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French materials giant Saint‑Gobain is positioning itself as a major supplier to U.S. homebuilders as the country confronts a persistent housing shortage. On Feb. 10, 2026, company executives and U.S. partners outlined plans to scale factory output, push modular and high‑efficiency components, and accelerate supply‑chain links across North America. The move seeks to reduce construction … Read more

In a months‑long review of public records, investigators found that police departments across the United States have been querying a national database of license‑plate reader data that includes feeds from school district cameras to support immigration enforcement tied to the Trump administration. Audit logs covering a one‑month span from December 2025 through early January show … Read more

Feb. 10, 2026 — After more than a year of grinding frontline combat, Russian forces appear close to securing three strategically important population centers in southeastern and northeastern Ukraine. Military analysts and independent battlefield monitors say Russian troops are near capture of the town of Huliaipole and the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, moves that … Read more

Lead Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on Tuesday, signals deterioration in perceived public‑sector integrity across several long‑standing democracies. The 31st edition ranks more than 180 countries and shows notable declines for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden. While Denmark again tops the list with a score of 89, the number … Read more

In the weeks before Feb. 10, 2026, leading Texas Republicans shifted public attacks from the U.S.-Mexico border to the state’s Muslim community, linking their rhetoric to fears first amplified after Sept. 11, 2001. The pivot has included campaign ads, a new congressional caucus labeled against “Sharia,” a high-profile fundraising dinner north of Dallas, and a … Read more

Lead: U.S. equities moved higher on Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another milestone and software names recovered after last week’s sell-off. The 30-stock Dow gained roughly 239 points (about 0.5%), with an intraday peak near 50,398, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose modestly. Investors rotated into software and select value … Read more

Lead: On Feb. 10, 2026, Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s official visit to Sydney drew thousands to a rally outside Town Hall and escalated into clashes between protesters and police. Demonstrators gathered in solidarity with Palestinians and attempted a march toward the Harbour Bridge, prompting officers—operating under recently expanded protest powers—to push them back. The confrontation … Read more

Lead In late January 2026, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was directed by President Donald Trump to help oversee an F.B.I. review of disputed ballots tied to the 2020 presidential contest in Fulton County, Georgia. She traveled to a warehouse where ballots were stored and observed agents during an F.B.I. operation; afterward she put … Read more

Lead Less than a week into the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, at least four athletes have reported their podium medals fracturing, detaching or splitting immediately after ceremonies. Incidents include U.S. alpine skier Breezy Johnson’s gold cracking into three pieces after she celebrated a 0.04-second victory and U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu’s team medal separating … Read more

Lead: Coca-Cola reported mixed fourth-quarter results for the period ended Dec. 31, 2025, and issued a cautious outlook for 2026, projecting organic revenue growth of 4%–5% and comparable EPS growth of 7%–8%. Adjusted EPS beat the LSEG consensus at $0.58 versus $0.56 expected, but adjusted revenue of $11.82 billion fell short of the $12.03 billion … Read more

Lead Researchers report in the journal Nature that a distributed brain circuit called the somato-cognitive action network (SCAN) appears disrupted in Parkinson’s disease, offering a unifying explanation for both movement and non-motor symptoms. Using MRI data from more than 800 brains, teams led by investigators at Peking University and WashU Medicine found abnormal SCAN connectivity … Read more

The head of Estonia’s foreign intelligence service warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes he can outmaneuver the United States in talks to end the nearly four‑year war in Ukraine, and that Moscow plans to bolster forces along NATO’s eastern flank depending on how negotiations unfold. Kaupo Rosin told journalists online that Russia is preparing … Read more

British energy company BP on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter 2025 underlying replacement cost profit of $1.54 billion—meeting analyst expectations—but announced it would pause its share buyback programme to prioritise balance-sheet repair. The London-listed group posted full-year 2025 net profit of $7.49 billion, below the LSEG consensus of $7.58 billion and down from nearly $9 billion in … Read more

CVS Health reported fourth-quarter results on Feb. 10, 2026, that topped Wall Street estimates and the company reaffirmed 2026 profit guidance of $7.00 to $7.20 per share. The results, led by gains across its insurance, pharmacy and health services businesses, reinforced management’s message that a restructuring begun after a difficult 2024 is producing measurable progress. … Read more

On Feb. 9, 2026, NPR’s Short Wave host Regina G. Barber spoke with biophysicist Nathalie Balaban about a laboratory finding her team reported that may change how scientists think about bacterial survival under antibiotics. The conversation traces a line from Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of penicillin to today’s global concern over antibiotic resistance, and highlights … Read more