World News Costa Rica heads to polls February 1, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Costa Rica goes to the polls on Sunday in an election shaped by rising insecurity and fears of an authoritarian shift in a country long regarded as a democratic model…
Entertainment Home Alone star, Catherine O’Hara, dies at 71 January 31, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Actor Catherine O’Hara, celebrated for her roles in Home Alone, Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek, has died at the age of 71, according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists…
World News Funding lapse triggers partial US government shutdown January 31, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Funding has lapsed for several US government departments after Congress failed to reach an agreement on new spending measures, triggering a partial government shutdown early on Saturday. The shutdown follows…
World News DOJ releases millions of Epstein files January 31, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso The US justice department has released more than three million pages of documents linked to its investigation into the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in what officials…
World News Federal judge blocks detention of refugees in Minnesota January 29, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining refugees in Minnesota who do not yet hold green cards, following a move to re-examine thousands of refugee cases.…
World News US grants asylum to Chinese whistleblower January 29, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A US immigration judge has granted asylum to a Chinese national who exposed alleged human rights abuses against Uyghurs, ruling that he had a “well-founded fear” of persecution if returned…
World News Tesla axes car models, pivots to robots January 29, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Tesla is set to discontinue production of its Model S and Model X vehicles, marking the clearest signal yet that the company is shifting away from its electric car business.…
World News Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including lawmaker January 29, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso A small aircraft crashed in a rural area of Colombia’s Norte de Santander department on Wednesday, killing all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, authorities said. The plane,…
World News Sicily declares emergency as landslide puts town at risk January 27, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso The mayor of a hilltop town in Sicily has warned that “the situation is dire” after a powerful storm triggered a major landslide, leaving homes teetering on the edge of…
World News Spain moves to legalise status of 500,000 undocumented migrants January 27, 2026 Elizabeth Jenrola Oso Spain’s socialist-led coalition government has approved a decree that it says will regularise the status of around 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers, setting itself apart from the hardline anti-migration…
