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Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder speaks during a briefing on Jan. 17. On Thursday, he said a suspected Chinese spy balloon is "currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground."

Pentagon says a suspected Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over the Western U.S.

6:07pm February 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

The balloon has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, The Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said.

Deidra Bollinger of Lancaster County shaves Rozabel red and white dairy cow at the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa., on Jan. 11.

Congress gears up for another farm bill. Here's what's on the menu

5:27pm February 02, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Climate, food stamps, broadband and research dollars are all on the line as negotiations kick off for the 2023 farm bill.

President Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Congress takes reins of prayer breakfast from secretive Christian evangelical group

5:20pm February 02, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Lawmakers have taken more control of the National Prayer Breakfast from the group that ran it for seven decades after concerns rose over influence peddling and attendees, including a Russian spy.

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A TikTok official gives a tour of the company's Transparency and Accountability Centers in the Los Angeles area.

TikTok officials go on a public charm offensive amid a stalemate in Biden White House

5:12pm February 02, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The hit video app is facing an existential crisis, and it is hoping promoting its reorganization will help convince Americans that it is independent from its Chinese owner.

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Books
Arts

'Black on Black' celebrates Black culture while exploring history and racial tension

1:51pm February 02, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

Daniel Black's essays call for an overhaul of the U.S. criminal justice system, of the Black church, of the way Black people see themselves, and of the country itself — and do so with authority

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., departs a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 26.

Politics & Government

House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

12:48pm February 02, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

Republicans have cited the Minnesota Democrat's past controversial comments about Israel. Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, called the move "purely partisan."

The Olympic flag and Russian flag seen during the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014.

With the Paris Olympics 18 months away, the debate over Russian athletes is back

12:16pm February 02, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine last February, the International Olympic Committee recommended bans on Russian athletes. Now, the IOC has reversed course, to the protest of Ukrainian officials.

The entrance to the Dallas Zoo in Dallas is pictured on June 3, 2008. Two monkeys were taken from the Dallas Zoo on Monday, the latest in a string of odd incidents at the facility.

National

The Dallas Zoo saga serves as a reminder to remain vigilant, national accreditor says

12:13pm February 02, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The disappearance of two emperor tamarins was the culmination of suspicious events at the Dallas Zoo in recent weeks. The CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums calls it a learning moment.

Activists from Greenpeace set up a mock-petrol station price board displaying the Shell's net profit for 2022.

World News

Shell reports record profits as energy prices soar after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

11:17am February 02, 2023

by Willem Marx

Energy companies have been reporting blockbuster profits since last year, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices sharply higher.

Gautam Adani, billionaire and chairman of Adani Group, speaks during an event at Israel's Port of Haifa, on Tuesday. The Indian billionaire, whose business empire was rocked by allegations of fraud by short seller Hindenburg Research, said his company will make more investments in Israel.

World News

How Asia's ex-richest man lost nearly $50 billion in just over a week

10:17am February 02, 2023

by Sushmita Pathak

Indian businessman Gautam Adani was a few billion dollars shy of Elon Musk. But he tumbled down the billionaires' list after a U.S. firm accused the Adani Group of pulling off an epic con.