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U.S. stocks are volatile as selloffs sweep through global markets

Shares dropped around the world Monday as higher U.S. tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. Trump has defended the tariffs: "You have to take medicine to fix something."

GSA staff facing massive cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance

The remaining employees at the General Services Administration are being warned that their work will be heavily monitored, from their swipes into the office to what they type on their computers.

When Hurricane Helene cause widespread destruction from Florida to North Carolina last year, FEMA deployed staff from all over the agency to help disaster victims and still fell short, having to rely on staff from other agencies.

What the firings at FEMA could mean for the next hurricane or wildfire

The Trump administration has fired several hundred employees at FEMA. When it comes to helping disaster victims on the ground, the agency was already hundreds of people short.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

In a sudden reversal, CDC rescinds some staff firings

Some employees who were previously fired received emails saying they're "cleared to return to work."

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became the country's acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, is shown speaking during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 24, 2024.

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting leader

Many observers said Monday's ruling on Han Duck-soo doesn't signal much on the upcoming verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol, as Han wasn't a key figure in Yoon's martial law imposition.

NASA's SPHEREx observatory undergoes testing in August 2024. The mission will make the first all-sky spectroscopic survey in the near-infrared, helping to answer some of the biggest questions in astrophysics.

Searching the entire sky for the secrets to our universe

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic molecules.

San Diego County Board of Education races

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for the San Diego County Board of Education races.

FILE - Mark Carney speaks during his Liberal leadership campaign launch in Edmonton, Jan. 16, 2025.

Mark Carney to be Canada's next prime minister

Carney, 59, will succeed Justin Trudeau, who announced in January that he would step down amid low approval ratings following a decade in office.

Irish Prime Minister and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris, center, accompanied by his wife Caoimhe and children Cillian and Saoirse, casts his vote at Delgany National School, County Wicklow, as voters go to the polls for the 2024 General Election in Ireland, on Friday.

Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power

The parliamentary election will decide the next government, and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney play competing Hollywood "fixers" in the Apple TV+ film Wolfs.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney are perfectly cast as two old pros in 'Wolfs'

Pitt and Clooney play competing Hollywood "fixers" in this Apple TV+ film. The movie feels lazy and low-key, but these charismatic actors deftly deliver mocking silences and barbed asides.

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