Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware (apnews.com)
Illegal border crossings from Mexico plunge after a record-high December, with fewer from Venezuela (apnews.com)
Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday....
What's at stake in Trump's hush-money criminal case? Judge to rule on key issues as trial date nears (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump is expected in court Thursday for an important hearing in his New York hush-money criminal case, which now appears increasingly likely to go to trial next month....
Russia puts the leader of NATO member Estonia on a wanted list over the removal of Soviet-era monuments (apnews.com)
Trump wants to install new RNC leadership, including his daughter-in-law as co-chair (apnews.com)
Current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she has no plans to leave the committee until at least after South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary election....
Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post (apnews.com)
A Republican lawmaker in Michigan lost his committee assignment and staff Monday, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media....
Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory (apnews.com)
A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church’s rectory, police said....
A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams antisemitic poster purportedly by a local ski rental stand (apnews.com)
Republicans work to recruit female, minority candidates even as they criticize diversity programs (apnews.com)
Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, recently listed for reporters a slew of candidates that he described as fitting the “formula” for the GOP expanding their ranks in November....
Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior (apnews.com)
Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula....
Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty (apnews.com)
A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday....
Allies fear the US is becoming less reliable, with growing concern over a possible Trump return (apnews.com)
American woman killed in apparent crossfire in a drug dispute at the Mexican beach resort of Tulum (apnews.com)
An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum, officials confirmed Sunday....
Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime (apnews.com)
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage — mummified monkeys (apnews.com)
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys....
Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have 'credible' plan to protect civilians (apnews.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire missiles at ship bound for Iran, their main supporter (apnews.com)
This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves? (apnews.com)
Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns at the massive firearms factory in the middle of this blue-collar village in the heart of New York’s Mohawk Valley....
Dutch appeals court orders Netherlands to stop exports of F-35 parts to Israel, citing war in Gaza (apnews.com)
Former PM Alexander Stubb wins Finnish presidency, narrowly defeating ex-top diplomat Pekka Haavisto (apnews.com)
Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus (apnews.com)
The brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus, Cambodia’s Health Ministry said Monday....
Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands (apnews.com)
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is under pressure to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining, particularly amid a recent backslide in efforts. Sunday’s parade comes as Brazil celebrates one year since Lula declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon, who are suffering from malnutrition...
American allies worry the US is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins (apnews.com)
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere (apnews.com)
Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year....
Egypt threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Rafah on its border, officials say (apnews.com)
The threat to suspend the Camp David Accords came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said sending troops into Rafah was necessary to win the war against Hamas.