U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands, as they attend a joint press conference, in Yerevan, Armenia, on Feb. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Reuters Armenia and the United States have agreed to partner on civil nuclear energy, a deal that could mean billions in American exports. Armenian Prime
President Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada “until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them.” In a post on Truth Social, Mr. Trump also demands that Canada “treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”
A tunnel is under construction in Manhattan that will connect New York and New Jersey in New York City on Oct. 2, 2025. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo A federal judge on Feb. 9 temporarily allowed the Trump administration to reinstate its four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project that will connect rail lines
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced plans to direct funding toward promoting free speech in Western allied democracies, a senior State Department official said on Monday. The initiative bolsters efforts to counter European
The U.S. military struck its 39th alleged drug-carrying boat on Monday, killing two people and leaving one survivor who is now the focus of a search-and-rescue effort. The military’s Southern Command said in a post on X it struck a vessel that was “operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations” and “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” It did not
Nurses from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center strike outside the hospital in New York City on Jan. 12, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City reached a tentative agreement with their employers on Feb. 9 to end a monthlong strike. Based on the agreement, Montefiore, Mount
Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who herself was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions during a virtual appearance before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Scott MacFarlane reports. Original CBS News Link</a