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Lead President Donald Trump said on Sunday at his Mar‑a‑Lago estate that the United States is in discussions with Cuba’s highest officials about a possible agreement, days after warning of measures that could choke the island’s fuel supplies. Trump suggested a deal could be reached but provided no details. The comments followed a series of … Read more
Lead Manchester City’s draw at Tottenham on Sunday — recovering from a 2-0 half-time lead to finish 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — underlined a growing worry over their second-half displays. City have failed to hold leads in three of four league matches where they led at the break this season, and the most recent … Read more
Lead: On Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told ABC News that the Justice Department’s review of files related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell is finished. Blanche said prosecutors found no further prosecutable cases despite disturbing material and emphasized victims’ desire to be made whole. His remarks followed a large public … Read more
Lead On Sunday at the Grammys, prominent musicians and activists made visible protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations tied to the Trump administration, pressing stars to wear “ICE OUT” pins and other symbols. Organizers said the show produced a stronger display of solidarity than recent awards events, reflecting heightened public anger after … Read more
Lead: The 2026 Grammy Awards opened at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles with high-energy performances and immediate award surprises. Bruno Mars (joined on stage by Rosé) and Sabrina Carpenter staged standout openings that set an urgent tone for the night. By mid-evening, Kendrick Lamar—dressed in a tuxedo—won Best Rap Album for GNX after earlier pre-show … Read more
Feb. 1, 2026 — Michael Fiddelke assumed the role of chief executive at Target as a local crisis erupted less than a mile from the retailer’s downtown Minneapolis headquarters. The killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents a week earlier intensified calls from Minnesota residents for Target to comment, thrusting community relations onto the … Read more
Lead U.S. stock futures opened lower Sunday night as markets reacted to a sharp metals sell-off and a weekend retreat in bitcoin, setting a cautious tone for the first trading days of February. Dow futures were down about 143 points (0.3%), S&P 500 futures slipped 0.6% and Nasdaq-100 futures fell nearly 1%. Silver plunged roughly … Read more
Lead On Feb. 1, 2026, at 7:49 p.m. ET Chappell Roan turned heads on the Grammy Awards red carpet outside Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles with a daring, sheer burgundy Mugler ensemble that left her front and back exposed and displayed a back tattoo. The award-winning singer accessorized the look with nipple rings, black-and-gold … Read more
Lead On Sunday a bus carrying miners after a shift in the Dnipropetrovsk region was struck by a drone, killing 12 people and injuring others, the country’s largest private energy firm, DTEK, and emergency services reported. The attack occurred in the town of Ternivka and prompted an emergency response from local authorities. Separate strikes overnight … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 1, 2026, the song ‘Golden’ from Netflix’s film KPop Demon Hunters won Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards pre-telecast in Los Angeles, delivering the first Grammy victory ever credited to the K‑pop genre. The track, voiced in the film by Ejae as part of the fictional girl group … Read more
Lead A powerful winter storm, including a rapidly deepening low-pressure “bomb cyclone” along the East Coast, swept through the Southeast over the weekend, driving arctic air into regions unaccustomed to severe cold. Temperatures dropped into the 20s in parts of southern Florida on Sunday morning, the coldest readings there since 1989, the National Weather Service … Read more
Lead Justin Rose, 45, clinched a wire-to-wire victory at the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open on Feb. 1 at Torrey Pines, posting a tournament record 23-under to win by seven strokes. The Englishman surpassed the previous record of 22-under and became the oldest champion at Torrey Pines, adding a second Farmers title to his 2019 win. … Read more
On Feb. 1, 2026, the White House sent Tom Homan to Minneapolis to lead an ICE operation and attempt to calm a confrontation between federal immigration agents and local officials. His mandate centers on shifting enforcement toward jail-based processing of immigrants and reducing high-profile street arrests that drew criticism under his predecessor. Homan’s task is … Read more
Steven Spielberg formally joined the select group of EGOT winners on Sunday after securing his first Grammy. The award recognized his role as a producer on the documentary Music by John Williams, which won in the Best Music Film category at the Grammy premiere ceremony held ahead of the televised broadcast. The honor completes a … Read more
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, who were detained by federal immigration officers in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20, 2026, have been released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dilley, Texas, and returned to Minnesota following a federal judge’s order. Representative Joaquin Castro said he picked … Read more
