10:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

REMOVES POLITICAL REFERENCE: Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela joins a press conference held by the Global Sumud Flotilla about its upcoming Spring 2026 mission Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Organizers say a new civilian-led aid flotilla with over 100 boats will sail to Gaza in March

10:11 AM on Thursday, February 5

Organizers of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza have announced plans for another mission with over 100 boats in March

An aerial view shows a fridge and a car tire amongst other waste clogging the Drina river in Visegrad, Bosnia, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

As winter comes, so does garbage. A river in Bosnia chokes in tons of waste year after year

9:24 AM on Thursday, February 5

Each year the Drina River in eastern Bosnia is filled with waste brought downstream from illegal dump sites

FILE - Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., speaks at the Center for American Progress, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders'

8:15 AM on Thursday, February 5

Sen_ Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she won't sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”

Burned homes and tools stand on an ash covered ground, days after an attack in the village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Musa Salim)

Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home

7:42 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages

FILE - U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, right, shake hands at a news conference at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic,, April 8, 2010, after signing the New START treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)

Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact

2:45 AM on Thursday, February 5

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal

Vice President JD Vance visits a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between United States and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Vance says the Olympics are 'one of the few things' that unite Americans

12:03 AM on Thursday, February 5

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics

Special envoy Steve Witkoff, listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What to know as Iran and US prepare for nuclear talks in Oman

10:46 PM on Wednesday, February 4

Iran and the United States are set for talks Friday in Oman over Tehran's nuclear program

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