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Click here to see full coverage of the 2026 Grammy Awards which occurred on 2/1/26 in Los Angeles.    

2/1/26 was the deadline for all US Citizens to have a "Real ID" seal on their drivers license.  Now, if you don't have it, you will have to pay an extra fee when you travel by air.  Click here for full details.  

Click here to read about how Iranian military forces are prepared to "immediately" retaliate against any U.S. attack, Tehran's top diplomat warned on Wednesday, as more American military assets arrived in the region and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to launch a new attack on the country. 

Click here to read about how US military assets headed to the Middle East could face a serious threat from Iranian drone swarms as reports emerge that Iran’s supreme leader has gone underground, according to a leading military drone expert. 

Budweiser, the iconic American beer company, is releasing its latest Super Bowl advertisement in anticipation of the big game.  The company revealed the new ad, featuring a Clydesdale and a bald eagle on "Good Morning America" on Monday morning.  Click here for the story and a first look at the ad!

Donald Trump finally left for Davos after Air Force One was forced into a sudden mid-air U-turn on Tuesday night due to an on-board electrical issue that plunged part of the aircraft into darkness. Click here for full story.  

"If I know prices are going to be lower in the future because I expect this Venezuelan crude, that'll impact prices now," said Dr. Ian Lange, a professor of economics and business at the Colorado School of Mines. He also served as a senior economist on the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Trump's first term.   However, others say it's too soon for Venezuela to be a factor at the pump.  Click here for more detail on this story.

Hiring ticked down in December, defying the Federal Reserve's effort to boost hiring with a recent series of interest rate cuts, a jobs report on Friday showed. The reading fell short of economists'  expectations.  The U.S. added 50,000 jobs in December, which marked a slight drop from 64,000 jobs added in the previous month.  Click here for more.