Trump’s immigration chiefs to testify in Congress following protester deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside American cities. Trump’s immigration campaign
How Americans’ optimism about their future has changed, according to new polling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ hope for their future has fallen to a new low, according to new polling. In 2025, only about 59% of Americans gave high ratings when asked to evaluate how good their life will
Analysis-USDA’s reputation suffers after massive revisions in US corn acres
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture, long the world’s gold standard for crop estimates, faces mounting doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders and economists following
US won’t abandon the Philippines in fighting China’s assertiveness at sea, Manila’s envoy says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manila’s top envoy to Washington expressed confidence Tuesday that the United States will not abandon the Philippines as it fights Beijing’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea — even as Donald Trump
Disney shares teaser for live-action remake of ‘Moana’
Disney unveiled the first teaser for the upcoming ‘Moana’ live-action film, which introduces Catherine Laga’aia as the new Moana and shares a small glimpse of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Maui. The Moana franchise kicked off with
Netflix secures new Matthew McConaughey, Cole Hauser drama from creator Nic Pizzolatto
Netflix has landed a new high-profile scripted series featuring Matthew McConaughey and Cole Hauser, emerging victorious after a competitive bidding process. The project, now in early development, reunites creator Nic Pizzolatto with McConaughey, though sources say final
Fire hits Valero refinery in Oklahoma, five taken to hospital, KXII reports
Feb 10 (Reuters) – A fire hit Valero’s 86,000 barrels-per-day Ardmore refinery in Oklahoma on Monday and five people have been taken to hospital, KXII and other media reported. The fire has been extinguished, the report added,
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation. Scientists say snow cover and snow depth