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Nine people were killed and at least 25 injured in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. Officers believe they have identified the shooter, found dead from a self-inflicted injury, but said they will "struggle" to ever determine a motive for what has become one of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history.

Authorities detained a person for questioning and conducted a search in Rio Rico, Arizona, after surveillance footage showed a masked individual with a handgun holster outside Nancy Guthrie’s home the night of her apparent kidnapping. News outlets later interviewed a man who said he was questioned and released in relation to the disappearance.

The FAA imposed a rare 10-day temporary flight restriction over El Paso and nearby Santa Teresa, grounding all commercial, cargo and private flights for unspecified “special security reasons” and disrupting operations at one of the nation’s busiest mid-sized airports.

NBC’s Super Bowl 60 broadcast drew 124.9 million viewers — narrowly missing a record set by Fox for last year’s Super Bowl 59— while Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved the biggest ratings driver, especially among Spanish-language audiences on Telemundo.

Several U.S. athletes at the Winter Olympics are facing backlash, including from Trump, after speaking out about the country’s divisive political climate and saying they can love and represent America while still criticizing the current administration.

A Washington D.C. grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging service members to refuse illegal orders, marking another setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to prosecute political adversaries.

United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s private island with his family in 2012 during a tense Senate hearing, as newly released Justice Department documents revealed broader contacts with the disgraced financier than he had previously disclosed.

Newly released Justice Department documents show a former Palm Beach police chief told the F.B.I. that in 2006 Trump said “everyone” knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s misconduct and urged investigators to pursue him and Ghislaine Maxwell, underscoring inconsistencies in Trump’s later public statements.

A Gallup survey finds that just 59.2% of Americans expect to have a high-quality life in five years — the lowest level on record — with optimism falling sharply among Democrats and Hispanic adults and the share classified as “thriving” near historic lows.

President Trump told Axios he opposes Israeli moves toward annexation in the West Bank, distancing himself from a recent Israeli Cabinet decision that expands control over the territory despite prior U.S. requests to de-escalate tensions.

The EPA is set to revoke the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding that underpins federal climate regulations, marking what the White House calls the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history and a major victory for the fossil fuel industry, while drawing sharp backlash from Democrats and likely legal challenges.

Bernie-backed progressive Analilia Mejia’s razor-thin primary victory in New Jersey’s 11th District, stunning party insiders and toppling establishment-backed rivals, is being hailed as a sign that grassroots energy and anti-machine sentiment could reshape Garden State politics ahead of the 2026 midterms.

After combing through 14 hours of hard-to-access video buried in the DOJ’s latest Jeffrey Epstein files release, The Free Press has published the heavily redacted footage from Data Set 10, revealing a disturbing window into Epstein’s lifestyle, associates, and sense of impunity.

A new forensic review by an independent team claims Kurt Cobain’s 1994 death was a staged homicide rather than a suicide, citing alleged autopsy inconsistencies, blood pattern anomalies and questions about the gun and note—assertions firmly rejected by local authorities.

Republicans are set to vote on the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election overhaul backed by President Trump that would require proof of citizenship and stricter voter ID rules nationwide, a move supporters say would curb fraud but critics warn could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

Rep. Ro Khanna took to the House floor to publicly name six men he said were “likely incriminated” in the unredacted Epstein files, escalating a clash with the DOJ over redactions and transparency while officials insist they followed legal requirements and deny any cover-up.

All 55 people on board a Starsky Aviation flight in Somalia survived after the plane developed a technical fault, made an emergency return to Mogadishu, and overran the runway into shallow ocean waters, suffering significant damage but causing no injuries.

A study finds adults with below-average cardiorespiratory fitness are 775% more likely to experience sharp spikes in anxiety during stressful situations, with researchers concluding that regular aerobic exercise may act as a powerful buffer against anxiety and anger.

Paramount has sweetened its $30-per-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery by adding a quarterly “ticking fee,” assuming key termination and financing costs, and touting fully committed equity and debt backing as it intensifies pressure on WBD to reject its Netflix deal.

Pop star Britney Spears has sold a stake in her iconic music catalog — including classic hits like “...Baby One More Time” and “Oops! … I Did It Again” and “Gimme More” — to Primary Wave in a deal reportedly comparable to Justin Bieber’s $200 million rights sale.