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FILE - Hunter Hess, of the United States, executes a trick in the halfpipe finals during the World Cup U.S. Grand Prix freestyle skiing event in Copper Mountain, Colo., Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)

US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump

11:58 AM on Sunday, February 8

U.S. Olympians are beginning to face backlash for speaking out about domestic politics at the Milan Cortina Games

FILE - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP, file)

UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties

6:32 AM on Sunday, February 8

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has resigned over the controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Morgan McSweeney said he advised Starmer to appoint Mandelson, despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

FILE - Construction equipment is seen near new homes on July 11, 2025, in Happy Valley, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing

4:31 AM on Sunday, February 8

The White House is trying to show it's lowering the cost of living, but President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to see the price of homes come down

Polls have closed in Thailand's general election where 3 main parties are competing for power

2:06 AM on Sunday, February 8

Polls have closed in Thailand's general election where 3 main parties are competing for power

FILE - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu gives a joint statement with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Nigeria's president to make a state visit to the UK in March

1:32 AM on Sunday, February 8

Buckingham Palace says Nigeria’s president will make a state visit to the U.K. in March

FILE - Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota

9:08 PM on Saturday, February 7

Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists in Minnesota

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a meeting at the headquarters of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim expected to issue major policy goals at North Korea party congress in late February

5:17 PM on Saturday, February 7

North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month

Voting begins in Thailand's early general election with 3 main parties vying to form the next government

5:04 PM on Saturday, February 7

Voting begins in Thailand's early general election with 3 main parties vying to form the next government

Thailand's Prime Minister and leader of Bhumjaithai Party Anutin Charnvirakul, center, speaks during a press conference at the party headquarters following the general election in Bangkok, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand's conservative Bhumjaithai party tops polls but will need partners to form government

4:01 PM on Saturday, February 7

The Bhumjaithai party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has taken a commanding lead in Thailand’s general election

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond

2:53 PM on Saturday, February 7

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration can continue detaining immigrants without bond

Counterprotesters demonstrate against Jake Lang on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Police arrest protesters at Minneapolis federal building on 1-month anniversary of woman's death

2:07 PM on Saturday, February 7

Several dozen protesters were arrested outside a federal building in Minneapolis on the one-month anniversary of Renee Good's death

Polls open in Japan elections that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will allow her to push new conservative policies

2:02 PM on Saturday, February 7

Polls open in Japan elections that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will allow her to push new conservative policies

People attend a prayer for freedom of political prisoners, peace and reconciliation, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Families of Venezuelans detained for political activism demand their release outside infamous prison

12:28 PM on Saturday, February 7

Relatives and friends of Venezuelan opposition leaders and human rights defenders have protested outside a notorious prison in the capital

Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, center, salutes as he arrives for a ceremony marking the end of the presidential council in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains

8:52 AM on Saturday, February 7

Haiti’s presidential council has stepped down after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade

FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2014, file photo honoree Perry Sook, Chairman, President and CEO of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, attends the 24th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Trump praises Nexstar-Tegna broadcast television deal he once opposed

8:51 AM on Saturday, February 7

President Donald Trump has endorsed Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna in an apparent reversal from his earlier criticism of the deal

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks during "Rally for Our Republic with U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff" at the Georgia International Convention Center, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in College Park, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns

9:00 PM on Friday, February 6

Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue

FILE - Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a vigil, June 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire

8:58 PM on Friday, February 6

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire

FILE - This courtroom sketch depicts Marine Maj. Joshua Mast and his wife, Stephanie, during a Circuit Court hearing before Judge Claude V. Worrell Jr., Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Charlottesville, Va. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

The US said a Marine could not adopt an Afghan girl. Records show officials helped him get her

4:04 AM on Friday, February 6

Thousands of pages of once-secret court documents show how federal officials and a Virginia court helped an American Marine adopt an Afghan war orphan, in defiance of the U.S. government’s official policy to unite the child with her family

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