NYTIMES (Damien Cave and Tung Ngo) - Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.
NYTIMES (Anna Griffin and Loren Elliott) - A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
Wilder, Idaho, prided itself on comity. Then federal agents stormed a racetrack outside of town in October, and the reverberations are still shaking the community.
NYTIMES (Michael Crowley) - Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.
NPR (Pien Huang) - Four top U.S. speedskaters to watch at the Olympics
U.S. speed skaters set to compete in Milan are drawing comparisons to past greats like Eric Heiden, Bonnie Blair, and Apolo Ohno. Here are four to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
NEWSNATIONNOW (JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press) - Crackdown on dissent widens after nationwide protests in Iran
Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement.
AXIOS (Sami Sparber) - Homeowners are holding onto their houses for a record-long stretch
Data: ATTOM ; Chart: Axios Visuals U.S. homeowners are staying in their houses for the longest time in at least 25 years, largely thanks to their low mortgage rates , data shows. Why it matters: That — along with still-high home prices and tight inventory — is keeping the housing market on ice. The big picture: Sellers at the end of 2025 had owned their homes for an average of 8.6 years — a record in data going back to early 2000, when the average was 4.2 years. What we're hearing: Homeowner tenure has increased steadily in almost every major metro area over the past two decades, according to ATTOM, an industry data provider. - The "trend is especially pronounced in coastal and Northeast metros, where tenure often exceeds a…
Data: ATTOM ; Chart: Axios Visuals U.S. homeowners are staying in their houses for the longest time in at least 25 years, largely thanks to their low mortgage rates , data shows. Why it matters: That — along with still-high home prices and tight inventory — is keeping the housing market on ice. The big picture: Sellers at the end of 2025 had owned their homes for an average of 8.6 years — a record in data going back to early 2000, when the average was 4.2 years. What we're hearing: Homeowner tenure has increased steadily in almost every major metro area over the past two decades, according to ATTOM, an industry data provider. - The "trend is especially pronounced in coastal and Northeast metros, where tenure often exceeds a…Open
NYTIMES (John Koblin) - Hollywood Braces for New Round of Labor Talks
The last time writers and actors negotiated contracts, in 2023, dual strikes froze the industry.
NYTIMES (Soumya Karlamangla, Laurel Rosenhall and Shawn Hubler) - San Francisco Teachers Begin Strike, Closing School for 50,000 Students
The strike closed public schools for more than 50,000 students in the city and had no end date. Health care costs are a key issue in negotiations.
NYTIMES (David Pierson) - Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alix Martichoux) - Who was the young boy in Bad Bunny's halftime show?
A tender moment between Bad Bunny and a young boy caught people's attention and drew speculation about the meaning behind it.