Trump faces test at State of Union
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, his first official State of…
NAACP Image Awards name night-one winners
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2026 — The NAACP Image Awards announced the first wave of winners on Monday, with Michelle Obama, Will Packer and Kendrick Lamar among the honorees in…
Meta debuts Llama 3 models
NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2026 — Meta Platforms released early versions of its Llama 3 large language models and paired the launch with upgrades to its Meta AI assistant as…
Torino hires D’Aversa after Baroni sacking
TURIN, Feb. 24 – Torino have sacked coach Marco Baroni and appointed Roberto D’Aversa on a short-term deal, the club said in a statement and as Channel NewsAsia reported. Torino…
Hungary blocks EU sanctions, Ukraine loan
BRUSSELS, Feb. 24, 2026 — Hungary has blocked the European Union’s latest Russia sanctions package and a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, extending a veto on the eve of the…
IPC stands firm on Paralympic flags
MILAN, Feb. 24 – The International Paralympic Committee says a General Assembly decision to let Russian and Belarusian athletes compete under their national flags and anthems at the Winter Paralympics…
U.S. starts 10% import surcharge
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2026 — The United States imposed a temporary 10% import surcharge under Section 122 effective Tuesday, following the Supreme Court’s move to invalidate earlier IEEPA tariffs, Reuters…
Perseverance gains Mars GPS autonomy
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2026 — NASA says the Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its own position on Mars using a new Mars Global Localization system that lets it continue…
FDA proposes rare-disease therapy fast track
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2026 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new “plausible mechanism” framework to speed approvals of individualized therapies for rare, life‑threatening genetic diseases, allowing developers…
Judge blocks Trump report release
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 – A federal judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Monday from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents case against President Donald Trump,…