- — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts for 9th time with 330-foot lava fountains
- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began spewing volcanic activity this week for its 9th time with no injuries or damage reported.
- — Japan formally requests exemption from Trump tariffs
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday Japan has formally asked the United States for an exemption of Trump administration 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum.
- — CPI: U.S. consumer prices rise 0.5% in January; egg prices spike 15.2%
- U.S. consumer prices rose by more than expected in January, driven by a sharp increase in egg prices amid an outbreak of bird flu, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.
- — Indian Prime Minister Modi arrives in United States to head off potential trade spat
- Averting frictions that could lead to a trade war with the United States will be top of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda as he arrives in Washington ahead of a meeting with President Donald Trump.
- — Spirit rejects Frontier Airlines merger, opts for standalone plan to emerge from bankruptcy
- Spirit Airlines Tuesday rejected Frontier's most recent merger proposal, opting to proceed with its own standalone recapitalization without a merger instead. Spirit is currently in bankruptcy.
- — Russia launches aerial attacks across Ukraine killing at least 3 people and injuring 16
- Russia launched ballistic missiles and more than 100 drones in a wave of attacks across Ukraine overnight that killed three people and injured at least 16, including a child, authorities said.
- — North Korea condemns ‘brutal and ruthless usurper’ U.S. over Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
- North Korea on Wednesday slammed the United States over President Trump's announced aim to take control of the Gaza Strip and permanently displace its residents, calling it "slaughter and robbery" in state-run media.
- — Lawsuit asks court to stop OPM from sharing confidential information with DOGE
- A lawsuit filed Tuesday askes the courts to stop the Trump administration from disclosing millions of Americans' information Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency.
- — On This Day, Feb. 12: Plane crashes into Buffalo, N.Y.-area home, killing 50
- On Feb. 12, 2009, a Continental airlines turboprop commuter plane crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people, including one person in the house.
- — U.S., Australia and Britain sanction Zservers for supporting ransomware
- The United States, Australia and Britain on Tuesday jointly sanctioned a Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider over its support of LockBit ransomware attacks.
- — Released Russian prisoner Marc Fogel returns home; greets Trump at White House
- Russian officials have released jailed American teacher Marc Fogel, in what President Donald Trump called a deal that will see a second person being released by Russia on Wednesday.
- — Former UConn basketball player arrested after mother found shot, killed
- A former University of Connecticut basketball player was arrested Tuesday in Florida after his mother was found shot to death, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
- — Released Russian prisoner Marc Fogel returns home; greets Trump at White House
- Russian officials have released jailed American teacher Marc Fogel, in what President Donald Trump called a deal that will see a second person being released by Russia on Wednesday.
- — 18-year-old who made hundreds of swatting calls gets 4 years
- An 18-year-old Californian, who made hundreds of swatting calls against places of worship and education for profit and fun, was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday, federal prosecutors said.
- — Siblings, ages 9 and 2, found dead in family van at Detroit casino parking lot
- Two young children died of hypothermia Monday while inside a van parked at the Detroit Hollywood Casino parking lot despite their mother's efforts to obtain help from city services for homeless families.
- — Trump orders 'large-scale' cuts in federal workforce as Elon Musk defends DOGE
- Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday as the president signed an executive order to shrink the federal government. The latest order directs DOGE to drastically reduce staffing in federal agencies.
- — Federal workers, union members, supporters rally on Capitol Hill
- Hundreds of members of the American Federation of Government Employees and their supporters gathered on Capital Hill Tuesday afternoon to "Rally to Save the Civil Service."
- — 2 top CFPB officials quit after Trump, Musk target U.S. consumer protection agency
- Two top officials in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Tuesday as the Trump administration takes aim the bureau and its employees.
- — Trump administration works deal with Russia for release of U.S. teacher Marc Fogel
- Russian officials have released American teacher Marc Fogel after the Trump administration negotiated his release. He had served 3.5 years of a 14-year sentence for what Moscow had said was cannabis smuggling.
- — Education Department urges NCAA to erase records set by transgender athletes
- The U.S. Department of Education urged sports groups Tuesday to restore female athletes' records and awards that were "wrongfully erased" by biological males, who "unfairly competed" in women's sports.
- — Israeli PM Netanyahu warns Hamas to free all hostages by Saturday or face 'intense fighting'
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that if the rest of the hostages are not released by Saturday at noon, the "cease-fire will be terminated" and Hamas will be "decisively defeated."
- — Jordan's King Abdullah tells Trump his nation to accept 2,000 sick, displaced Palestinian kids
- President Donald Trump met Tuesday with King Abdullah II as the Jordanian leader says his country will take in thousands of sick Palestinian kids displaced in the Gaza Strip.
- — Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleads guilty to defrauding public, avoids jail time
- Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon entered guilty pleas to five counts connected with defrauding the public in an online fundraiser to avoid jail time in a plea deal on Tuesday.
- — U.S., Britain decline to sign Paris AI summit communique
- The United States and Britain declined to sign a final communique at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday evening, opposite of some 70 governmental and organizational leaders who did sign on.
- — Fed Chair Jerome Powell: 'No hurry' to adjust monetary policy
- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first of two hearings he will testify in this week.
- — Teacher in South Korea fatally stabs 8-year-old student
- A teacher in South Korea is in recovery after fatally stabbing an 8-year-old girl to death this week then attempting to take her own life.
- — Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces New Mexico governor bid
- Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland formerly announced her candidacy for New Mexico's governor on Tuesday, attempting to become the first Native American to become governor of a state.
- — U.S., Australia and Britain sanction Zservers for supporting ransomware
- The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced a joint effort with Britain and Australia to sanction a Russian-based Internet hosting provider for supporting ransomware operations.
- — Corruption report: Denmark tops list of 'cleanest' nations but graft on rise globally
- Denmark topped the rankings of 180 countries globally with the lowest levels of public-sector corruption for the seventh year straight in 2024, closely followed by Finland and Singapore.
- — BP executive promises 'reset' after profits fell in 2024
- BP Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss promised a "reset" for the company, including dialing back climate commitments, on Tuesday after a dip in annual profits and a threat from an influential activist investor.
- — VA Secretary Doug Collins to temporarily head 2 watchdog offices
- President Donald Trump on Monday named Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins as the interim leader of two watchdog offices after firing their leaders.
- — In floor speech, Rep. Nancy Mace accuses ex-fiance, others of sexual abuse, rape
- Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina on Monday night accused her ex-fiance and three other men of sexually abusing and exploiting women and underage girls for more than a decade, stating she was one of their victims.
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