United States vs. Czech Republic live updates: Winter Olympics 2026 women’s hockey first period latest score  The New York Times

Review | Eebee’s is the defiantly optimistic neighborhood bar D.C. deserves  The Washington Post

The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.

Instructure and Orijin Partner to Expand Secure, Scalable Education Across United States Correctional Systems  PR Newswire

Out & About: Museum Month, 'Disenchanted!,' and Seattle Opera's New Season  southsoundmag.com

The administration's $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China's influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy.

CONGRESSMAN CARLOS A. GIMENEZ URGES AIRLINE CEO'S TO END FLIGHTS TO CUBA  Congressman Carlos Gimenez (.gov)

What was the vetting process for Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador?  BBC

Even professional athletes go through the ups and downs of being a teenager. The post Where were the 2025 Patriots back in 2015? We collected stories from the locker room and podium appeared first on Boston.com.

At last minute, actress Sharon Stone backs out of LA Israeli Film Festival appearance  The Times of Israel

Rob Gronkowski criticized inconsistent NFL officiating and argued that making referees full-time employees would have improved the accuracy and fairness of game calls.

President Donald Trump jokes about watching for "missiles and enemies" instead of sleeping on Air Force One, during his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday.

Democratic socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorses moderate Gov. Kathy Hochul for re-election, bridging New York's progressive-centrist divide.

U.S. Postal worker arrested in money order thefts at South Miami apartments: Cops  NBC 6 South Florida

What disgraced director is lying about his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein? A well-placed source tells Perez Hilton: “He’s a slimy dude.” Thoughts on who it could be? Let us know in the comments! [...] Read More... The post Blind Item: They're Lying About Their Involvement With Jeffrey Epstein! appeared first on Perez Hilton.

CAG's 'Hidden Dreams' Program Highlights Overlooked Women of 1963 March on Washington  The Georgetowner

Dense morning fog settles over Seattle before rain returns this weekend  The Seattle Times

New campaign finance filings show AOC topped $53,000 in luxury and boutique hotel spending in 2025, drawing renewed scrutiny over how her travel tab matches her populist message.

Fundamental has built a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by enterprises.

President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Raises the Fiscal Gap to 2.4 Percent  Center for American Progress

In 1965, Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups. That December, they recorded seven sets over two nights in a Chicago nightclub. The complete recordings went unreleased for decades.

Trump’s building a new world order, and there’s a method to his ‘madness’  Al Jazeera

Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

CWG Live: Friday’s arctic front to deliver snow showers and a frigid weekend  The Washington Post

In birthright citizenship fight, Justice Department selectively interprets the original meaning of the citizenship clause  SCOTUSblog

Berry v. United States Brief: The Federal Government Lacks General Police Powers Like Civil Commitment  Cato Institute

U.S. Natural Gas Strategies Episode 1: The End of Easy Gas and Emerging Opportunities  Alvarez & Marsal

Downtown Seattle shooting leaves security guard injured, suspects flee  FOX 13 Seattle

Alaska plans long ice roads in Northwest Alaska to allow airport construction at remote town  Alaska Beacon

The U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian delegations have agreed to an exchange of 314 prisoners, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff's office.

Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say  The Guardian

Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative targets addiction crisis affecting 48.4 million Americans. Like AA, it recognizes the importance of community, health and faith

People in This San Francisco Suburb Would Like the Earth to Just Stop Shaking, Please  The New York Times

What if the energy produced by wind turbines on a beautiful summer day could be stored until January to heat homes in the dead of winter? It might be possible, thanks to the discovery of a new organic molecule that can hold a charge for months with virtually no loss of energy. Dubbed AzoBiPy, the molecule was developed by a research team in the Department of Chemistry at Université de Montréal in collaboration with Concordia University researchers. Their results were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

The More than European Food and Drinks, Savoring Stories campaign expands its footprint in the United States as it wraps up its second year with a deeper understanding of European food culture among consumers and professionals  PR Newswire

Ten years of fentanyl: How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip  The San Francisco Standard

Remote work transformed King County, but not evenly, census data shows  The Seattle Times

San Francisco offers $40 million tax break to turn downtown's largely vacant Hearst Building into a hotel  The Business Journals

The former Patriots and Seahawks player — now teaching sports media at Bryant University — is working with his students to produce three radio shows live from Radio Show. The post Christian Fauria guides his Bryant College sports media students on a Super Bowl field trip to Radio Row appeared first on Boston.com.

The Finland Olympic women's ice hockey team's matchup with Canada was postponed as multiple players deal with a norovirus issue at the Milan Cortina Games.

Skeleton is an exhilarating Winter Olympic sport in which athletes race head-first down an ice track at speeds reaching over 80 miles per hour (130km/h). While the event can look basic at first glance, success relies heavily on highly engineered equipment and extensive wind-tunnel testing—much like elite Olympic track cycling programs.

“I think K’Lavon — and those who really know where he's come from — this is probably the least amount of adversity he's ever had to come through, personally." The post Amid setbacks and tragedy, K’Lavon Chaisson’s road has led him to Super Bowl LX appeared first on Boston.com.

Leslie Frazier ‘a critical part’ of Seattle Seahawks’ run to Super Bowl LX  Andscape

United States vs. Czechia FREE STREAM today: How to watch Olympics women’s hockey | Laila Edwards  Cleveland.com

Joe Rogan and comedian Andrew Doyle examine how U.K. authorities allegedly arrest dozens daily for social media content, with Rogan suggesting Americans think Britain has "lost it."

How the Cleveland Cavaliers Crushed the Los Angeles Clippers on Wedensday  Sports Illustrated

San Francisco executives expect to ride optimism to acquisitions, hiring and new offices, annual KPMG survey finds  The Business Journals

Europe distrusts — but depends on — America. Can it afford to walk away?  CNN

Federal judge bars DHS from carrying out warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon without individualized assessments of flight risk.

United States vs. Czech Republic live updates: Winter Olympics 2026 women’s hockey news, predictions and latest  The New York Times

Major ICE, grocery store closure and other bills that survived WA Leg cutoff  The Olympian

A year since the Affordable Home Act allowed accessory dwelling units to be built across the state, some homeowners are wondering if buyers will want their ADUs when they sell. The post ADUs bring income and options for Mass. homeowners, but resale value isn’t yet clear appeared first on Boston.com.

Colorado authorities will not charge parents of Evergreen High School shooter, citing insufficient evidence after teen used locked gun safe weapon.

Alysa Liu and Sakamoto Kaori lead USA and Japan into figure skating team event at Winter Olympics 2026: All skaters competing  Milano Cortina 2026

U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk despaired Thursday his agency is "in survival mode" due to funding shortfalls driven by a lack of U.S. taxpayer dollars. The post Another U.N. Agency Cries Poor: Human Rights Chief Despairs Globalist Group in ‘Survival Mode’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Opinion | Inside one of the ‘darkest days in the history’ of The Washington Post  Poynter

The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three months earlier.

The event also honored actress Catherine O'Hara, celebrating her iconic role in “Best in Show.”

For district parents like me, an SFUSD teacher strike would be inexcusable  San Francisco Chronicle

These are the most expensive hotels in San Francisco for the Super Bowl  SFGATE

Super Bowl 2026: Aden Durde's incredible journey with Seattle Seahawks to NFL's showpiece game  BBC

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

Castro Theatre reopening leads to relocation of two longtime S.F. businesses  San Francisco Chronicle

Where to watch Czechia vs. United States women’s hockey today: Winter Olympics free stream  Syracuse.com

Where to watch USA vs. Czechia Olympic women’s hockey livestream today  MLive.com

Before its transformation, Retta described the house as a “mishmosh hodgepodge color-block animal sanctuary.” The post Before and after: In New England, the ‘Ugliest House in America’ gets a makeover appeared first on Boston.com.

Spotify users in the U.S. and the UK will soon be able to buy physical books in the app. There's also a new tool that syncs physical books to audiobooks.

BLM to hold landmark oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska  Bureau of Land Management (.gov)

San Francisco Bay Area Transit Avoids Service Cuts with $590m State Loan  Railway-News

Sen. Jim Banks is urging key Trump administration agencies to recoup what he believes could be billions in benefits paid out to immigrants on the American taxpayer’s dime.

As Nigeria battles multiple security crises, a single attack in the west left more than 160 people dead and raises new questions about who's really in control.

MSC Cruises to Contribute to Whale Research in Inaugural Alaska Season  Travel Market Report

Exercise Cutlass Express 2026 to Enhance Maritime Security in East Africa  africom.mil

US, Ukraine, Russia delegations agree to exchange 314 prisoners, Witkoff says  The Mighty 790 KFGO

Vonn, Diggins voice unity as U.S. image draws protests at Winter Games  Reuters

President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."

Boston driver takes car down world's crookedest street in San Francisco  CBS News

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said that Border Czar Tom Homan and the Trump administration are saying that “if you capitulate to our demands, that is when we will end this occupation, The post Hennepin County Attorney: ‘Preposterous’ for Admin. to Ask for More Cooperation to End ICE Operation appeared first on Breitbart.

United States Demands Gavi Remove Thimerosal From Vaccines. Here’s Why And What It Means For Public Health  Forbes

2026 Winter Olympics gold medal odds: 5 factors that will shape medal table  The New York Times

Archaeologists uncovered a massive Roman industrial complex in northern England, revealing over 800 whetstones that reshape understanding of ancient Britain.

Have a dating story to tell about starting fresh? Share it at L.A. Affairs Live  Los Angeles Times

On Highway 127, I discovered the breathtaking wonders of going the long way  Los Angeles Times

Pandora, known for its charm bracelets, is trying to reduce its exposure to the volatility in silver prices, the latest setback for a company also facing wary consumers and steep tariffs.

Cost constraints on the US–Russia strategic nuclear balance after New START  The International Institute for Strategic Studies

The Olympics arrive with the US a favorite, rekindling fond memories of 1980’s ‘Miracle on Ice’  KGET.com

The authorities are making mass arrests, seizing assets and hunting down doctors who treated protesters. Some Iranians keep showing defiance anyway.

The United States and Iran meet in Oman amid the threat of regional escalation  Atalayar

'We Can’t Bring Ourselves to Washington, Right?' Personal Reflections on Congresswoman Scanlon’s Chester Town Hall  The Swarthmore Phoenix

'Nothing short of incredible': U.S. hockey star Hilary Knight embarks on her fifth and final Olympics  CT Insider

Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration’s campaign.

When patients see the line between life and death, should we believe them?  The Washington Post

How much did the house sell for? Washington County deed transfers for Nov. 30 - Dec. 6, 2025  The Herald-Mail

President Donald Trump has restored America's superpower status in one year, catapulting the U.S. from decline to global dominance over China and Russia.

Government benefits systems prioritize rapid enrollment over verification as federal auditors report 77% of improper payments stem from documentation gaps, creating predictable fraud.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Iranian director Jafar Panahi after one of the co-writers of his Oscar-nominated film, "It Was Just An Accident," was arrested for criticizing the regime.

The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say it enters this year's Winter Games with a very different image.

The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say Trump's America enters this year's Winter Games with a very different image.

A month after Maduro's ousting, Venezuela's Interim leader walks a tightrope between US demands and Chavista hardliners' expectations.

Top Democrats issued more than 40 demands for amnesty-like curbs on ICE operations late on Wednesday, amid negotiations over the 2026 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. The post Top Democrats Show Demands for Stealth Amnesty on ICE Operations via DHS Budget Battle appeared first on Breitbart.