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President Donald Trump used his record-long State of the Union to tout a “roaring” economy and highlight patriotic moments while sharply attacking Democrats, renewing election fraud claims, and signaling a tougher stance on Iran.

An NPR investigation found the Justice Department withheld or temporarily removed dozens of Jeffrey Epstein case files mentioning allegations involving Trump. The DOJ says unpublished documents are privileged, duplicative, or under review.

Savannah Guthrie announced her family is offering up to $1 million for information leading to the recovery of her missing 84-year-old mother Nancy, who authorities believe may have been abducted from her Tucson home earlier this month.

Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum vowed there is “no risk” to visitors for the FIFA World Cup matches after the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes sparked deadly retaliatory violence and road blockades.

A viral thought-experiment report from Citrini Research warning that rapid AI-driven productivity gains could trigger mass white-collar job losses and industry disruption rattled investors, helping fuel a sharp market selloff and highlighting Wall Street’s growing unease about the technology’s economic impact.

National Review’s Rich Lowry uses Olympic gold medalists Jack Hughes, celebrated for his overt pride in representing the United States, and Eileen Gu, the American-born skier who competes for China, to explore a wider cultural and political debate over whether national loyalty is an inherent bond or a personal choice.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sparked backlash after dismissing viral footage of people throwing snowballs at NYPD officers in Washington Square Park as merely a “snowball fight,” despite police and union leaders calling the incident criminal, citing officer injuries.

Jack and Quinn Hughes’ mother, Ellen, a Team USA women’s hockey consultant, responded calmly to criticism over Trump saying he “has” to invite the women’s team to his SOTU speech by emphasizing the unity and mutual support between the U.S. men’s and women’s Olympic hockey teams.

A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles shared an emotional Instagram message urging players to prioritize mental health after the death of Rondale Moore, reflecting on recent losses including Marshawn Kneeland and Kyren Lacy while encouraging those in the NFL to seek help and perspective during dark times.

New documents reveal that Jeffrey Epstein allegedly hid computers and photos in secret storage units across the U.S. after paying private investigators to remove material ahead of raids, raising fresh questions about whether unseen evidence remains undiscovered despite past denials from the FBI and DOJ.

Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount Skydance raised its takeover bid to $31 per share, prompting the board to weigh the sweeter all-cash offer against its existing merger agreement with Netflix as a high-stakes media consolidation battle intensifies.

Savannah Guthrie says her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information in the abduction of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, explaining they delayed the announcement to avoid overwhelming investigators while coordinating closely with the FBI.

Tina Brown argues that the arrests of Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew mark a rare moment of accountability in the long shadow of Jeffrey Epstein, exposing stark contrasts between Britain’s legal reckoning and America’s lingering impunity.

As more states expand access to physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, some baby boomers are weighing the option as a way to preserve autonomy, avoid prolonged decline and spare loved ones the emotional and financial toll of end-of-life care.

Senate Democrats led by Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley introduced the American Homeownership Act to curb private equity ownership of single-family homes by ending key tax breaks and reinvesting the savings into affordable housing, as the nation faces a shortage of more than 7 million homes.

Texts obtained by reporters show U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican representing Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, repeatedly solicited explicit photos from aide Regina Santos-Aviles, whose later death by self-immolation has intensified scrutiny of the alleged affair and its fallout.

A panel of foreign policy experts warns that as President Donald Trump escalates military pressure on Iran, even limited strikes could spiral unpredictably into wider conflict where miscalculation and retaliation could ignite a dangerous regional war.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to its Claude AI model or risk penalties including being labeled a supply chain risk or compelled under the Defense Production Act.

Robert Carradine, best known for starring in the 1984 cult comedy “Revenge of the Nerds” and playing family patriarch Sam McGuire on the Disney Channel hit “Lizzie McGuire”, has died at 71, his family confirmed, sharing that he died by suicide after a long struggle with bipolar disorder.

An analysis of data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows business has led U.S. bachelor’s degrees since 1980, education has sharply declined from its 1970s peak, and fields like computer science, health, and parks and recreation have surged in recent decades.