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A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change 02/02/2026 09:57am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Time in Venezuela feels like it’s moving both too fast and too slow. The pillars of the country’s self-proclaimed socialist government are falling at a dizzying pace or not quickly enough. Economic relief is finally on the horizon or already too late. Thirty days afte What to know after a deadly landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 200 miners 02/02/2026 09:13am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A landslide last week collapsed several tunnels at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead in the rebel-controlled site. The collapse occurred on Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, after heavy rains caused What to know about Groundhog Day traditions and Punxsutawney Phil 02/02/2026 08:07am • The handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania announced that he saw his own shadow Monday morning, thereby predicting six more weeks of winter and not an early spring. Thousands attended the annual event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Balloons from Belarus cross into Polish airspace for a third night 02/02/2026 07:00am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes from Belarus have been reported crossing into Polish airspace for a third night in a row. Polish authorities on Monday said the “hybrid incidents” were part of the threat to the country's eastern border posed by Russia's ally Belarus. Spurs win in return home to San Antonio delayed by snow, mechanical issues 02/02/2026 01:57am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The long, strange trip the San Antonio Spurs faced to get home from the East Coast was tiring and, at times, scary, but it turned out to be well worth the journey. San Antonio defeated the Orlando Magic 112-103 on Sunday night in a game that started five hours late after the Spu The Latest: Bad Bunny makes Grammy Awards history with album of the year win 02/01/2026 11:54pm • Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” became the first all-Spanish-language album to win album of the year, while Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Dean were among the other winners at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny also accepted the best música urbana album award for ‘Debí Tirar Más Fot 7 of the Best Emerging-Market Stocks to Buy Right Now 02/01/2026 07:00pm • For investors looking for growth stocks, emerging-market companies provide a unique opportunity. These regions tend to have lower labor costs, are home to younger populations and expanding middle classes, and see faster GDP growth than most developed nations as a result. That combination creates pow 7 of the Best High-Yield Bond Funds to Buy Now 02/01/2026 07:00pm • One notable trend across both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is the growing prevalence of core-plus fixed-income strategies. These funds operate under a two-part mandate. The "core" sleeve is typically invested in diversified, investment-grade bonds designed to provide stability and c Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands 02/01/2026 03:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining in the Trump administration's sweeping immigrati Right-wing influencers target Somali child care centers after viral Minneapolis video 02/01/2026 02:55pm • It all began after a viral video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis: strangers peering through windows, right-wing journalists showing up outside homes, influencers hurling false accusations. In San Diego, child care provider Samsam Khalif was shuttling kids to her home- Russian drones kill at least 12 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week 02/01/2026 12:58pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian del 15 people killed in Ukrainian city of Dnipro after Russian drone struck bus carrying mineworkers, emergency services say 02/01/2026 11:11am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — 15 people killed in Ukrainian city of Dnipro after Russian drone struck bus carrying mineworkers, emergency services say. India's budget boosts infrastructure spending while vowing fiscal discipline 02/01/2026 09:08am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented its annual budget to Parliament on Sunday, focusing on sustaining the country’s economic growth despite volatile financial markets and trade uncertainty. In a speech introducing the budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Today in History: February 1, space shuttle Columbia destroyed during re-entry 02/01/2026 04:10am • Today is Sunday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2026. There are 333 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members: commander Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander Mi HUNTR/X, Art Garfunkel, Clipse and more light up pre-Grammy gala hosted by Clive Davis 02/01/2026 03:54am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The music world lost a giant when heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne died last summer. So, what better way to kick off the famed Clive Davis pre-Grammys gala Saturday night than with a tribute to the prince of darkness? MGK (formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly) and country star Jell