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US Says Nuclear Tests by China, Russia Compel It to Act

Allegation in Geneva reflects apparent weakening of a global taboo

(Newser) - The US has shaken a disarmament conference by charging that China carried out at least one clandestine nuclear explosive test—on June 22, 2020—and is preparing others with yields in the "hundreds of tons." China answered that the Americans are looking for cover to resume their own...

Op-Ed: It We Want to Outpace China, We Need a New Strategy
Op-Ed: 'Outpacing China
Has to Begin at Home'
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Feb 11, 2026 1:00 PM CST

Op-Ed: 'Outpacing China Has to Begin at Home'

Former Obama adviser Steven Rattner argues tariffs and diplomacy aren't paths to success

(Newser) - Steven Rattner returned from a week in China with a blunt message for Washington: "We are not winning." Writing in the New York Times , the former Obama Treasury official and longtime investor in China argues that both President Trump's tariff-heavy strategy and more traditional diplomatic approaches miss...

US Hits Record Low in Global Public-Corruption Rankings

We're now at No. 29; watchdog blames weakened enforcement, rising threats to judicial independence

(Newser) - Transparency International's annual global corruption index is out, and the United States has landed at its lowest spot on the list since the index relaunched using new scoring methodology in 2012. The US fell one place, to No. 29 out of 182 nations in the group's latest Corruption...

Trump Says He'll Block Opening of Canada-US Bridge

Trump demands compensation, cites unfair treatment from Canada

(Newser) - President Trump is now threatening to shut down a major cross-border project he once championed, the CBC reports. The US president said in a lengthy post on Truth Social Monday he would block the opening of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, unless the...

Some Winter Olympics Medals Are Already Falling Apart
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Medals Are Falling Apart
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Feb 9, 2026 12:12 PM CST

Winter Olympics Medals Are Falling Apart

'Don't jump in them,' Breezy Johnson advises after ribbon detaches from medal

(Newser) - Some of the first medals awarded at the Winter Olympics are already falling apart. Organizers of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games say they are urgently examining why multiple medals have separated from their ribbons soon after being awarded. US alpine skier Breezy Johnson, who took gold in the women's downhill,...

Zelensky: Ukraine, Russia Have June Deadline From US

Ukrainian leader says trilateral talks among US, Ukraine, Russia may take place in Miami next

(Newser) - The US has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly four-year war, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure forced nuclear power plants to cut output on Saturday. If the June deadline isn't met, the Trump administration...

US, Russia Nuclear Pact Expires Without a Fallback

New START treaty establishing limits on arsenals is no longer in effect

(Newser) - The world's two biggest nuclear superpowers are no longer bound by restrictions on their arsenals. At midnight, the New START treaty between the US and Russia expired, lifting formal caps on how many long-range nuclear warheads each side can deploy and ending the inspections and data-sharing that let both...

West's Lack of Snow Signals Problems Ahead

Record-low snowpack threatens water supplies, raises risk of wildfires

(Newser) - Winter is bringing a split-screen view of the US: bitter cold and blizzards in some regions, and bare ground and springlike temperatures across much of the West. In typically snow-reliable spots like Park City, Utah; Vail, Colorado; and Oregon's Cascade Range, snowpack is at record or near-record lows, with...

Study: Minority Births Outnumber White Births in US for First Time

Researchers analyzed 33M CDC-recorded births across racial groups

(Newser) - For the first time in US history, babies born to racial and ethnic minorities collectively outnumber those born to white parents, a new study cited by ABC 7 finds. Researchers at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention records on 33 million births...

This Could Be the 'Largest Protest in American History'

Organizers hope that's the case for new nationwide 'No Kings' rally on March 28 amid outrage over ICE

(Newser) - A third round of "No Kings" protests is coming this spring, with organizers saying they're planning their largest demonstrations yet across the United States to oppose what they describe as authoritarianism under President Trump. Previous rallies have drawn millions of people, and organizers say they expect even greater...

Here's What to Know About Latest Shutdown

Brief shuttering won't affect SNAP, will affect DOT, Pentagon

(Newser) - The partial government shutdown that kicked off on Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That's mostly because the shutdown may not last long, per the AP . The House will try to pass funding legislation quickly when lawmakers return on Monday, and that would end...

Iran Says It Has Its 'Fingers on the Trigger' Over US Threats

Tehran demands end to threats from President Trump before considering direct negotiations

(Newser) - Iran's government says it's open to talking, but not while the US president is promising to hit it "with great power." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in Istanbul on Friday that Tehran won't hold direct talks with Washington unless President Trump drops his public...

As UK Cozies Up to China, Trump Blasts Move as 'Very Dangerous'

Starmer pursues trade reset with Beijing, despite Trump's security warning

(Newser) - President Trump is again warning US allies about getting too close to Beijing, this time as the United Kingdom leans in. As Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrapped up hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and praised "real progress" on trade, Trump told reporters in Washington...

US Life Expectancy Has Never Been So High

Waning deaths from COVID, drug overdoses push mark to 79 years

(Newser) - US life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024—the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the nation's top killers, including heart disease, cancer, and drug overdoses, per the AP...

NATO Chief: Europe Can't Defend Itself Without US

'Keep on dreaming,' Mark Rutte tells EU lawmakers amid Greenland tensions

(Newser) - If Europe envisions defending itself without help from the US, "keep on dreaming," NATO's chief told lawmakers Monday. Addressing the European Parliament in Brussels, Mark Rutte warned that the continent cannot defend itself without the US, even as tensions simmer over President Trump's push to increase...

Canada's Marineland Whales Likely Headed to US

Threatened Marineland animals conditionally approved for relocation to US aquariums

(Newser) - Canada's remaining captive whales appear to have avoided euthanasia after Ottawa agreed in principle to allow a shuttered theme park and zoo to ship them to aquariums in the United States, CBS News reports. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Monday she has given conditional approval for export permits covering...

Forecasters: Storm Could Be as Damaging as Hurricane

More than 8K flights across US have been canceled, with 140M under winter storm warning

(Newser) - More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under...

Podcaster: US Is 'Fantastic Place.' James Cameron: 'Is It?'

Avatar director talks about his permanent relocation to New Zealand, where he says people are 'sane'

(Newser) - James Cameron isn't mincing words about why he's moved Down Under. In an appearance on the In Depth With Graham Bensinger podcast, the Avatar director praised New Zealand's pandemic response and vaccination uptake, while knocking the United States for what he sees as a broad rejection of...

Atlanta Is No Longer America's Busiest Airport

Chicago's O'Hare surpasses the Southern city's hub in 2025 count of takeoffs, landings

(Newser) - For the first time in years, the crown for America's busiest airport has shifted away from Atlanta and landed in Chicago. Preliminary Federal Aviation Administration data for 2025 show Chicago O'Hare International Airport handled 857,392 takeoffs and landings, comfortably ahead of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International's 807,625,...

Putin: I'll Join Trump's Board of Peace—on One Condition

Moscow links potential $1B in Gaza aid to the US unfreezing Russian assets

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's ready to put money into President Trump's new Gaza reconstruction effort—if Washington first hands back Russian funds that are locked down. In a Kremlin meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, Putin said Moscow could channel $1 billion into...

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