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The United States and Iran head to high-stakes ceasefire talks in Islamabad, with both sides accusing the other of bad faith and ceasefire violations as negotiators seek a path to end the war, navigating domestic political pressure and broader regional implications.
A hyperactive stretch of severe weather is set to hit the central U.S. this weekend, bringing damaging winds, hail and a few tornadoes across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas over at least four days, with storms peaking Tuesday, according to Washington Post meteorologists Matthew Cappucci and Ben Noll.
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire is fraying ahead of Islamabad talks as the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and Israel-Hezbollah strikes in Lebanon threaten the fragile truce, complicating diplomacy and regional stability.
A Science study cited by The Washington Post finds the global wildlife trade amplifies transmission of pathogens between animals and humans, with 41% of traded wild mammals sharing at least one pathogen with humans, highlighting the need for stronger oversight of live-animal markets and surveillance to curb future pandemics.
Gas prices in the U.S. rose above $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022, with the national average around $4.01 as oil costs climb amid the Iran conflict; a Kuwaiti-flagged tanker was struck near Dubai, underscoring continued energy-market volatility.
With a Russian oil tanker near Cuba carrying about 200,000 barrels of fuel, Trump says he will not enforce the blockade on Cuba, signaling a potential easing of sanctions and prompting questions about legality and effectiveness.
No Kings protests drew more than 3,300 rallies across all 50 states in a nonviolent push against what organizers call Trump-era authoritarianism, as the president’s approval ratings hit new lows.
President Donald Trump said the United States is postponing some strikes as it negotiates an end to the three-week war with Iran, after two days of “very good and productive conversations” and with talks continuing this week; the announcement sent markets higher and energy prices lower amid optimism that Iran’s shipping chokepoint blockade could be resolved and a ceasefire reached.
The Washington Post reports that the United States and Israel began their Iran campaign with synchronized aims of regime change, but Israel’s actions against Iran and public U.S. criticisms have exposed cracks in the alliance over the endgame in Iran, complicating coordination and raising the risk of further escalation.
A meteor exploded north of Cleveland over Lake Erie, producing a loud boom and ground shaking; the event was reported across multiple states, logged by the GOES East satellite as a fall lightning signature, and a Lorain County seismometer recorded ground motion while the meteor’s size and trajectory remain unknown.
A late-season winter storm will sweep from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes this weekend into Monday, bringing widespread heavy snow (roughly 10–30 inches, with some spots near 40) and a corridor of severe thunderstorms that could affect about 11 cities.
New Commerce Department data trim Q4 2025 GDP growth to 0.7% annualized, far slower than the prior 1.4% advance estimate, while January inflation remains stubborn with core PCE at 3.1% and overall PCE near 2.8%, signaling persistent price pressures even as oil prices rise with the Iran conflict; the weaker momentum before the conflict complicates the Fed’s effort to cool inflation without tipping the economy into recession, and markets priced in potential rate cuts later in the year.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that an attack on Iran could pose greater danger to U.S. troops if critical munitions are scarce and allied support is lacking, according to insiders discussing internal Pentagon briefings as the Trump administration weighs a strike.
Health care and social assistance accounted for 95% of the 130,000 jobs added in January, continuing a 2025-driven trend of health-care hiring that buoyed the broader labor market, with hospitals, clinics and nursing homes expanding payrolls while other sectors slowed.
At the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States and Europe “belong together” to keep the Western alliance intact, while denouncing globalization, open borders, unfettered free trade, deindustrialization and mass migration; European leaders meanwhile pressed for more European independence from the U.S. amid tensions over issues like Greenland and Ukraine.