Russia and Ukraine envoys meet in Abu Dhabi for U.S.-brokered talks Envoys from Russia and Ukraine met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending the almost four-year war, a Ukrainian negotiator said. View article →

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran steps down from White House post Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has stepped down from his position as chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, ending a controversial arrangement where he held positions at both institutions. View article →

'The system sucks': Government lawyer says feds not prepared to handle immigration enforcement surge A government lawyer begged a federal judge to hold her in contempt of court so she could spend 24 hours behind bars and finally get some sleep, rather than deal with the tsunami of legal work President Trump's immigration enforcement surge has spawned. View article →

Ex-leader Harper says Canada should make 'any sacrifice necessary' to preserve its independence Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday the country should make "any sacrifice necessary" to preserve the independence of the country in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. View article →

Republicans launch caucus to stop spread of shariah in U.S. A group of House Republicans launched the Shariah-free America caucus on Tuesday as an effort to prevent the spread of radical Islamization within the U.S. criminal justice system and American culture. View article →

Trump pushes to nationalize elections; cites states he lost in 2020 to Biden as vulnerable to fraud President Trump on Tuesday prodded Congress to "nationalize" elections in states or local jurisdictions. View article →

Waltz says U.N. Human Rights Council is at odds with 'America First' diplomacy The Trump administration is working to rebuild United Nations institutions to support an "America First" foreign policy, U.N. Ambassador Michael Waltz said Tuesday. View article →

Jill Biden's ex-husband charged with murder of second wife The ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his second wife, Delaware authorities said Tuesday. View article →

Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December, authorities announced in a news release Tuesday. View article →

Snack like a pro on Super Bowl Sunday with Panko-crusted chicken strips and game-changing sauce Sometimes a chicken nugget is just a chicken nugget. Sometimes it's a crisp, panko-crusted strip of chicken breast with a sweet and tangy sauce. This is the latter. View article →

Maryland Senate, House approve bills to end police partnerships with ICE Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly passed two bills to effectively end local law enforcement cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. View article →

D.C. high school employee arrested on child pornography charges A D.C. Public Schools employee is facing federal charges after being accused by prosecutors of distributing child pornography. View article →

More departures at the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources say A new wave of departures is rippling through the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota, where additional federal prosecutors are leaving at a time of mounting frustration with the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement and the Justice Department's response to fatal shootings of civilians by federal agents, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. View article →

Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme begins The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he was appointed as the state's top utility regulator, is at the center of the latest criminal trial to get underway in a sweeping $60 million bribery scandal. View article →

Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and missiles a day before planned peace talks Russia carried out a major attack on Ukraine overnight in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday was a breach of its commitment to hold off on attacks on energy infrastructure, a day before representatives of the two countries were due to attend U.S.-brokered talks on ending the 4-year-old all-out war. View article →

Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content. View article →

Musk Inc.? Billionaire combines his rocket and AI businesses before an expected IPO this year Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what's expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year. View article →

France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the U.S. In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. View article →

South Korea sentences Christian pastor; others, including Hak Ja Han Moon, remain in detention A Christian pastor, whose detention by South Korean authorities last year sparked outrage among religious freedom advocates and drew the ire of the Trump administration, has been released from prison after receiving a suspended six-month sentence on charges he used his religious standing to influence politics in South Korea. View article →

Iran's president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations' with the United States Iran's president said Tuesday he instructed the country's foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable negotiations" with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran that it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. View article →