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Why two Canadian provinces are in a spat over Crown Royal whiskey
BBC News
The UK-owned, Canadian-made whiskey is testing a united "Team Canada" approach in the face of US tariffs.
Jan 14, 2026, 5:38 PM
Minnesota sues Trump administration over immigration crackdown
Faisal Ali, Al Jazeera English
Lawsuit seeks to halt operation that officials have called a 'federal invasion' and that left a mother of three dead.
Jan 13, 2026, 6:58 AM
BRICS wargames: Why they matter, why India opted out
Yashraj Sharma, Al Jazeera English
South Africa is hosting the BRICS exercises, but two founding members are not participating amid tensions with the US.
Jan 11, 2026, 12:27 PM
Washington National Opera Parts Ways With Kennedy Center After 55 Years
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone
Opera company, which has performed at Washington, D.C. venue since its opening in 1971, says Center's "new business model" is "unfortunately at odds with how most not-for-profit opera companies operate"
Jan 10, 2026, 4:34 PM
Newsom faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in his last year as California governor
TRÂN NGUYỄN, Yahoo Entertainment
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit this year, an amount significantly lower than what legislative...
Jan 9, 2026, 6:13 PM
Why does the United States want to buy Greenland?
Rowan Hooper, New Scientist
The ice-covered island may be strategically important, but it's unclear that it could be a commercially viable source of minerals and oil in the near future
Jan 9, 2026, 4:00 PM
Why almost none of the homes burned in LA have been rebuilt since last year’s fires
Umair Irfan, Vox
The Associated Press this week reported a stunning fact: Of the 13,000 homes destroyed a year ago in the extraordinary wildfires in and around Los Angeles, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt. The massive, fast-moving wildfires that tore through Los Angeles…
Jan 9, 2026, 3:17 PM
Concert for Altadena Marks L.A. Fires Anniversary With Dawes, Brandon Flowers, and Choice Words for Trump
Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone
Dawes and an all-star lineup including Brandon Flowers, Stephen Stills, and Lucius performed at a benefit concert aiding Altadena after L.A.’s fires.
Jan 9, 2026, 3:38 AM
Texas First State to End American Bar Association oversight of law schools
Toluwani Osibamowo, KERA News
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state'…
Jan 8, 2026, 8:44 PM
BBC Inside Science
BBC News
What rare earths have been found in Greenland, and why do we want them?
Jan 8, 2026, 5:00 PM
How could Donald Trump 'take' Greenland?
BBC News
The White House says it is considering a range of options to take the island, including deploying the military.
Jan 7, 2026, 5:33 PM
WATCH: Skiers in Switzerland form a heart in honor of people killed in New Year's fire
ABC News
Skiers in Switzerland formed a heart to honor the dozens of people killed when a fire tore through a New Year's celebration in a crowded bar.
Jan 6, 2026, 5:46 AM
AZ State Senator Proposes Law To Spend State Resources Studying ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
I’ve come to really appreciate the term “Trump derangement syndrome.” I’ve found it incredibly useful, primarily because whenever I hear someone use the phrase unironically, I am comfortable assessing that the conversation with that person will be unproductiv…
Jan 6, 2026, 4:17 AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping urges South Korea to 'make correct strategic choices'
South China Morning Post, Yahoo Entertainment
China and South Korea had a shared responsibility for regional stability and should make the "correct strategic choice", President Xi Jinping told his South ...
Jan 5, 2026, 9:30 AM
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and CHAN HO-HIM, Yahoo Entertainment
The transformation of Vietnam's Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables. Once known for its...
Jan 5, 2026, 6:12 AM
UK to Pass Population Tipping Point in 2026, Think Tank Says
Philip Aldrick, Yahoo Entertainment
Britain will see a shortfall in births in 2026, Resolution Foundation projected as part of its annual economic outlook released on Monday. While the number ...
Jan 5, 2026, 12:01 AM
WATCH: Police officers rescue boy from icy pond
ABC News
Officers rescued an 8-year-old boy after he fell through the ice on a pond on Long Island, New York, on Christmas Day.
Jan 4, 2026, 9:09 PM
Gunmen kill over 30 in village raid, abduct others in northern Nigeria
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Witnesses say the attackers drove motorcycles and opened fire indiscriminately on the Kasuwan Daji market in Demo.
Jan 4, 2026, 2:34 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don't agree on whether it was worth it
BILL BARROW and EMILIE MEGNIEN, Yahoo Entertainment
President Donald Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. “Every thought that we had in our minds, she seemed to be very good at verbalizing...
Jan 4, 2026, 5:11 AM
I woke to a huge bang - nothing has been normal since
BBC News
There is a great sense of uncertainty here over what might happen next, writes BBC producer in Caracas.
Jan 3, 2026, 4:17 PM
Palestine advocates praise NYC’s Mamdani for revoking pro-Israel decrees
Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English
Israeli government hits out at newly sworn-in New York City mayor, falsely calling him a 'Muslim Brotherhood Islamist'.
Jan 2, 2026, 9:36 PM
Zohran Mamdani Supporters Celebrate "Politics of Optimism" at His Inauguration
webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!), Democracy Now!
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers braved freezing temperatures and police barricades to be part of Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor on New Year’s Day. Democracy Now! spoke with many Mamdani supporters, including a high school student and Palestinian acti…
Jan 2, 2026, 1:22 PM
Does a video show ICE agents in NYC being pelted with snowballs? Not so fast
Jordan Liles, Snopes.com
The footage, displaying no visible signs of AI, showed dozens of people throwing snowballs at law enforcement officers wearing riot gear.
Jan 1, 2026, 2:00 PM
WATCH: Washington Monument light show kicks off America's 250th celebrations
ABC News
President Trump's plans for wide-scale celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday got underway on New Year's Eve with the illumination of the Washington Monument on the National Mall.
Jan 1, 2026, 2:24 AM