Medway's Zack DiGregorio soaks in Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing

AFP
'Breaks a little part of you every day': Texas man on Death Row
Steven Nelson has spent more than a dozen years on Death Row in Texas and is to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the murder of a pastor that he insists he did not commit."I'm here on Death Row because of what somebody else did."
AFP
Trump accuses S.Africa of 'confiscating' land, cuts funding
US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was "confiscating" land and "treating certain classes of people very badly" as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation."South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Reuters
Russia's Supreme Court refuses to consider nationalist Girkin's appeal, TASS reports
Girkin accused President Vladimir Putin and the army of failures in the war in Ukraine and was convicted a year ago of inciting extremism, a charge he denied. "The panel of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation decided to refuse to consider Igor Strelkov's supervisory appeal," TASS cited the court as saying.
AFP
Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organization" on Sunday, as Donald Trump said the agency was "run by radical lunatics" and said he was considering its future.The United States Agency for International Development has "been run by a bunch of radical lunatics, and we're getting them out... and then we'll make a decision (on its future)," Trump said on Sunday without elaborating.
Associated Press
North Korea slams Rubio for calling it 'rogue' state in 1st direct criticism of new Trump government
In its first direct criticism of the Trump administration, North Korea lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned Monday that such “coarse and nonsensical remarks” will never contribute to U.S. interests. The statement is the latest in a series of North Korean signals that it will maintain its tough stance on the U.S. for now, though Trump has said he’s intent on reaching out to its leader Kim Jong Un to revive diplomacy. “The hostile words and deeds of the person who is in charge of the U.S. foreign policy served as an occasion of confirming once again the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK which remains unchanged,” the Foreign Ministry said, using the acronym of the country's official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
CBS News
Plane crash victims identified, Parker urges city "to take care of each other"
Mayor Cherelle Parker said five people are still hospitalized following a fatal medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia, three of whom are in critical condition.
AFP
Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of sunshine, but with global warming the French reservoir has become an attractive winter retreat.Most cranes still head for the Mediterranean sunshine but the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) estimates that up to 30,000 now spend winter around Lac du Der.
USA TODAY
China hits back at Trump tariff: 'Fentanyl is America's problem'
China's sharpest pushback on Sunday was over fentanyl, an area where the Biden administration had also been urging Beijing to crack down on shipments.
NBC News
Trump slaps tariffs on biggest trade partners, Beyoncé leads heading into Grammy night: Weekend Rundown
Canada and Mexico issue retaliatory tariffs after Trump's executive orders. Democrats elect a new party chair. Beyoncé leads heading into Grammy night.
Reuters
Taiwan says S.Africa gives March deadline to move office from Pretoria
The South African government has given Taiwan a deadline of the end of March to relocate the island's de facto embassy outside of the capital city Pretoria, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said, blaming Chinese pressure for the move. South Africa severed official diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1997 and only maintains formal - and very close - relations with China, which views the democratically governed island as Chinese territory with no right to the trappings of a state. In a statement late on Sunday, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said South Africa's government had sent a letter in late January demanding the de facto Taiwanese embassy leave Pretoria before the end of March and "even be renamed as a trade office".
Politico
Trump vows to cut off aid to South Africa
"South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," Trump wrote.
CNN
5 remain hospitalized after a medevac jet crashed in Philadelphia, killing 7
Five people remain hospitalized Sunday after a medevac jet carrying a child patient and her mother crashed into a residential neighborhood in Philadelphia Friday night, killing seven people and leaving dozens injured.
USA TODAY
FBI staff ordered to reveal their role in Jan. 6 investigations by Monday
The list of questions in the internal memo, seen by Reuters, directs employees to give their job title, and any role they played in the Jan. 6 probes.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures plummet after Trump hits Canada, Mexico, China with tariffs
US stock futures pointed to sharp losses for the major indexes, as Wall Street showed the effects of President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs.
Associated Press
Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles
Thousands of people protesting mass deportations planned by President Donald Trump marched in Southern California on Sunday, including in downtown Los Angeles where demonstrators blocked a major freeway. Protesters gathered in the morning on LA's historic Olvera Street, which dates to Spanish and Mexican rule, before marching to City Hall.
CNN
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after attempting to refuse Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, even after DOGE personnel threatened to call law enforcement, multiple sources familiar told CNN.
AFP
Rubio lays down ultimatum to Panama over canal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country's leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks.He proposed technical-level talks with the United States to clear up concerns.
Politico
FBI agents, officials asked to detail their work on Jan. 6 cases
Leaders and agents at the bureau are bracing for a potential purge of those deemed disloyal to Trump.
NBC News
Trump's antagonism risks pushing U.S. allies closer to China
If foreign leaders have learned anything about Donald Trump’s presidency, it may be that they’re better off as America’s foe than its friend.
CNN
US Army Corps of Engineers to start clearing wreckage of DC plane collision Monday
The US Army Corps of Engineers, alongside the Coast Guard and the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, will start clearing the wreckage from the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday.

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