South Carolina governor declares state of emergency as raging wildfires prompt mass evacuations

OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence

OpenAI now has 400 million weekly active users, up from 300 million in early December, OpenAI’s chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, tells CNBC.

CNBC - Feb. 20

A flight to a Toronto paramedics conference becomes a real emergency for a former EMT

Former paramedic Peter Carlson is still coming to grips with the shuddering jolt he and 79 others experienced when a Delta Air Lines plane flipped over while landing at Toronto's Pearson ...

ABC News - Feb. 20

Bird Decimates Nose of Plane in Brazil, Forcing Emergency Landing

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump

The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.

The New York Times - Feb. 23

‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media

Warning comes as FCC, chaired by Trump ally and Project 2025 author, orders investigations into US media groups. The Trump administration is waging a “disturbing” attack on the freedom of the ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

MP Amesbury urged to quit Commons as it emerges he will be paid while in jail

The Runcorn and Helsby MP was jailed by magistrates on Monday after he admitted the assault.

BBC News - Feb. 25

The Memo: GOP divides emerge over Trump’s handling of Musk, Ukraine

President Trump is only beginning the second month of his second term but divisions are already erupting. The friction is so obvious that Democrats, having been pummeled by their election loss last ...

The Hill - 6d

Passengers react to Delta flight's emergency landing after cabin fills with smoke

The FAA is investigating a Delta flight from Atlanta that had to turn back after smoke filled the cabin. With 94 passengers and five crew members on board, the pilots made an emergency landing in ...

CBS News - 6d

Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft 2.0: Trends already starting to emerge for 2025

Andy Behrens reveals his top takeaways in the aftermath of a 12-team fantasy baseball experts' mock draft.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Senate defeats Democratic resolution to end Trump’s energy emergency

A Democratic-led resolution to end President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” failed along party lines Wednesday afternoon. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) ...

The Hill - 5d

PlayerUnknown Productions reveals trailer for emergent open-world survival game

PUBG creator Brendan Greene is back with a trailer for Prologue: Go Wayback, which will hit Steam early access this summer.

VentureBeat - 4d

USAID Was Promised Emergency Waivers for Ebola and AIDS. They’re Not Working

Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for ...

Wired - 4d

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: How India's emerging as a formidable player in defense

India is beefing up its defense spending as tensions between the country and China grow. The subcontinent is relying on renewed U.S.-India ties for equipment.

CNBC - 4d

‘Light of hope’ emerges as UN summit ends with plan for $200bn to protect nature

Agreement reached despite rising geopolitical tensions and US cuts to climate programmes

Financial Times - 3d

How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic alliance

Vance snaked his way in first to the row between Trump and Zelenskyy, his second intrusion this month after Munich. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and Vance JD Vance was ...

The Guardian - 3d

Conflicting reports emerge regarding potential D.K. Metcalf trade to Packers

On Tuesday, Seahawks G.M.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Zelenskyy seeks support at emergency European summit after bruising Trump encounter

Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday, as European leaders grapple with the fallout from the Ukrainian president's extraordinary on-air shouting match with Donald Trump.

NBC News - 2d

DOGE structure, authority emerge as biggest DC mystery under Trump

The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) structure and authority has become a central mystery in the barrage of lawsuits seeking to stymie its operations. After insisting Elon Musk isn’t ...

The Hill - 2d

FedEx plane makes emergency landing with engine on fire after bird strike

New Jersey's Newark Liberty Airport is operating normally after a FedEx cargo jet made an emergency landing with one of its engines on fire following a bird strike. Ali Bauman has the details.

CBS News - 2d

Zelenskyy in UK for emergency summit after Oval Office blowup

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called an emergency summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a fiery exchange with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Starmer said ...

NBC News - 1d

Submerged Roman-era villa emerges from Lake Fusaro, stuns archaeologists

Yahoo News - 1d

Reports emerge of Russia praising Trump administration for aligning vision

Reports are emerging of the Kremlin praising the Trump administration after a tense meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.

CBS News - 13h

Emergency room security guard shot and wounded in Arizona; man arrested

Police say a security guard at an Arizona emergency medical facility was shot and wounded and a suspect is in custody

ABC News - 9h

NATO leaders hold emergency meeting after contentious Trump-Zelenskyy meeting

Two days after a calamitous White House meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called an emergency meeting with his European NATO ...

CBS News - 8h

30 juvenile hall officers indicted after video of 'gladiator fights' emerges

California's attorney general on Monday announced the unsealing of an indictment charging 30 detention officers assigned to a Los Angeles-area juvenile hall with child abuse for allegedly allowing ...

NBC News - 3h

Rickelton stars in South Africa win over Afghanistan

Ryan Rickelton scores his maiden one-day international century as South Africa claim a comfortable 107-run win over Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Where to see cherry blossoms in South Korea

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Tech regulation is a high-wire act for South Korea

Ensuring fair competition in the digital sphere risks antagonising the new US administration

Financial Times - 6d

Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific

Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual

ABC News - 6d

Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific

Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual.

NBC News - 6d

Elon Musk Is South African. It Explains a Lot.

His worldview is inseparable from his rearing in apartheid South Africa.

The New York Times - 4d

Steinmeier visits Chile on South America trip

Yahoo News - 4h

How Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada will sweep across the U.S., state by state

From Maine to Montana to New Mexico, states across the U.S. will face significant economic issues from President Donald Trump's trade war on Mexico and Canada.

CNBC - 6d

Breaking down the state of education in the U.S.

Two major reports released in the past month show the nation's fourth and eighth graders overall have declined in math and reading since 2019. But, surprisingly adults aren't doing much better. Nat ...

CBS News - 6d

North Carolina vs. Virginia prediction, odds, time: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 22 bets by top model

SportsLine's model simulated Virginia Cavaliers vs. UNC Tar Heels in an ACC matchup on Saturday 10,000 times

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

Hurricanes Reportedly Offered Rantanen 'Nine Digit' Deal, Will He Be In Carolina After NHL Trade Deadline

A Sportsnet report Saturday night indicated that Carolina Hurricanes right winger, Mikko Rantanen, was considering a massive contract extension offer from the team – specifically, a financial ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 23