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A linesman with the Nashville Electric Service is seen through an ice covered tree as he works to restore power Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through the area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

1:30 PM on Friday, February 6

The Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

France urges Iran-backed groups to show restraint if US-Iran tensions escalate

1:29 PM on Friday, February 6

France's foreign minister is urging Iran-backed groups in the Middle East to show restraint if tensions escalate between Iran and the U.S. He made the remarks in Beirut on Friday after visiting Syria and Iraq

FILE - People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

12:42 PM on Friday, February 6

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is resuming staff cuts that were paused during January's severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers

Pro Football Hall of Fame to consider changes after Belichick's omission sparks outrage

12:20 PM on Friday, February 6

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is considering changes to its voting process after Bill Belichick's omission from the 2026 class sparked outrage

FILE - An Italian U.N. peacekeeper soldier stands guard at a road that links to a United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, or UNIFIL base, in Naqoura town, Lebanon, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them

11:59 AM on Friday, February 6

U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have faced increased violence from Israeli forces over the past year

Nevada nowhere near meeting 2030 greenhouse gas emission goal

11:38 AM on Friday, February 6

Nevada is falling short of its greenhouse gas reduction goals, with emissions projected to remain nearly unchanged over the next five years

FILE - An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

11:27 AM on Friday, February 6

Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it

FILE - White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Wednesday, February. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

11:24 AM on Friday, February 6

The Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota is now being unified under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Trump's racist post about the Obamas is deleted after backlash. White House defended it but now blames a staffer

10:51 AM on Friday, February 6

Trump's racist post about the Obamas is deleted after backlash. White House defended it but now blames a staffer

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

In unusual move, Republican chairman scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar

10:44 AM on Friday, February 6

The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is requesting records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Nigerian court orders UK to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule

10:26 AM on Friday, February 6

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay 20 million pounds to each family of 21 coal miners killed in 1949

FILE - Libyan military guards check one of the U.S. Consulate's burnt-out buildings, Sept. 14, 2012, during a visit by Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif, not pictured, to the U.S. Consulate to express sympathy for the death of American ambassador Chris Stevens and his colleagues after the deadly attack on the Consulate on Sept. 11, in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack

8:02 AM on Friday, February 6

The Justice Department says a key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in Washington in connection with the rampage that killed four Americans and became a divisive political issue

Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performer Bad Bunny departs after a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show: Here's some things to expect and what they mean

7:27 AM on Friday, February 6

Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday, fresh off his album of the year Grammy win for “Debí Tirar Más Fotos.”

Sasha Gallant, cofounder of the DIV Fund, speaks at an event Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner)

With $48M in philanthropic backing, a division of USAID relaunches as a nonprofit

6:07 AM on Friday, February 6

A division of the U.S. Agency for International Development eliminated by Trump administration cuts last year was reborn Thursday as an independent nonprofit

FILE - This photo taken from a video distributed on Dec. 9, 2020 by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, shows a rocket launch as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test at the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed

4:06 AM on Friday, February 6

The Kremlin says Russian and U.S. negotiators have discussed the expiration of their last remaining nuclear arms pact

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, foreground center, helps raise the Canadian flag at the new Canadian consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada and France open consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control

3:17 AM on Friday, February 6

Canada and France were opening diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland

Giancarlo, 10, left, and Yair, 3, pray with their mom, right, before Giancarlo is picked up for school Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Liam James Doyle)

In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families

10:01 PM on Thursday, February 5

For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won’t detain them

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