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How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media

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Experts say this kind of media campaign is unprecedented and paints a distorted picture of immigrants and crime

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Pentagon puts Scouts 'on notice' over DEI and girl-centered policies

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a video posted to X, put Scouting America "on notice" and said the Pentagon will evaluate its relationship with the organization in six months.

After threatening to sever ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a 6-month reprieve

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NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing

The mobile launcher containing the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft arrives at the Vehicle Assembly Building after a rollback that lasted over ten hours at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on February 25, 2026. NASA teams detected issues with the helium flow and removed the rocket from the launchpad.

In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.

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President Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systems

The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington.

Trump announced that Federal agencies would be cease using Anthropic's tools within six months.

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OpenAI says it shares Anthropic's 'red lines' over military AI use

The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington.

OpenAI's Sam Altman says he shares the "red lines" set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic's escalating feud with the Pentagon.

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HUD proposes time limits and work requirements for rental aid

Apartment buildings are seen at the Stoddard Johnston Scholar House, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Louisville, Ky.

The rule would allow housing agencies and landlords to impose such requirements "to encourage self-sufficiency." Critics say most who can work already do, but their wages are low.

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Paramount and Warner Bros' deal is about merging studios, and a whole lot more

Paramount CEO David Ellison arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union  in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.

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Takeaways from Hillary Clinton's deposition. And, Paramount outbids for Warner Bros.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the press after her deposition with the House Oversight Committee as they investigate links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Chappaqua, New York, on Feb. 26, 2026. Clinton testified behind closed doors on Thursday before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to answer questions the following day from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about his relations with Epstein, who died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial.

Hillary Clinton says the questioning in a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee's Epstein investigation was repetitive. And, Paramount has outbid Netflix for Warner Bros.

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My doctor keeps focusing on my weight. What other health metrics matter more?

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Our Real Talk with a Doc columnist explains how to push back if your doctor's obsessed with weight loss. And what other health metrics matter more instead.

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Forget the State of the Union. What's the state of your quiz score?

From left: Dario Amodei (Anthropic CEO), Punch (lonely monkey) and Flavor Flav (icon).

What's the state of your union, quiz-wise? Find out!

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A team of midlife cheerleaders in Ukraine refuses to let war defeat them

The Sunrise cheerleading team from Kharkiv, Ukraine, competes in the Ukraine Cheer Cup competition in the capital, Kyiv, on Dec. 13, 2025.

Ukrainian women in their 50s and 60s say they've embraced cheerleading as a way to cope with the extreme stress and anxiety of four years of Russia's full-scale invasion.

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Nancy Guthrie case: How do families of missing people cope with the uncertainty?

A flyer reading "Nancy Guthrie Desaparecida [Disappeared]" is taped to Nancy Guthrie

When a loved one goes missing, relatives can feel guilty simply for eating, says Charlie Shunick, whose sister was kidnapped. Shunick now helps others navigate a nightmare "nobody is prepared for."

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As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, many Latinos question whether they belong

Clockwise from top left: Las Comadres Para Las Americas founder Nora de Hoyos Comstock; military veterans Benny Aleman; Frank Maldonado and Chris Sanchez.

Many U.S.-born Latinos feel afraid and anxious amid the political rhetoric. Still, others wouldn't miss celebrating their country

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SNL mocked her as a 'scary mom.' In the Senate, Katie Britt is an emerging dealmaker

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., arrives for a meeting on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2024. Britt has taken on a leading role helping negotiate changes to immigration enforcement.

Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, is a budding bipartisan dealmaker. Her latest assignment: helping negotiate changes to immigration enforcement tactics.

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How a 3-week babysitting gig turned into a lifelong relationship for two women

Margaret Tobin accepted a three-week babysitting gig in 1989 for a newborn named Audrey that turned into a life-long relationship. The two women talk about their life together.

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This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one

People gather on Lake Mendota near an inflatable Statue of Liberty crown and torch at the 2026 Winter Carnival on Feb. 7 in Madison, Wis.

As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.

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Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone

FILE - People stand in line at check-in counters at El Paso International Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in El Paso, Texas.

The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.

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Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards

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The Defense Department has been feuding with Anthropic over military uses of its artificial intelligence tools. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and access to some of the most advanced AI on the planet.

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Pakistan's defense minister says that there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes

Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul.

Pakistan's defense minister said that his country ran out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack.

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Airstrikes hit Afghan capital of Kabul, hours after Afghanistan attacks Pakistan

Pakistan carried out airstrikes hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack in the latest escalation of violence between the neighboring countries. The clashes are making a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky.

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Hillary Clinton calls House Oversight questioning 'repetitive' in 6 hour deposition

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, after testifying before House lawmakers as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Thursday in Chappaqua, N.Y.

In more than seven hours behind closed doors, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein.

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Chicagoans pay respects to Jesse Jackson as cross-country memorial services begin

James Hickman holds a photo montage of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson before a public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago on Thursday.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and began his activism.

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In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount

Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday that it prefers the latest offer from rival Hollywood studio Paramount over a bid it accepted from Netflix.

Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.

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Trump's ballroom project can continue for now, court says

A US District Judge denied a preservation group's effort to put a pause on construction

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NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong

A report by a NASA review panel says a error in pointing software caused the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft

Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

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ICE agents misrepresented themselves to arrest a student at Columbia, lawyers say

A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 6, 2024.

Columbia University says federal immigration agents entered a residence hall under the guise of searching for a missing person and then arrested Ellie Aghayeva, a student from Azerbaijan.

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These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., Jan. 14, 2025.

Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech aligning the two parties.

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Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting

A shot for a flu vaccination. A late February meeting of scientists from around the world is figuring out the recipe for the best vaccine for the upcoming fall flu season.

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

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Secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules are made public

: The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.

The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.

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Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in years

A for sale sign is posted outside a home, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.

The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?

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